sherman brown

yep that is electric trolling motors that attaches to the cavitation plate. I got transom mounted motors that came with the trim tabs. but they eat up the batteries so I removed the motors and just use the stand alone trim tabs. if I was buying a new trolling motor now I would get a bow mount 36v with auto pilot for steering and trolling.

you probably don't need a new motor. do the things I suggested first. if that doesn't work hook the boat up and take it to another marina even if you have to tow it to a bigger town. I have a 115 hp old merc 6 cylinder. I let it set foe 2 1/2 yrs. when I did take it out it didnt want to run at idle. I took it to the marina and they rebuilt the carbs. they charger over 400.00. took it back out and when I put it in gear it died. it wasnt fixed. took it back and they worked on the carbs again. charged me 268.00 and said it was fixed. took it back out and it did the same thing. took it back and it costed me over 1000.00 that time and they said it was fixed again. took it to fl to do some saltwater fishing. it ran ok for about 10 minutes then started dying on me. this time its worse than it was to start with. im not going to that marina again so they can rip me off again. next spring i'll take it to a different marina and see if they can fix it. I invested over 1700.00 in a 1200.00 or 1400.00 motor and it is worse than it was before I even took it to the shop.

they are talking the standard snap on ring. you can get away from the rings by going to the dreamweaver deeper divers. fishusa.com has them. if you want to use rings go with the lite bite slide diver. i've used them for a few yrs now and never had a ring come loose. you can use the slide part of the diver to get longer leads behind the diver. or you can use them like I do. I tie to the front arm then tie a 12" piece of heavy line to a small split ring then lace it through the bach going through the back and in the lite bite arm. then use the line to tie a swivel then hook on your snubber. then just use a 6' or 7' fluro leader with swivels at both ends. attach one end to the snubber and the other end to the lure. be sure and set the tension on the lite bite as loose as it will go and still stay in when you close the front arm. set the front tension tight enough that your not getting false releases.

the first thing I would check is the gas filter then the gas line. the old line with the gas we get now has a tendency for the inner liner to separate causing all kinds of problems. next I would rebuild the fuel pump. these are all cheap fixes that can cause fuel flow problems. then the jets in the card could be stopped up. then you'll need to clean the carb. my brother and brother n law went partners on a 65 hp evenrude and a boat. the motor had set for some time. we went to dale hollow and the motor started right up and ran good at slow speed. but give it throttle and it died. I tore the carb down and the high speed jets was fully clogged. I took a piece of small wire and cleaned the jets out and it ran great.

i use braid with a mono backing for fishing walleye on erie's central basin. braid doesn't stretch which makes tripping my divers from the boat much easier. I use the lite bite slide diver. I can get down 50' to 60' with no problem.

where I hunt its about 150 yrds from the road. I killed a deer there 10 yrs in a row.. but have went dry the last 3 yrs. they had a big kill off 3 yrs ago and I've only hunted a few days each yr during our ml season. last yr my son hinted about 75 yrds from the road across the rd from where I hunt. ha saw several deer and got a nice doe. it you find a good spot close to the rd it will pay off big.

is there any ocean front property that goes with that bridge? whet state is it in?

I have 4 of the double axis cannon ratcheting holders i'd let go for 60.00 each plus shipping. they are 91.00 each at amazon. you can pm me if your interested.

I need 2 shimano syncopate 2500 reels. at 37.00 for 2 makes it very tempting when ebay is 30.00 each.

doesn't the fishhawk cost somewhere around 650.00? and it doesn't matter what speed the lure is going as long as I'm catching fish. if my boat is going 2.0 and im catching fish im happy with my gps speed. but we've dwelled on this subject long enough. im just happy that you posted and informed the op about the fishhawk. now he can make a informed decision.

doesn't the fishhawk require a downrigger and coated cable to work? or am I thinking about something else? I believe the fishhawk will give you a more accurate speed of the lure. but there are hundreds of guys that use gps speed and are happy. and if I get on the radio and say I'm running 2.8 mph that doesn't mean for him to run 2.8 with the fishhawk. the fishhawk with a gps is the way most people use them.

ebay or amazon is where I buy most of my stuff because they usually have cheaper prices. but on some items its best to do a search online. I checked prices at both places on stinger scorpion spoons. they seemed high at about 9.00 each and limited selection. I did a search and found then for 5.49 at fishusa.com. then I found them on another sight for 5.00 but you had to buy 6 of the same color. then I found a good selection for 5.13 each. no need to be sorry. we all have the right to post things that might be helpful.

I use the 345 gti reels for saltwater fishing down in fl. and I can say they are great reels. I bought mine on auction for a little over 100.00 each. but he already has copper on these.

I used the ball and string many yrs ago and it just wasnt that accurate. I would suggest getting a cheap gps or upgrade your fishfinder to one that has a gps. you can get the helix 5 chirp with gps for 299.99 but I prefer the helix 7 chirp/gps for 449.99. I have the older helix 7 di gps combo without chirp. I love the bright screen and fast maping. you'll get real time speed with either unit.

if you don't get nets thats coated its a nightmare with treble hooks.

510.00 to 532.00 on ebay with free shipping. just fyi. 900.00 saves you 164.00.