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You can get as technical as you want, I just added a Lews Mach 1 baitcast combo to my arsenal, as a semi-expensive setup and I love it. If I were you getting back into fishing, I would just go to an outdoors store and pick out something that feels good, if your new habit takes off, then pull out the pocket book haha

The engine does have power trim, and the prop falls within the parameters of what's suitable for this engine, according to what I've read online. We'll have to check the hub and do some measuring. Do you guys think a power pack failing to fire could be the issue? Thanks or the suggestions, please keep em coming!

Hey guys, just bought my first bass boat and I'm having a problem with it getting on plane. It's a 1994 Nitro 170 DC Rick Clunn Edition with 115 hp Evinrude, I got a hell of a deal on it so I felt like it was time to pull the trigger. We've had it on the water twice now, both times having the same issue. We had the throttle full bore and it just kept plowing through the water. Eventually it did plane out, but not until it mulled through the water for a minute or two. I noticed that it would get up out of the water quicker if we'd put her in a turn, or if we started to catch a little chop in the water. It would also plane if one of us sat on the bow. We've had the ear muffs on it out of the water, and that engine will flat out run, great response, and sounds good. On the water the engine hangs up at 2500 rpm until it gets on plane, where it gets up to 4000 rpm, before settling back in around 3000. Carbs have been rebuilt and all new plugs. Compression test was also done, I'm not sure about a trickle down test. I have a raker 13.5 x 20 prop on it. I'm just wondering if you guys have any suggestions? I've read or been suggested a different prop, lowering the motor on the transom (mine is on the top holes), timing issue in the motor, or I have a prop cavitation. A guy on another forum said he had a similar problem with the same engine and said the pistons were eating rings. My father and I are both at a loss, he's owned multiple boats in his day, but they were all inboard ski boats, never an outboard with a 2 stroke. Thanks in advance!

I've always been told that red eyed bass are called Rock Bass. Could just be the regional lingo out here in Kansas though.

I just moved down here from Kansas, so far I've only fished sooner and the spillway at Kaw. I've had luck at both, but I've seen some hogs pulled out of sooner! Warm power plant water makes em grow big

I throw the 130 and 90... Love the nude color! I've caught a few smallies on it, predominately fish largemouth waters, but they blow em up!

The Willie P can catch em! Whopper plopper is a cool new bait to me

Just bought my first boat! Grew up mostly fishing farm ponds and dam faces, recently graduated college and finally got enough saved up to make my first big boy toy purchase. Tried to post a picture with the iPad but it says the file was too big... Anyways, it's a 1994 Nitro 170 DC 115hp Rick Clunn Edition, feel like I got a hell of a deal on it, $2050, and it's been shedded its entire life. I'm new to the lake fishing, I'm ready for the learning curve!!

I normally try to keep the colors close, but I definitely agree with these guys. Don't be afraid to throw a new color combination!

Can't go wrong with the weedless frog back on those mats! If the frog is slow trust the worm