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I can see that rationale. I'll have to look for a few of those. My thinking is that a modern book would include studies that have been made more recently. Maybe some of the Berkley studies. Maybe just opinion. No, I don't want one that is written by a pro angler that is just an infomercial for a brand. But a book by a pro that is full of actual information is something right up my alley. ----- I have High Percentage Fishing By Josh Alwine on PDF as well. I could not find In Pursuit of Giant Bass, Bill Murphy or Knowing Bass Dr Keith Jones on PDF, so it'll be a while before I can collect a hard copy. If anyone has a copy of these they'd loan me, I'd be obliged, and return them in same condition.

Well, I fish modern lures. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, plastic worms. I don't see how those books could be relevant as to when to throw a plastic worm vs a fluke vs a jig. How about how to fish structure like bluff walls? Sure, I know bass get on bluff walls, but how do I approach them? To me, this is not a question of where the bass are, rather a question of which lure to use. No offence meant to you or those authors of those books, by the way. Could you explain some things in those books that would be relevant today? I suppose I was thinking, 1970s and newer.

Okay, so I finally got around to trying to fix the bent flukes I had. I first tried hot water. It was dang hot, from a kettle, but didn't phase the fluke tails. Next I tried the hot dash trick, bam, that did it! I placed the flukes in a bag nice and straight and laid them on my dash for a whole hot day and they are straight as an arrow.

I sent Berkley an email and they said they will replace the rod if I provide some pictures and such. I have yet to do so, but I will.

Those are really neat. But, they aren't what I'm thinking. Don't get me wrong, I expect they are full of neat historic information. Are they relevant for bass fishing today?

I want to read some bass fishing books. I have looked a little and I see a lot of various books. I want to make sure I don't get involved with some bunk theory though. So would others here please suggest to me some books? A couple on my list so far are: In Pursuit of Giant Bass, Bill Murphy Knowing Bass, Dr Keith Jones I don't remember where I saw the suggestion for the latter. But the former suggestion came from one of WRB's posts.

Thank you for sharing this. I hadn't thought much about that. Thank you for sharing this. I didn't know any of that. That explains why blood doesn't show up as well with some lights though. Thank you for sharing that. I know nothing about trout fishing, so, this was all news to me. I have heard that certain times an orange blade on a spinnerbait is fire, and that it's kind of a kept secret. I don't know when the right time to throw one is though.

Wow, thank you very much for sharing this. I'll have to find that book.

I saw this video where Matt is using this spinnerbait. Anyone have thoughts about it, or use it? https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Picasso_NiTi_Pro_Double_Willow_Spinnerbait/descpage-PNTI.html

I have some excitement for deer season, but I've never been a big deer hunter. Mostly because I am the only person in my family that likes hunting, and my wife won't eat venison. That's changing though, as the boy who is 6 now, loves venison, and he went hunting with me last year and loves it too. He's been talking about it all year. We'll go out some for sure. I do have a gun I want to blood.

Found a video that shows the gears, if this is the same for my motor, which sounds like it's pretty much the same for all of them, then it is quite simple. I'll guess that it is multiple bearings being locked. One or more on the driveshaft, and 1 or more on the output shaft. Maybe I'll get lucky. Heres the video I found.

Thanks guys. I have a manual for it, similar to a Haynes manual. I forget what the brand is without digging it out. Pretty sure it's not a service manual.

I just went out and looked at it again. The shifter is hard to move, but it moves. With it in neutral, the engine will not turn over, and the prop will not turn. The flywheel moves a tiny amount, and you can see the pistons moving 1/8" or so. Both pistons/bores when viewed from the spark plug holes are free of rust. I stood on the prop and bounced a couple of times and it's froze solid. I pried lightly against the flywheel and whatever that's binding didn't budge at all, either direction. Anyone have a best guess? I'm guessing the transmission is locked up? I've never seen a motor locked up that would move a bit. But I ain't had a tone of experience with motors of any type.

Thanks. What is OMC'S?

So the cylinder will move if it's in neutral, regardless of lower unit? Okay. I don't know if it was in neutral or not. I'll have to check again.

I have removed the cylinders and oiled them, then tried to turn it over the pistons move about 1/4". Looks good in the cylinders, as in, no rust, so this is why I am thinking the water pump is locked up. I haven't learned how to disassemble the lower unit yet, but that's coming. So far, I have enjoyed learning about boats and outboards. More pictures

The wood appears to not be treated. It's all rotted, and the transome is wood. So yeah, I know it'll all need replaced. I do workwood for a living, so that is easy enough for me. I am pretty handy with metal so I have no problems with doing this type of work. I wasn't aware of steel causing corrosion on aluminum, I'll have to research some about that and come up to speed on it. The hull appears to be in very good condition as far as all the rivets being tight, no dents, no repairs that I can find. No extra holes. The previous owners let the boat sit from around 2012. Before that the used it on the river for fishing various things. They weren't dedicated bass fishermen, more into crappie I think. One of them died and the other gave up fishing as a result. These pictures are from 2 years ago, when I first got it and cleaned it out. Condition hasn't changed, except I've removed some things, such as the anchor locks and cleaned them up and painted them. The motor is locked, but I think it's the water pump from my quick inspection. The steering and throttle and gear shift are free, though the cables are rusty. The trailer seems to be solid, just ugly. I will of course go through the trailer, replace or at least repack the bearings, and so forth. I am not sure if they were a plumber, but it's certain they had an Ace Hardware available to them.

An interesting ruling, thanks for sharing Glenn.

I have this boat, that was given to me by some friends. It is in good shape, hull wise, and all the controls are free. I am pretty ignorant of boats. I was on a boat like this once but it's been 20 years now. It's a 16' Richline. How stable are they? Would I be able to stand in the bow and bass fish or is it not stable enough for that? What is the intended purpose of a boat like this? Basically, I'm pondering on what to do with it. It has a 40horse Evinrude, which needs work. Is that size of motor appropriate for this size of boat?

Fluke would be what I'd be looking at. Weightless, and worked fast just below the surface has been producing for me, here.

I like fishing crankbaits and flukes. I don't love fishing slow, but I will force myself to do it some. I normally can't force myself to do it more than a dozen casts before I find another spot. Being a bank angler, I've never done a run and gun fishing approach. But if I was running along a bank and there was a nice laydown, I'd work it a bit before moving on. 1-2 casts aint enough, 12 maybe. When walking the bank with a crankbait, I can get around 3 casts a minute.

Interesting thread. Some great stuff being shared here. I've been just doing routine maintenance on my handful of reels. Wiping off the accumulated scum, oiling the level wind and bearings. New line. My Abu Black Max 3 got new line 2 days in a row. For some reason I backlashed severely when fishing. I was sitting on the ground and touched something with my back cast, but I didn't think I grabbed it. Nevertheless, my thumb went dumb for a split second.

So is it mold release applied to the mould, or oil applied to the bag? Or do they use the same oil for both? Does it actually soak into the plastic? It appears so... but I can't tell for sure. I do know, that the flukes that have a lot of the oil in bag slide off the hook easier.

I have several bags of Zoom Super Flukes that are excessively slimy. They appear to have oil on them? Most of the flukes I have are dry, but these are soaked in this oil. Several bags of baby bass color. All recently purchased from Walmart.

Back in February, I purchased a Berkley Cherrywood spinning rod to keep in my car. I've used it some, not really a whole lot though. I looked at it the other day when I changed line and the tip top insert had grooves in it. It's only seen big game mono best I recall. I have no other complaints, but their tip tops are sorry it seems.