Too hot....wt yesterday was 88.... Up from last Thursday's 84.... Makes a difference for sure.... Be nice to get a cold front move through .... Maybe next week will bring some daytime temps in the 80's....
I got off to a slow start this morning. The coffee just tasted too good and I stayed for a second one.
I got to the ramp and I was the third trailer in the lot. I checked the ramp to see if it was clear of sea weed and it was. I knew that the wind was supposed to shift and I wasn't sure how it would be. I launched and headed out. This time I headed over by the OPP to see what was going on.
I had a new (?) toy to play with. I had an old 3.5 gas motor in the garage that I haven't used in years, so with the help of a friend, we got it running over the week end and I wanted to see how it would work on the Tracker. I got on site, dropped the motor down and pulled the rope 3 or 4 times and she came to life. I put the rods out and kicked the little motor into gear. We were off
It wasn't long before a rod bent. First fish in the boat but it only measured 10 inches ( out side of the specknator slot ) so she went back to fight another day.
I played around with the little kicker to learn how to adjust and control the boat with it. I think I am going to like using it, but I need to work out a better steering set up for it. I trolled between 1.4 and 1.8 mph. Both into and with the wind. I felt I had better speed control.
Before I knew it, it was 11 am and time to head in. The rods did not bend again this morning. At leased I did not get skunked and I had plenty of time to tinker with the set up.
I'll give it a try again on Friday.
Too hot....wt yesterday was 88.... Up from last Thursday's 84.... Makes a difference for sure.... Be nice to get a cold front move through .... Maybe next week will bring some daytime temps in the 80's....
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Good effort Jim. Congrats on bringing an old side-kicker back to life. The Pro-Crappie rig is becoming a slow-trolling machine. BLNT. Hello to Paula.
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That kicker motor will be real nice on those windy days, will put you anywhere ya want to be that drifting won't allow sometimes, also nice back up for any unforeseen mechanical issues with main motor...
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Hey Jim.... That WT theoryid just my opinion..... Not sure if it's a valid one..... It might just be me....
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Nice try there Jim. Good job on the motor.
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Good job with the kicker. A bucket or two with holes drilled might slow you down some if you wanted. Sorry you didn’t get any more fish, better next time.
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