heysarge
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I went fishing with my wife in the pond behind the house today. Half of the bass we caught (LOL she caught) had an indent above and between their eyes (Forehead). The fish were small and kinda skinny. BACKGROUND: I am not a good fisherman. I can catch some bass but I suck. I do not know the seasonal cycle of bass so I am kinda out of my league on what Fall bass are supposed to look like. Earlier this year we had an alge kill and the pond is still pretty clear. The county extension folks said pray the food chain didn't get schwacked. The water temp is mid 50's...cold. So should I be concerned? And why do my fish have dents in their foreheads? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
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I put a drain hole in my 10' Pelican Bass Raider. I put it right thru the bottom in the flat spot just behind the front trolling motor mount/support/transome (but on the front?)! It is perfect! I purchased a "Thru Hull" from a local boat place for about $5 and some clear silicone from Walmart. I then drilled a hole, connected the two parts, sealed it with silicone! Wa-La Done! Now for the crazy part, the second day after I put the plug in, my wife and I went fishing. Prior to leaving the dock, she reached down and grabbed some leaves that fell into the boat. When she threw them in the water, there was a sound like a rock hitting the water. Two seconds later she said, "I think I just threw the drain plug into the water!" It turns out that she did! Because we were sitting it a fully loaded boat and no water came in, we pressed on! I never replaced the plug! Another crazy thing thing...Most of the time I leave my boat in the water. I use a small/light weight 12V Hover Round battery for my trolling motor and it weighs just enough to tilt the boat towards the hole! Every time it rains the water drains out of the boat and we have never had an issue. Bottom Line...One hole in the bottom of the boat and we are none the worse for wear. (PS...feedback for Pelican...great boat but not every part of the boat has the ability to drain. Please fix your molds so that everything drains to the bottom of the boat...Thanks)
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Hello all...great thread (read a lot of it the last couple of days). You guys are an impressive bunch! Anyway, I plan on buying a Pelican Bass Raider 10E from Academy sports for my wife this week. She has medical issues and can't move around that much while fishing and I have not noticed that anyone has put a bow mounted foot controlled trolling motor on their Pelican Bass Raider. Thoughts?