Long Mike

I forgot to mention that I have a Lowrance HDS-8 with side-scan mounted on the console. The transducers are mounted on the stern Using the iPilot, I can put the Terrova in the water at the bow and steer the boat while sitting at the console and watching the side-scan. It just doesn't get any better than that!

I have the Terrova with iPilot. Words cannot express how much I love it!

I have been using Stik Jackets, but when a hook gets caught in the mesh it can be a royal pain to remove. I'm going to order a couple of the Cabella,s sleeves to see how I like them.

Food for thought: How much does a gallon milk jug, filled with water, weigh when it is immersed in water, and weighed on an under-water scale?

At the risk of ridicule, contour maps of the earth below the water's surface are called bathymetric maps. However, everyone calls them topos. Don't kill the messenger.

Welcome from a fellow OKIE!

It will take a bit longer to cure. I wouldn't worry about it. Give it an extra day before you start to work with ir.

The boat looks as if it has been well maintained. The carpet and upholstery seem to be in good shape. As said above, have a compression test done on the motor. If it passes the test, then you indeed have a bargain.

The older incandescent bulbs are encased in glass and are very hot to the touch. When they come in contact with the colder water they often crack due to the temperature differential. On the other hand, LEDs do not burn hot and are completely enclosed in plastic. There is no appreciable temperature differential, so there is no risk in cracking. In other words, there is no need to unplug your LED trailer lights.

Well, I suppose I win the award for the most consistently senile. After fishing with Steezy, Ghoti & Mary, RW, and CWB during the week, I must confess that I put very few fish in the boat. My co-anglers fared much better. I would like to blame my lack of success on the winds and fighting the trolling motor, but that's a poor excuse. Suffice it to say that they caught and I didn't. On Thursday I had the opportunity of fishing with the Royal Couple, i.e. Glenn and Keri. I admit that I had a few reservations about having them on my boat, because I wasn't sure if I had enough storage capacity for their crowns, scepters and regalia. Oddly enough, they both chose to go the covert route and showed up dressed as ordinary fishermen, er, people. It took a couple of hours to convince them that I simply could not accommodate the four hundred rods and two poodles that they wished to bring aboard, but after that, everything was smooth sailing. Because of the strong Easterly winds, I chose to stay out of the main lake, so took my famous couple on a daring one minute boat ride to the bay directly south of the resort. We stayed there all day and caught about twenty-five bass. Now, this is where the senility part comes in. I'm sure I was nervous, because I was hosting royalty, but I chose to fish with a spinning rig, and on no less than seven occasions did I forget to open the bail prior to my cast. Luckily, I was the only one who noticed my fauxs pas, other than my guests, and they have promised to never let me live it down. BTW, what's the plural of faux pas? Fauxs pas? BS aside, the most enjoyable day I had on the trip was fishing with Glenn and Keri. Where we were, the winds were calm, the fish were biting, and the laughter was was so prolific that I had to turn on the bilge pump. I can't wait till next year!

Todd, I am very happy to see a Lowrance representative frequent this site. Please keep up the good work. To me, you are like E.F Hutton.. When you speak, I listen!

I'm a Startron fan. That stuff works wonders on fuel and carburators.

Geez! What we have here is a paragraph with zero capitalization, zero punctuation, lazy and incorrect spelling, AND, the wrong recommendation. Never replace the manufacturer's recommended fuse rating with a larger one. You will void your warranty and will probably damage your equipment.

Leo, Ive got Ken covered on the JJ's.

Geez! Amateurs! OK, I'll bail you out once again. I have the JJ's you need and will bring it with me if I can get an emergency permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.

Yup, it's a dry county. BYOB.

Deb, as for the Mudd Pie, make it easy on yourself. Surprise us.

Well, if it's in the pavilion area, I suppose that's where we will have our group meeting. I need some guidance from Greg and Deb on this one.

The new season starts tonight on Discovery.

For those of you who have empty boat seats and those of you need a seat, I will be asking that question every evening. NO SEAT WILL GO UNBUTTED!

Leo, Moors apparently has a huge pit that we will be using on Monday and Tuesday. As to its proximity to the meeting room, I have no idea. We'll work it out.

I'm not sure what your talking about.

For all the Road Trip attendees, here is the schedule of events. Saturday - Wine and cheese party in cabin 7 at 7:00. Bring your own 7&7. Sunday - Nothing planned, but there are sure to be several of us in the meeting room, sitting around and telling lies. Monday - RW and friends will be cooking burgers and serving at 7:00. A donation of $5.00 person is requested. Following dinner we will hear a presentation from an expert on the new side-scan sonar technology. Tuesday - Lund Explorer and his bride will be throwing some steaks on the pit for us, and serving at 7:00. Again, a $5.00 donation is requested. For desert we will have a presentation from Big-O regarding structure fishing, or whatever he wants to talk about. Wednesday - Dinner in Moors Restaurant or where ever you wish at your own expense. Join us in the meeting room at 7:00 to hear a presentation from Keri and Deb on tournament fishing from a woman's point of view. Thursday - No plans, just like Sunday. Friday - Most of us head for home.

Welcome Don! I am the editor of many of the articles submitted to BassResource for publication on the site. Professional writers have their own style, so I tread their submissions with a very light foot. I'm sure that we wil be talking with each other.

I've been thinking about this for the last couple of days. If your connections to the battery are pristine, then I would check the fuses. their contacts my be corroded.