DogBone_384

Dad taught us premium tires & brakes … good advise.

Welcome to your new bass family.

My best topwater is a bluegill Rapala Skitterwalk, hands down.

Yeah, I keep telling you to meet me at that little kettle ....

You can always tell when the water's getting colder... @Mr. Aquarium gets busy in the workshop! Great work Mike!

I run a FeelFree Lure 11.5. It has two rod holders behind the seat. I also have a milk crate with a Yak Gear 3-rod holder on it. I use a Scotty rod holder in front of me that holds the rod I'm using at the time. I carry 5 or 6 rods each trip.

Ditto ... what's your budget? Stay within that and you can't go wrong.

I did. It was March and the water temps were in the 40's. I got it back, remounted, paddled back to shore, changed clothes, and got back to it. I keep a change of clothes in my truck in cold weather... Congratulations on getting your rig back.

I think Fall's held off a little bit. I fished Cape Cod the last three days and my experience told me we still have both feet in Summer. I fished three big ponds, the first with @Saltysmalljaws. It's a pond I absoultely STINK at and generally stay away from, but Jake lives close by. I had a 'better than I normally do' day. I caught 5 SMB and 2 Yellow Perch, with the biggest SMB a shade under 3 pounds I caught on a Siebert 3/8 oz. green pumpkin candy jig in 30'. Day two and three were solo. Tuesday's lake gave me three SMB and one catfish. One smallie and the cat both weighed 3 pounds even. I caught the big smallie on a 4" wacky Senko and the cat with a pink 3.3" paddle tail on a 1/2 oz. under spin. I marked beaucoup bait clouds in 30' here and there was plenty of topwater action, but no matter what I threw, I couldn't get bit. I also marked many fish on/near bottom at 30'. I couldn't get anything going this morning. I managed two small Yellow Perch on a gold/silver Stunna 112, but that's it. I left around lunch. Water temps at all three lakes was 73.x-74.x. Air pressure was 30.3 on Monday and slumped to 30.1 this morning. Overall, the weather was great. I'm fishing VT Sunday with ReelNorthernBass, a YT'ber from NH. He's got a live feed on Wednesday nights at 8:00. It's a good, informal time (maybe MOST of attendees, including myself, are married and aren't out !?!?!?!?). He says the odds for new SMB/LMB PB's are high at the lake we're meeting at. Hopefully I'll have good news next week. Good luck to everyone getting out this weekend.

I saw that TB video too. The last few outings were good, including today, where all but one of my fish was between 20'-30'. Like you, I've not taken the time to fish deeper until recently. I fished Plymouth today, netting 4 decent SMB and one THICK, 21" LMB that had to be over 4 pounds, even though my Rapala scale said was 3.17. I lost two decent bass too. A 3/8 oz green/light green jig, 3.3" paddle tail, and 1/4 oz micro jig were most successful. I nabbed one good smallie and two small yellow perch on a HT-ITO Wakasagi V110+1. Water temps are still in the mis 70's. Winds were light. It was almost bluebird today.

Sorry I can’t help. The only tiller I’ve ever driven is a 52’ KME.

DITTO

^^^ THIS ^^^

No, sorry, I don’t. Contact the drive’s manufacturer and see if they offer different size/pitch props. Best of luck with it.

You won’t think of it as slow after getting out on it a few times and being able to back up or turn to adjust position. It probably weighs more than my Lure & that small a prop isn’t moving much water for that size a boat.

I have a FeelFree Lure 11.5 w/ their pedal drive. I average 3 - 3 1/2 mph pedaling normally.

I have a two Kistler 'light-medium/heavy' spinning rods, which are almost universal. The L/MH has a nice light tip but MH backbone near the handle. The first is an older, Magnesium2, and the second is a current Helium model. I use them for almost everything except drop-shotting. The MG2 is rated 1/8 - 3/4 and the Helium 3/16 - 5/8. The Helium shines for tubes/Senko/'regular' sized worms. I'll throw 1/4 oz micro jigs on it too. The MG2 is no longer available. It does everything the Helium does but feels just a little 'lighter'. It throws Ned sized baits better too. I like Kistler rods because they're hand made in TX and can be very competitively priced when on sale. Kistler also builds custom rods. I have three and am very happy with them. Email your questions and they'll get back to you in good order.

I'm the n'teenth owner of mine. I connected with a previous owner on a Buick forum. The car was purchased new at Geise Buick in Quincy, Il... I live in Quincy, MA ... nice coincidence. It's got the 3 speed because the orginal owner was coming back from Viet Nam and had his brother order it. The 4-speed box wasn't checked and by default gets a 3 speed. It's 1 of 79 because it's got a 3-speed manual, which, believe it or not, is a FORD toploader. GM used the FORD 3-speed in all big block applications in the '60-'70's because the Saginaw 3-speed couldn't handle big block power. I found the car's VIN stamped on top of the transmission case while repainting it while the motor was out, my next chapter: I bought it at MECUM, and unfortunately, rolled snake eyes. The cam and crankshaft bearings spun on the first long ride I took it on. Luckily there's a top notch engine builder near me. I gave him the motor and a blank check. I've also rebuilt the suspension down to the control arm bushings. I also learned that the car was hit hard in the LF at some point and whomever put it back together did a very good job. It's not perfect, but it's a great driver. I see the imperfections, but it gets lots of attention driving around and at local shows.

Here's my '68 GS400. 1 of 79, matching numbers, 82K miles. And my millennium falcon with saddle bags.

Yep ... September's here. I hit 3 ponds in Plymouth today, netting two PB's. I caught my first tiger trout and a 2.79 brown trout. I also nabbed 3 LMB, with the biggest just a shade under three pounds and one SMB that came in at 2.73 pounds. Everyone was caught in 20' or deeper water. Brownie ate a Tennessee shad Zako paddle tail, tiger whopped a perch 3XD, and everyone else took a 1/4 oz micro jig with a Tiny Paca Chunk trailer. All in all a good day. Water temps were 75.x - 76.x, winds were 5-10 from the E / SE, and air pressure was 30.3.

Same here in New England ... OPEN or FROZEN ....

I've never had to think about it. I've only travelled with my boat in New England and stay at our timeshares. If there's ever a time where I might need to consider security ... I belong to a Filipina .... no problem ....

Does the younger membership know who Twiggy is?

It just proves, once again, that most of us over-think it…. Myself included. Congrats to the kid!

Dropped into my home pond around supper time. I kept it simple: no electronics, a frog, jig, T-rigged worm, and Zoom Fluke. My weather APP said the winds would die down by 1700 hours, but no go. Winds were 8-10 from the West, which makes for a fast drift. The water level is also down a lot from a month ago, making the weeds meet the surface over most of the pond. I don't think I stayed even two hours. I managed one LMB, a shade under two pounds, on the jig. Good enough just to beat the skunk.