Talonman

On the G2, I like what the dude says in the video. Good at Post-spawn, the mother bass think the G2 is hunting fry and will attack it.

I think that I should post that Hummingbird did also send me the part for free too. It showed up by UPS yesterday. My install did go fine too. No complications at all.

My jerk-baits... (1) Cotton Cordell Red Fin 5" (High riding and extra bouyant) - $5.99 Color: CHR/BLACK BACK More info on the lure: "The Red Fin Minnow is a classic ''V-wake'' lure from Cotton Cordell that calls trophy bass to the surface. The Red Fin's hollow head design allows it to be twitched and worked on the surface like no other minnow lure. Quality components and a highly-detailed finish includes red markings to simulate gill plates add to the Red Fin Minnow's effectiveness." (1) Bagley BangOLure Jerk Bait 3/8oz (Floating) - $8.49 Model BL5-BB: Genuine Balsa Wood, Classic Stick/Jerk Bait, 5", Dives 1-2 feet. Color: Baby Bass More info on the lure: "Jim Bagley’s first balsa bait - the Bagley BangOlure Jerbait is one of the original and most castable balsa stick bait on the market. Great as a surface lure, it will also dive down to 2 feet. Cast it, let it sit, and then rip it on the surface, the Bagley BangOLure has a wide, enticing wobble that bass can't resist." (1) Bomber Long A B15 Shallow Diver Size: 4-1/2", 1/2 oz. (Floating) - $5.79 Color: Silver/White/Red More info on the lure: "The long, slender profile and super-tight wiggling action of the streamlined Bomber Long A create a lifelike swimming motion. The internal rattles sound out in a loud rhythm to draw the attention of open water fish over long distances. Floats quickly while at rest to entice added strikes during a stop-and-go retrieve." Megabass Vision 110 Squarebill Hook size #6 (Floating) - $24.99 (1) Color: GG. Gill More info on the lure: The Megabass Ito Vision 110 Square Bill still delivers the uncanny fish catching ability of the original 110 - now with a square bill for unique, new action. The reinforced square bill bites into the water more effectively that the original bill, redistributing water flow along the belly for a sharper, wider darting capabilities. It also features the Megabass “muli-way moving balancer system” (PAT.P) for longer casting and optimal balance on the pause. Also a great choice for fishing in current, the 110 Square Bill generates a precise and delicate realistic action that bass can’t resist. Available in a wide range of the famous Megabass colors, the Megabass Ito Vision 110 Square Bill delivers proven Japanese performance that only the mind of master lure designer, Yuki Ito, could create. Megabass Ito Shiner Hook size #4 (Suspending) - $25.99 (1) Color: GG. Perch More info on the lure: Made with a slightly larger profile than the Megabass Vision 110, the Megabass Ito Shiner was originally developed to give Megabass prostaffers, Aaron Marten and Edwin Evers, a leg up on the competition. Now available to anglers all across the USA, the Megabass Ito Shiner is a serious threat to bass with its high-pitch rolling and erratic lunging action. Internally, the Megabass Ito Shiner is equipped with a tungsten weight-transfer system for increased casting distances, and 30% more side-to-side movement. Externally, the Megabass Ito Shiner is 5mm longer than the 110 and slightly taller, which gives it more surface area and, in turn, more flash. When you’ve got your limit and it's time to stop fooling around, tie on the Megabass Ito Shiner to put that money fish in the well. (1) Smithwick Limited Rogue: Length 4.5", Weight 3/8oz (Suspending) - $5.19 Dive Depth 0-5ft, Hooks #6 Gamakatsu Color: Nuclear Clown More info on the lure: "Each Limited Rogue features Smithwick's "Limited" decoration, which includes scale backs, gill plates, predator eyes, metalized bodies and realistic features. The combination of refined paint schemes and bright plated bodies creates an unmatched lifelike depth and flash." Get mostly floaters, but a couple suspenders too...

