• All Crappie Fishermen - Equipment Alert - By Bernard Williams

    I’ve been having trouble with my Terrova getting weak after a few hours of trolling, my thinking was the
    motor was about 6 or 7 years old and maybe the brushes were getting old and worn out. I called my
    repair man and asked a few questions, he said that when he replaced the shaft and bottom casing he
    replaced the old brushes and the armature was in great shape.


    When I finish fishing I would check my batteries and they would show around 80% or better, so batteries
    were not the issue. I then check the cables from the batteries to the front for continuity, no voltage
    drop. What a puzzle.


    To make a long story short, my partner, Jake Taylor advised that one of his buddies had issues with line
    wrapped around the prop. Surely that couldn’t be the problem. Well what the heck, I removed the prop
    and low and behold, there was enough line around the shaft to fill a reel.


    So, here’s a friendly warning to all fishermen, pull your prop off and check for line every so often. Some
    lazy fishermen discard their line in the lake when they get rid of it.


    I also replaced the seal around the shaft just in case it was worn. Thank God it wasn’t braided, that
    would’ve been big-time problems. It took about 2 minutes to remove the nut and pull the prop, time
    well spent. It’s working like a new trolling motor now. Bernard



    Comments 23 Comments
    1. skeetbum's Avatar
      skeetbum -
      Smart business there, I have found this myself.
    1. gravelman6's Avatar
      gravelman6 -
      A good tip for sure. I got md when I see discarded fishing line in the water or along the bank waiting to do damage to fish and wildlife. Take it home with you you brought it, lot of launches have a disposable place for fishing line use it!
    1. flintcreek's Avatar
      flintcreek -
      Great tip. I just traded for a used boat about 3 weeks ago and have not had time to carry it out. I am going to check this before I head out this morning.
    1. scrat's Avatar
      scrat -
      Thanks for the heads up. Great tip.
    1. Dave and Lynn's Avatar
      Dave and Lynn -
      Good tip. I put any line I take off my reels in an empty water bottle and put the cap back on and it will go in the recycle bin. Good place for it.
    1. keeferfish's Avatar
      keeferfish -
      Hi-Vis Yellow, makes it easy to get the birds nest out!
    1. scottymoe's Avatar
      scottymoe -
      Attachment 281241
      I went out straight away to check mine. Got it cleaned out. Appreciate the tip
    1. pescador's Avatar
      pescador -
      You ALMOST had an excuse to buy one of those New models, with the upgraded Spot Lock.
    1. Bossier_Rob's Avatar
      Bossier_Rob -
      That same line will cost a fortune on your outboard if it eats the seal up. Usually by the time you discover it, it's because your lower unit already has issues.
    1. Yonder's Avatar
      Yonder -
      Nothin spells "I don't care about the land or water" like a pile of old line...
      Then the first people to gripe, when a spot gets shut down for litter.
      We all break off now and again, and that's just part of it, but big piles are avoidable. Just a little effort on our part.
    1. Ketchn's Avatar
      Ketchn -
      Because crappie folks tend to drop down close to the trolling motor this is a fairly frequent problem . I find this same thing in my trolling motor every year , wind and other factors cause the boat to swing one way or the other and there you have it , line in the trolling motor ....great read ...real facts
    1. Zman's Avatar
      Zman -
      Really good information,thanks for the tip��
    1. Zman's Avatar
      Zman -
      It supposed to be this �� I hit the wrong key not??
    1. kycreek's Avatar
      kycreek -
      I've cleaned mine out before but never had that much. Wow....
    1. jordanjones's Avatar
      jordanjones -
      wow.. that is definitely a problem
    1. fordhead289's Avatar
      fordhead289 -
      been there done that!
    1. Billbob's Avatar
      Billbob -
      been there
    1. elkhunter's Avatar
      elkhunter -
      Done it myself.
    1. Crestliner08's Avatar
      Crestliner08 -
      WOW! That is amazing. Something we need to do more often for sure. THANKS!
    1. Gettin' Jiggy's Avatar
      Gettin' Jiggy -
      Great advice. I got trotline cord wrapped around my shaft and it broke the cotter pin in there...no drive to the trolling motor, ended my day. A 2pk replacement prop nut and drive pin was 12 bucks...will always be carrying a spare with me.
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