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Both, You asked how to find one. Give these guys a call http://www.marinepartsoutlet.com/lower_unit.htm Did you destroy your housing or did you have a gear problem. Many times local shops can fix yours. I had one replaced once due to a major impact and a resulting cracked case. That was on a Merc 200 HP outboard and my insurance paid around $3000. Your 4 stroke 50 should not be that much.

Did you go on Mercury's website. Go to its parts section, input your engine's serial number and find the part number of the assembly. Do a google search for that part number.

LGLT2500D 5 BB, 1RB 5.3:1 29.6” 7.2 MONO: 8/240, 10/210, 12/160 22.0 Those are the specs for that reel directly off Daiwas website. So they say it is a 6 ball bearing reel and spec it for 240 yards of 8 pound mono, 210 yards of 10 pound mono, or 160 yards of 12 pound mono. Rather than worrying what a bunch of anglers on here prefer or our opinions (since most of us have never touched that reel) I would believe Daiwas' own engineering specs. I fish a lot of Daiwa reels and have never disagreed with what they spec on a reel. I am sure that the 2500 size reel would be fine, except I would like to take my rod into a place like Cabelas and try both a 2500 and a 3000 size reel on my rod to determine which one felt more balanced in my hands.

I just ran into this. For some reason the new hitches and draw bars do not fit like they used to. I have had at least 5 trucks over the years I have towed with and my latest truck (a Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport) has the exact same issue. Apparently the hitch manufacturers are making them with more clearance. Mine was so bad the trailer could move around as I took off or slowed down. I thought I forgot to hitch it properly the first time I pulled a trailer. My solution was to order this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IO2N44E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have not used it yet but it was well made and not too expensive at only $14.99. I will suggest you use some anti corrosion material like Never Seize on the threads so they do not mess up

Go look at the G Loomis Bass Classic series.

Here is where you go to the experts. Give Dobyns Rods a call. Both Gary and his son Richard answer calls personally. They know more than anyone. I have to be honest I fish Sencos on spinning gear mostly, so I have never tried to do it.

I really like the balance on the Dobyns rods, but honestly I have never touched an Exage. Go somewhere you can handle both with a reel on them.

The real benefit to the MicroWave guides is on a spinning rod. In that situation they have shown to be a real good choice, less so on a baitcaster. I am not saying they are bad just not as needed. I fish a bunch of higher end Dobyns and like them a lot, but my friend fishes 5 Fury rods and likes them equally well. I do not think there is a bad decision here. If it were me and my intended purpose was fishing heavy vegetation I would go with the Fury. Of course one of my Dobyns is a Champ series 705C I use for frogging heavy vegetation, so I may be a bit of a homer here.

Larry I do not know the specific area, but I would probably start by upping your boat choice to something closer to 16 or 17 foot for better stability. I would probably go for a mod vee hull. Horsepower is up to you, it could be a 9.9 all the way to a 75 hp depending on the boat. I might look at a boat like this where you could chase some bass and some saltwater fish. There are plenty of options but here is one example. It is an Alumacraft MV 1756 AW CC My brother in law is moving to the greater Fort Meyers area and I have been looking at fishing the river and the series of canals coming out of The Big O and ending at sea at Fort Myers. A boat like this might be a good all around workhorse for you. I would go with a saltwater series trolling motor though. I run a standard Lowe bassboat and live on the Chesapeake Bay. I too have gone with a saltwater series Minn Kota Riptide Terrova. I fish rivers like the Potomac and the Upper Chesapeake, where the top of the bay and the Susquehanna River meet. It is all a mix of tidal water. We chase bass, crappie, perch and striper mostly. Of course you can never forget the big blue catfish that now roam our area bigtime as well as the snakeheads that have made the bay their home.

I have had them both. I prefer the T&H maine thin bungee ones. The decision to use one on each side or only one depends on the width you have on your front deck and sometimes the room near the console. On some of my old boats a 7 foot rod laying on the driver console side would have to hang out over the gunnel. It could easily get broken so I only ran rods down the passenger side where 7 footers fit easily on the deck.

The answer to mounting a front trolling motor to this boat is to have a metal fabricator bend you a box to mount on that first front raised deck area. If you look at this picture, it is an Alumacraft bassboat( it is actually a "crappie Jon" model). You can see the box they built.

Did you trim the engine all the way in towards the hull to take off. If so you just might have to adjust the height of the jack plate up or down and then lock in position. Test run it and come back and adjust again.

Since you live where you do go talk to Mare Inc in Aquia. Check out the boat. 2007 Nitro 898 DC powered by a Mercury150 EFI This is a 2007 Nitro 898 Dual Console powered by a Mercury 150 EFI. It has a Minn Kota Max Pro 80 24 Volt Trolling Motor, Lowrance LCX 38 at console and LMS 332 at the bow, boat cover and a TrailStar Trailer with brakes. $11,500.00 Call ahead because this boat could be located at their Thurmont MD location.

