MDBowHunter

I don't own one, but have seen them and they do look cool. If I was going to use one I think I would work it more like a jig then a crank. I think if you let it sink, then give it a little snap and then let it sink again and sit for a couple seconds and then maybe two quick snaps, would work better then a straight retrieve. I would try and make it look like a real crayfish, the only time you see a crayfish swimming is when it's fleeing a predator. If a bass catches it hopping up off the bottom and watches it float back down to the bottom it will come check it out, and most likely take it since it looks so freaking real.

Yea I guess I got lucky and and got jackalled off, LOL!!!

Thanks for all of the replies. It looks like I'm just gonna throw this reel in a closet to pass on to a young fisherman, and just buy a new one. It looks like if I can even get the gears they're gonna cost around $30, and this feel isn't worth dumping half the cost of the reel.

I have had a pair of these for about 4 years now and they get we almost every trip, and not a spot of rust. http://m.basspro.com/Browning-Fishing-7-Aluminum-Pliers/product/1212041152/

It's about a year or two old. It's the ugly orange and black one. I'd love to just replace it, but I'd rather put the cash towards tackle. I've have looked around on Google but haven't really found to much

Yea I was kinda thinking that, but I was hoping to pick some up somewhere. If I can't pick some up somewhere I'll just end up sell this one, and buying something new.

Ok guys I need some help, I have a Daiwa Aird winch that I want to change to a 6.3:1 or somewhere there close. My question is where is the best place to get these from. I've taken apart and cleaned all of my feels, but I've never changed gear ratio, so I don't even have a clue as to where to get the gears. Any help and input would be highly appreciated.

Does anyone here cross liberty reservoir daily? I was just wondering what the ice situation looked like, thanks for any help anyone can give...

I have 2 -12 volt 55 lb motors and I take 2 12 volt batteries for each motor, Im changing batteries after 2.5 hours. If I change to a 6 volt system, I'll need 2-6s per motor. Which is still 4 batteries total in the rear of my boat, and I'll get 6.5 hours run time. If I stay with a 12 volt system I would need to take 6-12s to get the same run time,!thats 3 per motor with 2 swaps.

We have a breeding population of hybrids that was originally stocked back in the early 80s in the reservoir that I primarily fish. The main reason for the great success with them here is that the reservoir is between 150 and 185 feet deep which means it stays cold all year down there. By this time they are most likely getting ready to leave the dam area and heading off to the flats at the other end of the reservoir, where they'll spawn and then work their way down through the old river channel that runs through the bottomof the reservoir. By the first of June they've usually already spawned and are heading back down to the dam where they'll spend the summer months. The guys here catch some white perch on their way to where the hybrids happen to be at, and then they live line with heavy salt water gear. Some of the of the hybrids here are in the 50 to 60 pound range, and some are believed to be way bigger. There's a dedicated crew of guys here that only fish for the hybrids, but they're a real hush hush type of crew let me tell you...

Take off the skirt and put a money minnow on there, this is a killer with a chatterbait also .

I have a St Croix Mojo and I like it a lot, as far as sensitivity. When I'm running a spinnerbait, I can actually feel when the blades stop turning as the fish is biting the bait. I'm don't know how much more sensitive it could be, or why would it need be since your using it for spinnerbaits and such.

Also this boat is set up just the couple reservoirs that I fish with it. Here in MD if we use our boats in the reservoirs here we have to sign stating that the boats will be in no other bodies of water due to them d**n zebra mussells

My reasoning for doing this is for me to get wher I'd like to go in the reservoir that I primarily fish I'd need to add 2 more to my already 4 so that would make 6-12s that Id be carrying. If I can double the run time just by switching over to 6s plus stay with 4 batteries instead of 6-12s that would be awesome. I'm running a 18' extra wide Jon boat with home built decks so the boat is heavy and eats batteries while we're traveling. Like I said when I'm fishing Im running the bow mount, and they last all day.

https://m.interstatebatteries.com/product/2147384911-4195161613-4195237385-4195237384-2147384722-2147384898-4195161580-4195161608-4195161578-4196125068-4196125103-2147384903/GC2-XHD-UTL I have a friend that owns an auto parts store and will give them to me at cost since I take him fishing, so the price should be better then that Two batteries in parellel will double the amps and could possibly catch fire, running them in series doubles volts so you would have the 12 that you need. The extra run time comes from the 6 volt battery, check out the amp hour rating versus the 12.

Batteries are $150 a piece x 4 is $600, I'm buying 4 new batteries anyway so to a couple hundred more for twice the run time and a longer battery life. Seems almost crazy not to think about it

I'm currently taking 4-12s to go most of the day, so if I could change 4-12s for 4-6s I figure I should be saving a little weight. ( But I've never weighed a 12 volt battery to see what they weigh) My batteries come out of my boat and get stored in the garage after every trip so why can't I just charge then one at a time? I only fish one day every weekend so the charging time realy ain't a biggie. I know for a fact that guys are running this setup, I'm just tryin to verify what they're telling me as these are guys I see at the ramp pretty much every weekend and not friends. I need to buy 4 new batteries anyway this year and the cost isn't superbad on the 6s, so I was thinking why not, since my batteries are getting old...

I run my 24 volt bow mount on 2-12s in series and it goes all day on two batteries, though I've never really timed how long that one actually run, plus that only runs on like half speed while fishing...

I changed it to series that was just a brain fart, and your right they don't make 6volt trolling motor batteries. But they do make 6 volt golf cart batteries that are made to be charged daily and they say they can last up to 10 years.

I pretty much fish a few of the reservoirs in my area and with them being eletric motors only, and sonce I can't afford the motor I want. With that being said I've been told by a few other guys that if I run 2-6s in series instead of one twelve that I would get way more run time. FYI I'm running two 55s on the transom to get around with and a 55 24volt bow mounted trolling motor for fishing. If my math is right I have it figured that I could get 6.5 hours of run time at full speed with 2-6s , now doing the same math for 1-12 it figures that I should 2.5 hours run time at full speed. Which seems to be about right, unless it's real windy then obviously I get less. what some of your thoughts on this for the guys who have done it. Thanks in advance for all the replies...

With next predicted to be in the high 40s in should be darn near thawed by the end of the week. Either way I'll be there when it thaws tearing them up. Even with the Chesapeake being about 5 minutes away, I'm still at liberty or pretty boy almost every weekend.

Liberty and Pretty Boy opened for boats yesterday, it won't be long now. I can't wait to cast out some jerkbaits...