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I get it, people do eat them. My father always did. I grew up on the water and we fished all the time and he would eat everything. I was in part, joking. I personally catch and release. I hate the taste of fish. However some of the 2 - 3 lb walleye out of the bay look really clean and very good. I often thought of cooking one up. Now, I doubt I will. Most fish taste like what they are eating. Is it possible their food is nasty due to the muddy waters. In essence, garbage in garbage out.

You eat the fish from these waters?

My lowrance would do that. I finally figured out I needed to set it to deep water. I have several settings like fresh water, clear water, muddy water deep water... Not sure if the hummingbird is the same. Also it is imperative to my performance that I select the correct transducer in my setup. Again not sure if your has these settings, but it is worth a look.

Sounds like it is starving for fuel. I am not sure why you say it has no jets, there has to be a few items metering air and fuel. Needle seats and small orifices. Did you change your fuel filter. Check the fuel ball and make sure it is hard and stays hard. If it collapses on itself it is pulling a vacuum and you need to check the fuel tank vent system. If it is starving for fuel it is running lean. The worst thing ever for a two stroke, it can seize up or melt the exhaust side of a piston under a lean condition. When it starts to die and you add choke does it recover or stall out. http://www.crowleymarine.com/johnson-evinrude/parts/47531.cfm?mdl=YZ0APG http://www.crowleymarine.com/johnson-evinrude/parts/47551.cfm?mdl=YZ0APG

I am in Webster and I had no idea there was someone close by. I have been to a place in Canandaigua for the only repair I have ever needed. I would like to find a prop shop that works with the customer. I am 100% sure there is a better prop for my boat. I found a guy in FL who is willing to send me 4 props for testing. Then I keep the one I want and send the others back. I would like to find that same service up here. Right now I am spinning 6350 - 6400 WOT / 40mph burning 29.5 GPH (best ECO cruise is 2.3mpg @ 4000rpm 27mph). I need more pitch. The boat came with a 13x16 mirage plus on it. I would like to try a 15x15 Enertia. In practice it would drop 600 rpm with that prop. But, it is a smaller diameter so it may only drop 400 which would be fine. Does anyone have any info if a place like this is in our area.

Not at Sandy, but at I-bay. Mine was stolen twice. They unscrewed it and took it, nuts and bolts on the ground. Don't rule out that someone took it. If you report it as lost/stolen, the plate may be found on someone's trailer.

This is a long shot but many readers here also fish off the Summerville Pier. A good friend was shooting sunrise yesterday morning and left he camera bag on the pier. Normal black camera bag with some expensive lenses in it. She has asked around and looked all over after she noticed she had left it there. If anyone has any info that would be great. Again, this could be a long shot. I will also post this in the tribs section. Thanks.

Chaos, we should talk on the phone. I have LOTS of good info. However, not as good as you want to hear since you have the 225 and less HP than me. PM me your phone number and I will share what I have found. Even with the 13P prop on my 250, the best I see at 6150 RPM is 41mph. Burning 29GPH and the best mileage is 2.5 mpg. I have been through hell and high water with very good prop guys about my setup. I was also told, try a 17P rev4. Our motors will not spin that prop. Lets chat some time. You could have your 225 bumped to a 300+ if you want. There is a guy in California that does a computer upgrade and can make any I-6 Verado up to a 350SCi. It's under a grand for the computer work. All the Verados 200 to 350 are the same motor. The computer tells the engine how much fuel and boost and RPM to run. Every motor except the 350SCi is a 6300 RPM motor. The 350SCi is a 6800 RPM motor and a lot more BOOST!!!

The best part, I love the troll button on the control. Push that button and you never have to hit the throttle. You bump the motor 50RPM +/- just by hitting a button. You can dial in your speeds perfect. My 23 Trophy Pro has a 250 Verado and the slowest I have been able to get with a 13P Mirage Plus is about 1.7 nothing slower. That is GPS speeds.

I bought one used also. I love that thing... when it works. It's been a great rigger and IMO one of the best riggers ever made. They are awesome riggers. The computer on top, has different modes, you can control the speed it goes down or up, they swim up and down while trolling if you want, they also have the electric fish system in them (not sure what you really call it). They will also stop when the cable breaks the water surface as it knows it is out of the water. Whatever you do, DO NOT OPEN it unless your ready to pour oil all over your garage floor. They may also spring a leak every now and again. The units are filled with oil. The circuit board, motor and everything inside is oil packed. If one of yours acts like it is dead, but the display fires up, manually move the spool and it will get the motor working. Sometimes the oil kills the contact after sitting for months. Someplace I have the user guide (not sure where it is right now). Good luck with them, I love my Lake Systems.

There must be someone closer in Canada. I am 3 hours out of Toronto and this place is 30 min further east from me. They are a great shop. http://www.greatlakesmarineworks.com/

We need a little more info. Ontario, Canada? Ontario, NY in Wayne County or Ontario County, NY. If your in NY then take it to Great Lakes Marine in Sodus Bay. They are a fist class joint. I know of several boats that needed their services over the years and all are happy.

For your wire and blocks you can beat http://genuinedealz.com/ Or if saving a dollar or two does not matter. West Marine has it in stock, you can go pull the stuff you want and see it before you buy it. Make sure you use fully tinned wire. If you don't it turns black and corrodes over time (fairly short time).

I have a new 2011, 2302 WA Trophy Pro with the factory extended hard top. I love it. It has full canvas for the rain days and when I am not on the boat. It does not come with an E-box overhead. There was enough room to mount the Lowrance HDS-8 in the dash. I don't need any other electronics. The VHF is down and to the right. All other motor related stuff is up on top in it's own pod. If yours will take a hard top, do it. Or see what you can get for a trade in on yours and upgrade to the 2302. It's a bit bigger and comes with everything your looking for. If you do get a hard top, I would call Trophy and ask them if it's OK to mount it. Mine has special molded in and reinforced spots everyplace it attaches to my upper deck. Also get the extended version. Much dryer ride.

Great Lakes Marine out in Sodus. They are experts in these repairs. My dad had his 350 ray in last winter for full stringer replacement. Pulled both motors and rigging, plus the 8kw genset. All the work came out perfect and came in at under 5000.00.