The reason you read most people use braid with frogs is that it works! 65 pound Power Pro is the line most anglers use. You will need to learn how to wait till you feel the fish not just see the big splash, but that is just the facts of fishing a frog. Period!

You learned how to best use technology that is 35 years old. Now you do not like modern technology. No problem return to 35 year old technology and sell your modern gear to someone who enjoys modern equipment. Problem solved. Personally I really enjoy fishing with all 8 of my Daiwas, 7 of them are tatulas with TWS. Never have a problem with them. Before long I will have a total of 14 as I am replacing my rels one by one.

The tire manufacturer would not put 60 psi max on the side of the tire if it should not be inflated to that pressure. Most likely your trailer uses smaller diameter tires and those need the pressure to support the weight.

I would install the Terrova that you already enjoy using. Forget what others prefer! I would sell the trolling motor that came with your new boat and look at some reasonably good upgraded electronics. You do not need to purchase $5000 worth of new HDS units or Humminbird Onyx units. Most anglers use about 1/3 of what their units can do. I would consider units like the Lowrance Hook or Elite TI, Humminbird Helix series or even a Raymarine Dragonfly unit.

Take some time and read an article a friend of mine wrote on the subject. Bryan is a great angler and a very good teacher of this sport. I have shared this with many members on here and all of them found it helpful. I am sure you will too. http://www.baybass.com/node/200 It may also help you to do some reading of other posts here. This topic is covered at least twice a week.

Since you never mentioned a budget I will suggest a mid priced rod I enjoy fishing.Check out an Irod Genesis II IRG 703cc A Gabe's Rip Rap Special. I really like mine for rattle traps, small to mid sized cranks, square bills and more. That would run you around $150.

Here is what my friend Kris did. Now he had a wide open boat but you can use his idea and modify it. I have done this in some of my old boats. I used a some 1/2 inch thick pieces on the bottom and shaped a larger floor section to match my compartment. Next I attached my battery boxes and sectioned off an area to hold my fuel tank. The advantage is nothing could move and I was not screwing directly into the hull. Here is a pic from Kris's boat. Obviously you would build just the floor and perhaps some short dividers.

The Tatula line of reels adjust different than any other reel. This is because of the MagForce Z brake system. Take a few minutes to watch these two youtube videos. The first video will explain how the different versions of brakes on Daiwa reels operate. The second one is Brett Ehler showing you how to properly adjust one. You are located in VA I see. If you ever want to meet up here in Baltimore I would be happy to show you how and help you get used to these reels. 8 out of my 12 baitcasters are Tatulas. Once you properly adjust the spool tension so you have the proper side play I set my brake adjustment around 10 out of 20. I rarely ever reset it even if I change weight of lures. The internal system compensates so well. As for the Abu I would do some research on youtube as well.

You can do several things. You can solidly mount battery trays to the floor of the compartment. Secure the batteries with the straps they come with. Or you could use some of the plastic wood and make a shallow shelf elevated by some of the plastic wood ( artificial decking material) and mount the battery trays or battery boxes to it. If you do that you could build separated areas for the batteries and fuel tanks so they cannot slide around. The thing you do not want to do is mount pressure treated wood directly on an aluminum hull. The chemicals will destroy the hull or aluminum floor. If you want to see some pics of what I mean my friend did a real nice job on his boat. I could send you to him to see some. He is a member on here.

You have an awesome prop shop down near Chicamagua Lake. look near the town of Dalton/Soddy Daisy. The address is 11238 Dayton pike It is off HWY 27 Dan is the man and the shop is called Dan's Prop Shop. 423-332-9002 He shares a parking lot with a very nice tackle shop too. As others have said Mark is an awesome prop man and it will come back better than new, but Dan does nice work and is close to you. Another benefit is while you are around Dan's you can check out some spots on Chicamagua Lake fo r future info.

I have a friend with only one working arm. He uses those reels all the time. To watch him fish is impressive and inspirational.

The reason most of us run a reel faster than 6X-1 for flipping, pitching and frogging is to retrieve the line quickly if a fish blows up and misses your bait. In flipping and pitching your strike zone is small so you want to cast it into the structure hop it a few times, retrieve it and refire it back in to hit your next target. I use a lot of 6.3 or 6.4, reels but they are to fish moving baits like small to mid sized crankbaits, rattle traps and most of my plastic worms or jigs . For frogs and pitching I like an 8-1 reel. In your case if you intend to fish all those baits with that one rod I would compromise and go with a 7-1 or 7.3-1 personally.