Indeed they do.... Might have to pick a few up. When my next order arrives, this will be my official plastics inventory: Bass Plastics: Strike King Shadalicious Swimbait 3.5-Inch) - $9.33 (1) Color: Chartreuse Shad Strike King KVD Perfect Plastics Caffeine Shad Jr. 8 count - $4.59 (1) Color: Baby Bass Strike King KVD Perfect Plastics Fat Baby Finesse Worm 12 count (1) Color: Watermelonseed Strike King Rage Tail Shad 5pk Length 2.25" - $4.99 (1) Color: Smokey Shad Basstrix Paddle Tail Tube 4" Fat Minnow - $9.99 (1) Color: Perch Berkley PowerBait 3" Power Craw 12 count (1) Color: Pumpkinseed Berkley PowerBait 3" Power Leech 15 count (1) Color: Black Berkley PowerBait 7" Power Worm 10 count - $3.29 (1) Color: Blue Fleck Roboworm 6" Straight Tail Worm 10 count - $4.25 (1) Color: New Ayu (1) Color: Prizm Perch (1) Color: Warmouth Davis Baits Aaron Marten's Series Shaky Worm 6" - $3.59 (1) Color: Aarons Magic Zoom Finesse Worm 4.5" - $3.79 (1) Color: Watermelon Purple Flake Big Bite Baits Jeff Kriet 4.5" - Squirrel Tail Worm - $2.99 to $3.49 (1) Color: Pumpkin Green Pepper Zoom Trick Worm 6.5" - $3.99 (1) Color: Watermelon Magic Trigger X Swimming Grub 4" - $5.99 (1) Color: Black Blue Sapphire Tail Berkley Gulp 3"8cm Split Tail Minnow (1) Color: Watermelon Pearl Candy Plastics 4" Drop Shot worm (10 pack) Injected with Juiced Up X 10 - $2.49 (1) Color: Glow Watermelon (1) Color: Hot Pumpkin (1) Color: Purple Haze (1) Color: Mud Puppy Candy Plastics STB Mangnums 3.75" (Minnow) - $3.49 (1) Color: Glow Blood Lust Pink JACKALL Superpin Tail 4" - $9.99 (1) Color: Silver Shad (1) Color: Perch Poor Boy's Baits Erie Darter Jr. - $5.99 (1) Color: Green Pumpkin Purple Set the Hook Baits K.O. Minnows HD - $7.99 (1) Color: Perch Gary Yamamoto 3" Senko - $5.69 (1) Color: Green Pumpkin Black Flake Gary Yamamoto 4" Senko - $6.49 (1) Color: Black Blue Flake Gary Yamamoto 5" Senko - $7.49 (1) Color: Bubble Gum (1) Color: Smoke with Black & Silver Flake Gary Yamamoto 3.5" Swim Senko - $7.29 (1) Color: Black (No Flake) Gary Yamamoto 4" Swim Senko - $7.29 (1) Color: Pumpkin with Black & Green Flake Gary Yamamoto Kut Tail Worm 5" - $7.49 (1) Color: Watermelon Bk & Rd Flk Berkley Havoc Larry Nixon Bottom Hopper Jr. 4.75" 15pk - $2.99 (1) Color: Black Emerald (1) Color: Watermelon Red Power Team Lures 5" Finicky Tickler 12pk - $3.89 to $3.99 (1) Color: Junebug Hag's Tornado 5" - $4.19 (1) Color: Watermelon Red Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - $4.99 (1) Color: Watermelon Red Flk Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 7pk - $4.99 (1) Color: California 420 Reaction Innovations Little Dipper 3.5" 9pk - $4.89 (1) Color: Booty Sweat (1) Color: Sungill Missile Baits D Bomb - $3.99 (1) Color: Green Pumpkin Missile Baits Fuse 4.4" - $3.99 (1) Color: Green Pumpkin Blue (1) Color: Watermelon Red Yum Money Minnow 5" - $8.99 (1) Color: Pearl Chartreuse Back Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw 4" - $4.99 (1) Color: Black Blue Fleck (1) Color: Green Pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk Jr. (1) Color: Pumpkin Zoom Super Salt Plus 4" Mini Lizzard (1) Color: Red Bug (1) Color: June Bug Keitech Swing Impact FAT 3.8" - $7.49 (1) Color: Green Pumpkin (1) Color: Male Perch Keitech Swing Impact FAT 4.8" - $7.49 (1) Color: Gold Flash (1) Color: Bluegill Flash Keitech Swing Impact FAT 5.8" - $7.49 (1) Color: Sight Flash (1) Color: Silver Flash Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver 4.2" - $4.79 (1) Color: Black with Red Flake Bruiser Baits Avenger 4.25" - $3.98 (1) Color: Black Blue Flake Unknown brand 7" Floating worm (1) Color: Chartreuse with Black Flake -------------------------------------------------------- Ultra-Light Plastics: Berkley Power Bait Power Grub 2" (1) Color: Yellow Berkley Gulp 1"2cm Minnow (1) Color: Emerald Shiner Berkley Gulp 2" Split Tail Minnow (1) Color: Firetiger Cabela's Livin' Eye Single Tail Grub 2" (Minnow with curley tail) $1.99 (1) Color: Natural Minnow Candy Plastics STB Grubs 1.75" - $4.49 (1) Color: Glow Lime Orange

