Lily 2

I'm not sure about the motor. I never lost oil presher. Motor has run for maybe 4 hrs this year. Checked oil when I put it in the water in mid may and it was good. Always have had good oil presher like I stated before all alarms work as they should on the boat. No oil slick ever noticed behind the boat I'm hopeful that this wasn't a catastrophic failure of the motor. Last year ran fine. Had water pump replaced.when the boat was winterized Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks I wouldn't know the first thing about fishing for them But he travels all over fishing for them. I'll relay the message to him Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I maybe mis understanding your question but thumper rods are usally fished with a paddle or a flasher. They are used mostly as a speed indicator and run directly down the shoot with a 1 or so lbs weight. I don't I thunk cowbell are going to give you the desired effect you are looking for. But I have always used a standard flasher fly leader combo like what I pull behind a diver. 7 to 8 ft to the flasher and about 3 flasher lengths from flasher to the fly. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Not sure if you are asking about divers in general or those particular brands but yes I use divers all the time. Always have at least 2 in the water. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

My boat has a radio. We crossed over north of the plant near Atwater all is directly in across from Kidders. Definitely was a nice water day. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'm glad you all laughed. Some times.it is all you can do.🤣[emoji23] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

So today was defiantly a day i should have stayed home may even have been better off going to work. Today had it's highlights but they were far and few. Started the day off by getting to the launch at about 730 on a friend of mines boat. He bought a rigged tracker targa and has been kind enough to take me fishing all summer because I have been boatless due to engine troubles on my thompson. Anyway we back boat in to the water untie and start heading out to the lake. We get just outside of the break wall and I notice my feat are getting wet. Look down and see we are taking g on water. So we make a.urgent about face and head back to the doc to get the boat on the trailer. Got boat out of the water and my buddy notices that he plugged the bait well drain instead of the main bilge drain. I can't help but laugh. He is older and put the plug in in the dark and you headed it picked the wrong hole. Anyway after sitting on land for a extra half hour or so waiting for the bilge to dry out we finally get under way and make a steam up to AES to set up. We get up the lake and I start.setting lines. I always set my divers out so I can rig the down riggers while they are deploying on there own. I didn't get passed the port side diver. As soon as it hit 240 on a number 1.5 I tighten the drag and wham fish on. Get the fish to the boat and net the fish with the help of my friend and we are in a pretty good mood. Looks like it's gonna be a good day. Anyway while we were netting the fish some how my rod tip got broke off. Never investigated the cause but it defiantly got broke. So at this point it is about 930 or so and we so far have almost sunk the boat and broke off 1 rod tip. I know it could always be worse right. Well it gets better. Anyway we spend the next 2 hrs or so washing lures through huge bait balls and pods of fish with nothing to show for it. Finally we say let's head across the lake. Tons of fished marked today over 100 to 240 ft down any where from about 40 ft of water to 70 ft. We fished a 6 rod spread 2 riggers at 70 and 60. 2 divers 1 at 240 and 1 at 180. Both on a 1.5 setting. And a 5 core and a 7 core. Flashers flus spoons tried every.thing fast slow north south just couldn't buy a bite. While trolling across the lake the highlight of the day the 7 core starts going drag is singing. After.a.good battle bring to the boat a 12 lbs lake trout. That's the last high light. Troll over to Kidders and Decide to run up to the market for a sandwich. This is where the day really goes to crap. Go up to the store and eat and then return to the boat. Fire up the main to shoot down the lake a little bit and wouldn't you know it it dies right out side of Omallys dock. Far enough out we really didn't want to paddle. Hey not to worry we got the trusty 9.9 mercruiser kicker Pull and pull and pull and pull. Nothing. The kicker has been running flawlessly all day. Not now that we need it. Well we finally get back to Omallys by way of a electric.trolling motor and dock the boat and ponder what our next plan is. All the boats tied to the dock were berry nice boats and I figured my chances of getting towed to Meyers where the truck and trailer are were slim to none. Any way I did get a ride with a guy and 2 woman who were doing wine tour. They saved the day for me and took me from Omallys all the way to Myers free of charge. I offered them money and they flat out refused said that they habe been stranded to and l ow how it feels. So to day went as follows Bad: Almost sunk boat Broke a fishing rod. Couldn't get anything to fire fishing wise. Have a dead main motor And have a dead kicker. Good:. Caught 2 fish Got to ride and a way fancier boat than I'll ever be able to afford and met some cool "Pleasure boaters" All and all I guess it was a good day but whew I can't wait to have my own boat. Good luck out there everyone. Stay safe and tight lines. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I just got in to Kidders found a ride back to Myers by boat to get the truck and drive around the lake to pick up the boat Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Lake Ontario United mobile app