sherman brown

yes, if you want to troll with the 4.3 it should be good. how slow will the boat go while idling? you say you have an inboard. but is it a true inboard with shaft drive or is it an i/0 which uses an outdrive? i trolled for many yrs. with a MerCruiser 350 Vortech with 315 hp. on calm days with the motor idled down to 600 rpms we didn't need to use our bags. but if you can't get it to slow enough people have been using bags forever it seems. if you have the right size bags you should need to bump it up just a little to get up to trolling speeds. my suggestion is to contact omishoutfitters.com and give them all the info on speed now and speeds you want with motor size and boat being used and they will give you recommendations on size bags you need. and like said above trolling bags and drift bags are much different bags. trolling bags will stand up much better and longer than drift bags. plus, trolling bags are made to tie off the rear of the bag giving you much better boat control while trolling. most drift bags are made much lighter and may tear if using them for trolling. also, all the drift bags I've seen didn't have a way to tie the bags off at the back. but a kicker is by far a better option for trolling. if it's a 4 stroke you will save a small fortune on gas, you have much better throttle speeds. what we have on our boat now is a 9.9 bigfoot 4 stroke without tilt and trim. but we got a good used panther tilt and trim unit that I got off face book marketplace. it also has panther spacers which moves the motor a little farther out from the boat for tilting up. these lifts come in two sizes one is a model 35 which mill lift 135# and the other is a model 55 which lifts up to 155# i believe. i have the 35. plus, another big advantage of a kicker is you can use it to get back to the dock if your big motor breaks down like ours did a few weeks ago on Erie.

I started with the dipsy, but the rings kept coming off and was a pain. then came the deeper diver with no rings and the same size as the dipsy and I switched. but later I read about the lite bite slide diver and loved the way the lite bite arm could be set loose to release even if the front release was set a little tight. so, I switched again, and it was the best decision a have made regarding walleye fishing. now I very seldom drag even a small white perch around. but I don't use the slide part but use an o ring and tie a short piece of heavy braid about 10" long to the o ring and lace the line through the little block in front of the lite bite arm then put it in the lite bite arm. and tie it to my snubber then use a 6' or 7' 20# Fluro leader and add my lure on it. if i were getting divers other than the lite bites it would be the deeper divers from fishusa.com hands down.

the Coldwater is supposed to be a couple of steps above the madga reels. I bought 4 new 203 reels and one of them was Doa. I bought them last fall but didn't set them up until July. we use them for walleye on Erie. the other 3 worked flawlessly for us. but only time on the water will tell the story. the convector is another good reel from Okuma. but you can get the daiwa sealine 27lc3b or 47lc3b reels for not much more money. and they have been tested as an old lca that has been upgraded to the lc3b. I used the old lca for many yrs. and got great service from them. daiwa has a couple of line counter reels that's around 200.00. it's just like picking your own poison.

google it and see what is available.

I had 3 yr old ethanol gas in my boat and didn't want to try it on Erie. I went to Lowes and bought clear plastic line and bought a cheap electric fuel pump off eBay. then i pumped as much fuel out as i could. filled it up with new gas and thought i was good. but got to Erie and took off. on the way out it was running good then it would take short spells of missing badly. after the 4th tank it ran like it always has. just pump it out and get new gas and add as much gas dry for the gas you have.

you can still gut and gill the fish.

I guess the best way would be to tilt the motor all the way up or at least high enough that it won't hit the ground and then attach a good transom saver and lower motor tight against it. but that's the right way. but i have been boating for about 45 yrs. now and never used one yet. but I have a brand new one i bought for my last boat and never used it. but I may use it with the boat I just bought if it will work on it. I just tilt them up and put the travel blocks in place and lower the motor down tight. on some of my older boats that didn't have power trim I used a 2x4 under the motor.

I used manual riggers for about 30+ yrs. then i was on eBay and had a little money. but 2 sellers of big jon was having a price war and I got 2 of the tournament models with auto stop. but with the 13# weights the auto stops didn't last long. rather than fighting getting then working i just do it by hand for 500.00. then they went back up some. so, I contacted one of them and got 2 more for 525.00. but I sold them and just use 2. i use the 12# pancake weights now. but this last week i used what i think was only 8# fish weights and they didn't blow back much farther than the heavier pancake weights. after i switched to electric i kicked my behind for not trying them sooner. if you keep your eyes open you can find a pair of good electrics for 500.00 or less.

how much for tester with shipping and some instructions on using the tester? would need shipped to muncie in 47302.

the cva paramount in 45 caliber is the ultimate mz, but the price keeps most people from buying it. and with the accuracy of other cva models at much more affordable prices why spend the money? I have one of the accura v2 50 caliber that is just great. it has the easy removable breach plugs which makes it one of the best to clean. but then i seen the accura v2 nitride 45 extra length barrel I just had to have one for 425.00 on sale. I bought the power belt elr 45 285 grn bullets and have been shooting the best groups ever. i would recommend either gun for the price. and the cva of today is not the cva of yesterday. the company was bought out and it had a complete change over in quality rifles.

i'll take lot 1. how do you want paid? i can pay friends on pay pal and it won't cost you anything. or i can mail you the payment. i will need these shipped.

you can get the igloo 150 qt cooler for 129.00 at amazon and they have a 120 qt or 100 qt at a lower price.

yes you want to make sure the plug is lined up with the unit. then plug it in making sure it is all the way in then tighten it down. i have never had a trouble hooking the transducer up except not getting it plugged all the way in.