We'll be there Friday. Won't get there as early as I would like because somebody (KSDawg) has to get his beauty sleep.......

the beauty sleep wont work    

We'll be there Friday. Won't get there as early as I would like because somebody (KSDawg) has to get his beauty sleep.......

you left out the part about me not getting off until 4am, and we are still leaving at 10:30!

 

the beauty sleep wont work    

 And I dont need any beauty sleep, I am already better looking than all you fellas!!

you left out the part about me not getting off until 4am, and we are still leaving at 10:30!

 

 And I dont need any beauty sleep, I am already better looking than all you fellas!!

Oh come on I work midnight to 8 and then fish all day the next day every Wednesday!  

Oh come on I work midnight to 8 and then fish all day the next day every Wednesday!  

but I cant sleep at work like you midnight guys do , by the way I dont think your human, your some kind of fishing cyborg!!

I work 10-6am3rd and them fish all day after work. And I have to paddle my way around lakes. Lol

I don't think you're getting any sympathy from this crowd Dawg.....

Oh. And i fished with retro yesterday, drove 2hrs back to Wichita, then worked all night. Pmed blue all night about boats. Lol

Well....where do I begin?? Yesterday I took my new ranger out to make sure everything was in line for the tourney. Went to start my truck, it was dead, no biggie, jumped it and headed for lacygne. Put the boat in and it fired right up. Idled out through the river and when I gave it gas it would just fall on its face, obviously a new high pressure fuel pump did not fix it. I then got all sorts of loud beeping so immediately shut it down and trolled all the way back to the boat ramp. Bent the shaft of my trolling motor trying to get it back on the trailer. On my way home I blew a tire on the trailer. I really hope my luck changes, bc I am out of patience.

Well....where do I begin?? Yesterday I took my new ranger out to make sure everything was in line for the tourney. Went to start my truck, it was dead, no biggie, jumped it and headed for lacygne. Put the boat in and it fired right up. Idled out through the river and when I gave it gas it would just fall on its face, obviously a new high pressure fuel pump did not fix it. I then got all sorts of loud beeping so immediately shut it down and trolled all the way back to the boat ramp. Bent the shaft of my trolling motor trying to get it back on the trailer. On my way home I blew a tire on the trailer. I really hope my luck changes, bc I am out of patience.

Wow that sounds like you had almost as much fun as I did last time I was at La Cygne. That lake can make a guy think about quiting and taking up golf. 

Tough luck Wachati. I hope its nothing major

Tough luck Wachati. I hope its nothing major

man sounds like a fuel issue and a over heating issue check ur thermostat and see if its plugged up and if it is dont wash it off just get a new one like 10 bucks and check all ur vacuum hoses and thats not bad get on a bass boat fourm and ask they will be able to tell u ill see if i can find the one that i post on and see if that helps u ill write back soon

Tough luck Wachati. I hope its nothing major

http://www.marineengine.com/boat-forum/forumdisplay.php?966-Outboard-Motors-Forum

 

these guys are good but be sure to give as much detail as possible like whats wronge and what u have done to fix it and they usually can tell u whats wrong or maybe pm triton and ask him hes a machanic for a living and has had boats for a long time even rangers so hope this helps u out

Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure it's fuel related, but am hoping its not the low pressure pump bc that's going to be another $500. You can power it up in neutral and it runs fine without any hesitation at high rpm, but as soon as you try to put it under any load in gear it cuts in and out. I will definitely check out those forums.

Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure it's fuel related, but am hoping its not the low pressure pump bc that's going to be another $500. You can power it up in neutral and it runs fine without any hesitation at high rpm, but as soon as you try to put it under any load in gear it cuts in and out. I will definitely check out those forums.

The alarm sounds a lot like what mine did at Table Rock when kanasbassfisher and I were there a couple years ago. As soon as I'd try to power up it would overheat and the alarm would go off. It turned out to be the thermostat was stuck because of some sand my motor had sucked up on the river. Replaced the thermostat (about $20) and cleaned out the little bit of sand I could still see and it was good as new. 

You took your new Ranger out and it runs like ass?  I would be having the dealer pick it up at my house and get it fixed or am I missing something here?

I will be there

You took your new Ranger out and it runs like ass?  I would be having the dealer pick it up at my house and get it fixed or am I missing something here?[/quote

It's used

Thinking I might be able to make this after all...

What time and ramp are we using?  Anyone looking for a boater or non?

Oh my mistake. What year is it?  If it is an oil alarm it won't allow it to get off idle.

You took your new Ranger out and it runs like ass?  I would be having the dealer pick it up at my house and get it fixed or am I missing something here?

new to him it should read

98? I think, it sat for several years...

I will be there

 

Are you planning on bringing a boat or are you a non boater?

Thinking I might be able to make this after all...

What time and ramp are we using?  Anyone looking for a boater or non?

We have one for sure non boater that still needs a boater. Just let me know for sure. We're going off the East ramp in the state park, the one on the north closest to the dam at 6am or safe light until 2pm. 

I was thinking about hitting Melvern up Saturday afternoon/evening, let me know if there's any food items that still need to be brought.  

Salenity and I fished Melvern today. Could have pretty much just brought a jerkbait rod and left the rest at home. Caught a bunch of fish but other than 1 on a Ned, 1 on a crank, 1 on a keitech, and 3 on a shakyhead all the rest were on jerks. Location wasn't really important, pick a rock bank with at least 6' of water and start casting and you'd run into one eventually. The dam was loaded with white bass, both caught smallmouth and largemouth and Curt got a spot too. Mainly fished the north side of the lake but I'm sure we could have done the same thing on the south side of the lake we did on the north. Only fished about 1/3 of the dam before the wind got bad and we left those fish biting and we couldn't fish much other than a jerkbait with the wind blowing like it was. Had several in the 16-17 inch range and super fat and pulling like crazy. White jerkbaits seemed to be the better color.