Sk8man

I took a look at the north end today both east and west side there too. You folks that are choosing to launch at Sampson and elsewhere may luck out because the whole north end (as far as I could see) is full of floating debris today (sticks, limbs, and some logs with a lot of stuff that looks like bark and wood chips covering the area. There is a whole lot of the stuff ripping down the Seneca canal a a very fast pace (the fastest current I've seen in my lifetime (i.e. since the Revolutionary War ) It looked like about 5 mph and there were large ripples and swirls at the mouth of it and I've never seen that before either....the water is very murky but not really muddy. There would have been no way to troll today using any method at the north end itself....pretty discouraging and I don't think there is enough time for it to clear out before the derby. Sorry I forgot my camera or I would have taken some pics.

Nautitroller... looks as though you are all set to go and in the pic it looks like you have some kind of secret weapon (left side sticking up from the boat....could it be communication antenna to aliens )

Yeah it has been so long since I've heard those Cayuga boys catching anything but lampreys....I had kinda forgotten about them....sort of like going to the race track though and throwing your money at a real long shot that isn't a mud runner...and the way the lakes are right now that could be important

Sweet! your rig looks brand new Mike....you did a great job on it.

I think Sean may have forgotten to take his meds today.....the delusions are taking over I'm hoping the southern boys bring plenty of Kleenex....for when they return home empty handed This should be a blast!

Must be a south ender...Delusions of Grandeur I'm really lovin it this year

Hi Frank just to expand a bit on Ed's on target comment - The impeller basically revolves around inside the lower unit of the motor sucking water up and out the ejection port at the back of the motor (outboard) as a stream of water shooting toward the surface.The process cools your engine. They need to be replaced periodically ( different period depending on motor requirement....for my135 Optimax it is every two years for my 9.9 Johnson it is every 5 years - consult your manual. If you let it go too long you risk severely overheating your engine for a lousy $25 part. Here is what the one from my 9.9 looks like to give you an idea. The rust on it is not from my engine per se. it was from the marina's test tank

Thanks guys. I had my hip boots in the back but didn't feel like messing with that mud etc. just had a new impeller put in.

Thanks Ed. man....I sure do hope it clears by derby time. Hey Ed even though Kinger's head was turned in the first pic I could see he was pretty disgusted

Didn't happen! Kinda like fun loving when you're a teenager.(in the old days anyway).."all ready but no place to go" I got to the launch and here is me and this is what I saw: Decided it wasn't worth sucking in all the mud and wading out to the dock so I went home and celebrated with some breakfast

I sure wish I didn't have another commitment Friday....Looks like a lot of fun coming up....