Wayne P.

hammy, did the dealer show you how to use that cheap overflow/drain combo tube? Water will get in the livewell if it is not in place or not rotated correctly. Send me an e-mail to purdum43@aol.com and I'll explain it in detail if you don't know.

You mean like this? Never tried it on a Carolina rig though.

The reel is not "rated" for 12# line, it just indicates how much line of the common 12# diameter mono it will hold. You can use whatever your line choice may be and may range from 10 feet of weedeater cord to 200 yards of 2# mono. In the same brand of monos/fluoros, the heaver pound tests are stiffer than the lighter pound tests. How it reels in is affected by drag on the line guides if the reel worked OK before using the 20#. In most cases, the fluorocarbon has less rod guide friction than nylon monos or co-polymers.

With that boat, there is no livewell "system". All that it has is a line from the fill pump and an overflow pipe that screws into drain-very basic and not much above using a livewell made out of a cooler. If hammy is not using the overflow pipe and is just using the supplied drain plug, that is were the "leak" is coming from since there is no additional overflow. If the livewell is not cracked someplace and it is used as intended, the possible leak is probably the hull fittings (there are only two below the water line) or motor mounting holes not sealed. Anything else has to be a hull defect.

I prefer some custom models that are difficult for the bass to throw--

(G)ary (Y)ama(m)oto.

I have the 2009 PT170 also and don't have any leaks----well I did have one real big one because I left the drain plug out--LOL. I put a rubber O ring on the threaded part of the livewell drain pipe-just in case the threads were too coarse to prevent leaking. The plug for the livewell drain is useless since the slightest external water pressure from someone being on the back deck will pop it out. Check the tightness of the hull fittings near the bilge drain and the hose connection at the livewell pump.

Yes, Yes

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I don't have one or wouldn't even consider purchasing one. I fish for bass and would not recommend an electric steer trolling motor for bass fishing.

I don't have a favorite, but everywhere I fish, the bass's favorite is a wacky rigged Zoom Finesse worm. The Zoom Trick worm is a close second, rigged the same.

Dan, yes, the Rapp has good tidal bass fishing also on up to Fredericksburg.

If you want to mount the skimmer transducer on the trolling motor, this is available from Humminbird----http://store.humminbird.com/humminbird-products/accessories/mounting-transducer/ad-stm/prod740006-1.html It that one doesn't match your transducer, just look thru the menu for for that does. If you want it on the transom, just mount it to an approx. 15" long or so piece of wood and then clamp that to the transom with a "C" clamp.

I still have a few from 25 or so years ago. Caught a lot of bass on them. I reversed the pitch on one of the props so they would rotate in opposite directions (made a bigger splash that way)

10# 6 oz. May 17, 2006. Small recreational lake in central Va., Zoom finesse worm Watermelon/Red rigged weedless wacky.

South FLA, I agree with you BUT, the Stren Super Braid has been discontinued :'( I'm glad I have several hundred yards of it to last until a suitable replacement is marketed. The Samurai is great also as well as the Fireline Braid, and Fireline Tracer Braid.

You won't find a lake map showing the creek channels and you won't find a lake map with any useful contour lines (they are too far apart to be of any benefit). You can do a web search for topo maps and look at the terrain/contours before the lake was built. I have several that I show others but I don't use them since I know the lake very well. When you find a topo map, the approx shoreline is the 450 elevation. PM sent for additional info. edited: this is one site I used to use before it changed from Topozone. It will get you close----http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=4117851&e=725894&s=100&size=l&u=5&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25

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Is the diameter 12" like the old OMC prop?

Thanks Folshen, I sent an e-mail to 2 Motor Guide service facilities last week inquiring about the Safari and have not gotten a response. Both are in the southern part of the country.

This was where I fish the most often:

Do an internet search for it and you can purchase it directly from the company. That is what I did.

Good question Catt, I think many forget or don't consider the thermocline in hot weather. It's depth will lead to the fish.

My first vehicle was a 1959 Chevy Impala bought in 1962. I kept it for two years.

The "strain" on your equipment comes for the resistance of the Colorado blades in the water. That resistance results in more vibration which is a benefit in off colored water or at night. It also allows for a slower retrieve when the water is cooler. A spinnerbait with willow blades has less resistance and has less "strain" on your equipment. To lessen the affect of the "strain", a lower gear ratio reel will help.