Thanks for the tip... And I do have a skirt making tool, and skirt material. Handy for sure! My Spinner bait box has already had some replacement skirts installed, and all my Hula Poppers have had new hooks and skirts put on too.

Order is in !! Hooks have been filed away... My shallow runners had to take on my Snag Proof Weed Demons from the last order... Strike King KVD HC Crankbait - $5.49 KVD HC 2.5 2-3/4" 5/8oz Square Bill - Silent (1) Color: Gizzard Shad XCalibur (Bill Dance) Swim' N Image - $4.99 Depth: 1', Hooks: #6, Lure Weight: 7/16 oz, Size: 3" (1) Color: Dance's Tennessee Shad Lucky Craft "Skeet Reese" S.K.T. Mini MR 2" 3/8oz 3-5ft Floating - $14.99 (1) Color: Skeet Reese Baby Bluegill Strike King Red Eye Rattling Crankbait 2" (1) Color: Orange Craw Spro John Crews Baby Fat John 50 - $6.79 Baby Fat John 50 2" 3/8oz 0-2ft (1) Color: Citris nasty Storm Arashi Silent Square Bill Size 03 - $10.99 (1) Color: Baby Bass Strike King KVD HC Crankbait - $5.49 KVD HC 1.5 2-1/4" 3/8oz Square Bill - Silent (1) Color: Gold Sexy Shad (1) Color: Bluegill Rapala DT 4 Length 2", Weight 5/16 oz, Dive Depth 4 ft, Class Floating - $6.79 (1) Color: Ike's Old School (2) Color: Bluegill (2) Color: Yellow Perch (1) Color: Ike's Blue Back Herring (1) Color: Ike's Demon (1) Color: Ike's Smash (2) Color: Parrot Mann's Baby 1-Minus - $4.99 (1) Color: Lemon Shad Crystaglow Mann's Baby 1-Minus Red Hook - $4.99 (1) Color: Pearl Chartreuse (1) Color: Grey Ghost Mann's Baby 1-Minus Elite - $4.99 (1) Color: Baby Bass (1) Color: Bluegill (1) Color: Ghost Minnow Mann's OLD STOCK Baby 1-Minus - $4.99 (1) Color: Crystal Fire Shad (1) Color: Halo Autumn Brown Lucky Craft ( Rick Clunn ) 1.5 RT Rattle In Crankbaits Length 2", 1/2oz, Depth 3-4ft, Class Floating - $15.99 (1) Color: TO Shad (1) Color: TO Chart Blue Rapala Scatter Rap Crank - 2", 5/16oz, 6-8ft, Floating - $8.29 (1) Color: BlueGill Rapala Clackin Crank - 2", 5/16oz, (CNC-53 3ft deep) (CNC-55 5ft deep) Slow-Rising - $9.88 (1) Color: Helsinki Shad (CNC-53) (1) Color: Firetiger (CNC-53) (1) Color: Moss Back Shiner (CNC-55) Vintage Rapala Fat Rap - Depth 3' to 5', 5/16 oz., Two No. 4 hooks - $5.99 (1) Color: Perch Matzuo America Rattlin' Square Bill (1) Color: Firetiger Rapala Shallow Shad Rap - SSR05, 2", 3/16oz, (Hook size 6) (1) Color: Shad Snag Proof Weed Demon - $3.89 (1) Color: Black (1) Color: Firetiger My Jig tray is also