Jig Man

You need to divide your 6 1/2 by 2. If you are drawing 15 amps you have 3 1/4 hours of safe run time. If you draw a lead acid more than 50% you can do irreversible damage to it and shorten its life.

I may be in the minority here but there is only one alcoholic beverage that even comes close being a preference for me and that is a light beer, preferably one made in Colorado ot St. Louis, MO. I’ve never found a wine that I really like and I have tried lots of it. I don’t drink slow enough for the hard stuff and I think I have tried most of it.

You left out some pertinent information. Does the battery stay in the boat or do you have to take it in and out? Do you use a trailer for the boat?

Chukar is as good as quail with more meat. I’ll take either.

I have owned both. I now own a Nitro Z20. I was all set to buy a Ranger. I thought we had a deal made until they offered me 30% below the trade value on my Champion. I left and just happened to drive by a Nitro dealer. I pulled in and looked at some boats. I found a Z20 comparably equipped to the Ranger. The dealer had it priced $21,000 less than the Ranger and gave me full trade in for my Champion. So I bought it.

Right you are.

Me too.

One of my knives is an Old Timer. They are pretty good.

Nope. Not a thing. I guess that came from my father. If he could make a profit, it got sold. He sold homes and businesses and moved 52 times in 35 years.

Ned is my version of ultra lite; 1/16 and 3/32 oz jig heads with TRDs.

Doesn’t Red Green wear flannel?

I acquire not collect. Everything that I have is replaceable if someone is willing to pay for it. I don’t like old stuff. My wife likes antique stores. I refuse to go in and look at old junk. I stay in the car and read.

I use a custom built 7.5’ rod with a Curado 70 and 12# fluorocarbon line. I’m guessing that it is probably a medium (MHX 903 blank with CRB elite guides #524 and a Fuji reel seat). It also does a decent job with crank baits.

It depends on your electronics. If you have side imaging, you can drive by them and see if any fish are there. They could be anywhere in the water column. If they are up crank baits might work. If they are down around limbs you are correct about vertical presentations. When I fish that way I use jigging spoons or bass tubes. Plan on losing a few baits.

I have had success with a product called Totally Awesome. I get it at Dollar General and Wal Mart. I use it for all kinds of deep cleaning in the home, camper and boat.

Normally they get to where they won’t stay up. One of mine has gotten to where it won’t stay down. It works its way up all by itself during the day. If I drill a hole in the cylinder will that let the gas out so it will stay down?

That is not unusual even before the pandemic. Several years ago I was in need of a seat for my Champion. Le Broc was the manufacturer. I called them to place the order and was told how many weeks out it would be before that particular seat would be back on the production line. The delay was close to two months.

Don’t cheap out. There is a lot of crappy stuff out there that can make you miserable.

I have 2 Curado 5.1:1 reels. I use them for pulling 7 bladed, 3 baited Arigs. Anything else wears me out.

They might be post oaks. A pic of leaves and tree bark might help identify them.

Yes

I just pulled down a gallon of Calhoun’s medium that had been setting for a year. It was totally separated. A few minutes with my wire and drill got it mixed and I shot some baits that turned out good. Try it.

They are like torpedoes around here. They chase shad to the top, get what they can, go down and get below some more, repeat. It is nearly impossible to tell what they are doing unless there are several in a group.

I only use grease in a tapered container like Daiwa grease. I can hold it to the gear teeth and apply small amounts. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa_Space_Age_Reel_Greaser/descpage-SRG.html?from=gshop&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguGYBhDRARIsAHgRm4-pad2e8BAX33wnjm3qWVSvyFpH5fld27w-vpps7Z7MYY6eJd9qirYaAgPcEALw_wcB

I have 2 of them. I really like them. Yesterday I used them for spinnerbaits. They worked great. I use 12# fluorocarbon line on them. I’d probably buy more if I didn’t already have more Curados than rods.