Jack

I have downriggers ,dipsy divers and lead core. I was hoping to simplify my presentation a bit by adding the b/b. I’ve been using sticks and spoons which caught a lot of fish,but the more I learn it seems worms are the go bait. After fishing lake O for some 30 plus years I’m use to trolling at 2 mph and thought the heavier b/b would work at that speed pulling worm harnesses. There’s a lot of water to cover on Erie so when your on the hunt faster seems better to me. I would be very interested in that dipsy device. If you don’t see the hit on the dipsies it’s had to tell when a fish is on. Stilling learning about walleye fishing so I really appreciate all this great feed back!

My hope with the heavier weight b/b is to fish 50 to 60 feet with worm harness at 2 mph in Erie. Fish seem to go deeper as the water warms. Check the video out see what you think. Seems worth a try.

Thanks for the info.

Hi! Would like to buy some heavy bottom bouncers 8,9 or 10 oz each. Need at least 4 of them. Thanks JT

Looking for some 8oz bottom bouncers built with heaver wire (0625) for deep water walleye fishing Thanks JT

Any current news on perch? Would love to give it a try. Thanks

These motors run very lean. I removed the small plug on the carb that covered the needle valve and richen it up . Because these do run so lean it doesn’t take much dirt or fuel deposits to restrict the gas flow and make them run poorly. Good luck

Kind of autopilot. Have a 19’ stripper with 150 hp and 8t hp Yamaha. I also have a Minnkota Ulterra with ipilot I use for autopilot. The 8 hp pushes the boat and the minnkota steers the boat with a remote or through my Humminbird helix. Can pick a heading , follow depth contours or select waypoints and off we go. Works great plus it has an anchor feature too. just depends how big your boat is , but they did just come out with a 87” shaft for larger boats.

May have nothing to do with your problem but my neighbor had the same issue . Gas in the oil. Turns out he bought a new fuel tank which are now sealed they have a vent to let air in but not out. So the sun would heat up the tank and force the gas into the motor. I also believe Yamaha's have a sensor that won’t let them run if there is to much oil (and gas) in the crankcase. He had to add a pressure relief valve to his fuel line.

Probably going to be the nicest day for fishing til next summer. Good luck!

How deep are you fishing for the pearch thanks