filling out nicely too Jewel Trokar Football Flop Top Jig - $3.98 (1) 5/8oz Color: Green Pumpkin Candy Outkast Touchdown 2 Football Jig - $3.79 (1) 3/8oz Color: Camo (1) 1/2oz Color: Camo (2) Yum Money Head Jig 1/8oz 2/0 - $4.99 Buckeye Mop Jig - $4.59 (1) 1/4oz Color: Brown/Orange (1) 1/4oz Color: Watermelon Red (1) 1/4oz Color: Black/Chartreuse (1) 1/2oz Color: Green Pumpkin (1) 3/8oz Color: Black/Blue (1) 3/8oz Color: Watermelon Red Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig 3/8oz - $4.99 (1) Color: Black & Blue (1) Color: Green Sunfish Dirty Jigs Swim Jig 1/4oz - $4.29 (1) Color: Baby Bass (1) Color: Black & Blue Revenge Swim Jig 1/4oz - $4.79 (1) Color: Chartreuse Shad (1) Color: Bluegill Z-Man Chatterbait 1/4oz - $5.99 (1) 1/4oz Color: White Z Man Original Chatterbait Elite 3/8oz - $6.99 (1) Color: Chartreuse White (1) Color: White (1) Color: Black Blue Strike King Bitsy Flip Jig - $1.89 (1) 1/4oz Color: Black/Blue (1) 1/4oz Color: Camoflauge (1) 3/8oz Color: Pumpkin (1) 1/2oz Color: Watermelon Strike King Tour Grade Shakey Head - $3.49 (2) 1/8oz Brown (3 Pack) (1) 1/8oz Green Pump (3 Pack) (3) 1/8oz Watermelon (3 Pack) (2) 3/16oz Green Pump (3 Pack) (2) 3/16oz Watermelon (3 Pack) (3) 1/4oz Brown (3 Pack) (2) 3/8oz Green Pump (3 Pack) And my Deep diver tray too... Ima Beast Hunter Crankbait - $15.99 Beast Hunter 2.65" 3/4oz 10-13ft Floating (1) Color: Bluegill Rapala DT 6 Length 2", Weight 3/8 oz, Dive Depth 6 ft, Class Floating - $6.79 (1) Color: Hot Mustard (1) Color: Helsinki Shad (1) Color: Yellow Perch Rapala DT 10 Length 2.25", Weight 3/5 oz, Dive Depth 10 ft, Class Floating - $6.79 (1) Color: Shad Rapala Clackin Crank CNC-610 2-1/2" 5/8oz 10ft - $9.99 (1) Color: Silver Vintage Rapala Deep Rattlin' FatWrap DRFR-5 (Ireland Made) (1) Color: Shad Vintage XCalibur Fat Free Fry (1) Color: Threadfin Shad Vintage XCalibur Fat Free Fingerlings (7-8') (1) Color: Threadfin Shad (1) Color: Black Eye Pearl Vintage XCalibur Suspending Fat Free Shad (1) Color: Dance Fire Tiger Vintage XCalibur Suspending Shad R (1) Color: 6th Sense Crush 250MD 2.75", 5/8oz, 7-11ft, Floating - $7.99 (1) Color: Baby Bluegill (1) Color: Sexified Chartreuse Shad 6th Sense Crush 300DD 3", 1-oz, 14-19ft, Floating - $7.99 (1) Color: Green Sunfish (1) Color: Chrome Treuse Shad Vintage Bagleys Bass N Shad - $12.99 (1) Color: Shad on White Vintage Rebel Super R (1) Color: Baby Bass

