tuffishooker

So your apples peaches etc have no poison ! Do as you wish or believe ; poisons have to be used responsibly with plastic bait stations etc

Good topic ! #1 Poison . #2 traps . #3 As previous clean out boat esp. anything that may attract rodents eg. food crumbs etc. vacuum

Good topic ; with good compression you still have a good engine ! Keep it simple ! We thought it was the carbs [ similar problem on a 70 hp OMC { outboardmarine CRAP } ] ; took all afternoon to do carbs , got late dark , started the engine same problem . THERE IT WAS ! SPARKS ! The ground wire nut behind the powerpack had backed of enough for intermittent contact ! Before you give up clean all contacts then apply dielectric grease . I also ran a separate ground wire [ like on my 77 Vette ] . If that works my birthday is March 03 LOL !

# 1 Get the marine forecast ! #2 You want full sun and little wind [ prefer light south / west ] . As previously posted you may be out alone ; no fish is worth taking risks . .

IMO chinook salmon !

You are lucky that it was all ! have had worse ; leave it !

Thank you for closure ! Hopefully lessons are learned ! I have been out in Lake Ontario solo many times since 1984 and feel safer than on the Queen E. highway but I take NO risks !

Famous quote " don't go away mad ; just go away ! "

Thks Fishstix that is probably the bottom line [ ie try and replace it ] !

Tks HB2 for response Not sure pic would help , crack goes through latter side of reel were handle attaches .

Can the crack be fixed ?

Ditto on " shut it down ! " Everyone who had an opinion has had their say !

#5 flo/white with black ladderback J-Plug has worked also !

S#5004-004-0760 Made in USA [ glad something still is ! ] Original J-Plug Fickle Pickle ..Sorry the bite can change every day !

I will try with picture later ; got mine a Peter's Tackle St Catharines may be some left : Call Angela at her store .