These are the colors that I have... Roboworm 6" Straight Tail Worm 10 count (1) Color: New Ayu (1) Color: Prizm Perch (1) Color: Warmouth Davis Baits Aaron Marten's Series Shaky Worm 6" (1) Color: Aarons Magic

Gasp!! $1,200.00 Wow. I just added up my TW orders since 12/31/13... I am almost at 1 grand worth of baits now. I am trying to make thier VIP list, if such a thing exists. New arrivials are hitting today, pictures will be posted. And I will be able to show WhiteMike1018 that I actually now own some Strike King Rage Tail Shads, in the hot color of Smokey Shad. My 'Click Buy' date was Feb 7th, and still have not received my 3 backordered Black Dog G2's. I do hope they come in soon. I am sitting on the edge of my seat with great antisipation, waiting for their arrivial!

So glad I joined here... I love these type of threads. Keep up the fine job boys...

Wayne, Just wanted to let you know that I did receive your package in the mail today. Thank you agan... After seeing your full name, I Googled it and found your outstanding article on "A Better Wacky Rigging Method". I found it to be a good read and very informative, and am going to use your part. I figure a fisherman of your caliber, some good mojo just might still be on the part! Your are indeed a scholar and gentleman. Keep up the fine job...

I am now keeping an active inventory of all my stuff... My list is growing all the time.

Still wanting to try out more plastics that you guys have been talking about.... Ordered today: Roboworm Straight Tail Worms - $3.49 to $3.79 (1) Color: Prizm Perch (1) Color: Warmouth Yamamoto Kut Tail Worm 5" - $4.99 to $7.49 (1) Color: Watermelon Bk & Rd Flk Berkley Havoc Larry Nixon Bottom Hopper Jr. 4.75" 15pk - $2.99 (1) Color: Black Emerald (1) Color: Watermelon Red Power Team Lures 5" Finicky Tickler 12pk - $3.89 to $3.99 (1) Color: Junebug Hag's Tornado 5" - $4.19 (1) Color: Watermelon Red Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace Grub - $4.99 (1) Color: Watermelon Red Flk Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 7pk - $4.99 (1) Color: California 420 Reaction Innovations Little Dipper 3.5" 9pk - $4.89 (1) Color: Booty Sweat (1) Color: Sungill Missile Baits Fuse 4.4" - $3.99 (1) Color: Watermelon Red Zoom Finesse Worm 4.5" - $3.79 (1) Color: Watermelon Purple Flake Big Bite Baits Jeff Kriet 4.5" - Squirrel Tail Worm - $2.99 to $3.49 (1) Color: Pumpkin Green Pepper Davis Baits Aaron Marten's Series Shaky Worm 6" - $3.59 (1) Color: Aarons Magic Zoom Trick Worm 6.5" - $3.99 (1) Color: Watermelon Magic Owner Weedless Wacky Hook 4pk 1/0 - $4.99 Size 1/0

Probably a wise thing to do.

Yes... Megabass Vision 110 Squarebill Hook size #6 (Floating) - $24.99 Megabass Ito Shiner Hook size #4 (Suspending) - $25.99 Rapala BX Balsa Extreme Jointed Minnow 3-1/2", 5/16oz, 6-8ft, Hook size 6 - $10.99 Rapala BX Balsa Extreme Jointed Shad 2-1/2", 1/4oz, 4-6ft, Hook size 8 - $10.99 IMA Rock N' Vibe 1/2oz Sinking #6 Owner ST-36 - $14.49 Black Dog Shell Cracker G2 Length 4", Weight 1.5oz - $19.99 (1) Color: Bluegill (1) Color: Ghost Bluegill (1) Color: Crappie (1) Color: Redear Sunfish They are my most expnsive baits.

Do let me know how your install goes!

Glad to help! To me this part looks like an after-thought. I would bet real money that the first units did not include this part. That is specifically why is there was no mention of this part in our manuals. Then people starting having rooster tails that reached up into the heavens, and also having a up-hill jet of water pounding their engines, and made it known to Hummingbird. Hummingbird then made this part, along with a single sheet of instructions to resolve the issue. But there was no way that they were going to reprint the manual, or re-open some boxes to incert the part. That is why it is not mentioned in either of our instruction books, or probably any for that matter?? I still don't really know if the dealer threw mine out, or if it was never included in my box when they packaged it. When I called the dealer, and told them all my friends were asking why my new Lund Fury was spraying water in the back of my boat, it hit a nerve with them. (Good on the Lund delaer!) They then had the very dude who completed my install call me, and he told me that he knew exactly what I needed, and was going to send one to me. (Fed-EX over-night showed me that thay do care, and was unexpected to me.) That is why I can't believe that he didn't know what this part was for, on my boat install day, and just threw it into the trash... He has been working there for a while, and this was not his first Hummingbird install, I can assure you... I still think it was not in my box, and it was an after-thought, after the initial production run. If not, why no install instructions in the manual, rather than a single stand-alone yellow sheet of paper?? I think there is a story behind this part. The end result being no mention of the part in the manual, and some boxes made it out the door with this part not included, like mine... Granted, all conjecture on my part, but the customer is always right! Bottom line, I am just glad I now have it, and you helped to rub my nose on exactly what I was missing. I didn't get time to install it yet, my 12 hour shifts take most of the day, along with seep and road trip, I simply ran out of time. My weekend starts Sunday at 8AM this week. I will do my install shortly after that. I will have to take my friends out for another ride after my install, to redeem the fine Lund name. They were giving my boat credit for the abnormal rooster tail, not Hummingbird. I full well intend to correct that. Still no contact from Hummingbird, other than an email confirming that they had my correct email address after contacting support. There was a conformation link in the email, which I did click, and was added to their email list for adds. The adds are comming in just fine. Now that I have the part, I am just going to let nature take it's course, and see if they ever call or write me. My cell phone number, and unit serial number was included when I sent them my request. The timer is still running.

I have time to post this... Install shot will still be in the AM.

Will do... I have to go to work now on my Night Shift job. I will post one in the AM.

Wayne, If you havent found one yet, you don't have to worry about it brother!! The Lund dealer took care of me in Aces. They Fed Ex me one overnight, including install instructions, and alen wrench. I am now taken care of. Install instructions: 1 - Unscrew the transducer mount arms to loosen the mount space. 2 - Push the Transducer Incert up through the mount space until it is fully incerted. If the space is not easily accessible, lift up the Transducer. (picture shows slots pointing down towards the ground, and the smaller end of the incert going in first. The larger end with the ridge is toward your boat, and the smaller end being incerted into the gap.) (also your incerting the Transducer Incert from below the transducer, not from above) 3 - Once the Transducer Incert is fully incerted, reposition the transducer and tighten the mount arms. Adjust the transducer for on-the-water operation as needed (see your transducer installation guide for details). I am not sure if Hummingbird is also going to send me one because as of yet, there has been no responce to my letter submitted on their web page. Thanks again Wayne for trying to help me out.

No problem...

Thanks for the info.

PM sent! Thanks again Wayne, you are the man... This is how it currently looks: Black tape and Zip ties was my mod. Bofore that, you could see straight through. No rubber stopper to fill the huge gap. I tried to fix this myself, unsuccessfully. I thought it look good, but it still shoots water in the back of my boat, with some water deflectiong off the engine first.

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Glad to hear this... Thanks for the post.

I was going to get the official one through the Lund dealer, that charges (2) 12v batteries, but I ran out of money. The dealer told me they have another unit, that is much cheeper, that they install all the time with good results. This is the unit. So far I love it. It is a dual charger that only charges one battery at a time. It also will never overcharge your batteries. It will stop charging when it decides your batteries are full. (lights indicate it's progress) It will continue to monitor your batteries in case one would drop in charge for some reason, while it is still plugged in. I just plug it in overnight, to insure that both batteries are fresh in the AM.