FishingFool34

Thank you!

If I buy a "season" pass for the fall derby do I need to stop someplace and register each day before I fish?

Bump....

Bought this motor brand new last spring, hours are well under 50 if I had to guess. Its a 4 stroke, long shaft, manual start, manual tilt, no charging motor (can be added though). I have a uninstalled controlking remote throttle unit included as well as a 4 blade hi-thrust prop and original unused 3 blade prop. Factory 3.3 gal tank and hose included. I paid close to $2k delivered for this last spring asking $1300, located in Rome, NY.

This motor was off a little pond boat we had up at camp. It got hot due to a plastic bag blocking the water intake on the lower unit, it was still running when I shut it down. But the sight glass where you check the oil level melted and it now leaks oil out of the sight glass port. It has a 20" shaft and internal 1.3 gal gas tank, may be fixable or parts. I just want it out of the garage $150 takes it, can get pics for anyone interested. Located in Rome, NY

They have had constant problems with that machine in Mexico. I couldn't get it to read my empire pass Sat morning for whatever reasons. Usually I just put the card it self on my dash. Been there atleast twice this year before Sat where it didn't work and never gotten a warning or ticket doing it this way. When I use the pass for day entry at a manned state park they just ask for the number on the card and then tell me I'm good. So I make sure the numbers are visible when I put it on my dash at Mexico.

He pretty much nailed it... but the forecast can be wrong sometimes. I was out this Sat in my 18ft aluminum, it was absolutely perfect! They were spot on with the wind speed/direction. However I was out the Sat before in 6mph SE... they had the SE part right but 6mph was way off (it was close to double that). I've had other times I made the hour drive up towing the boat only to find worse conditions than forecasted and had to suck it up, not even launch and go back home. The weatherman is the only person that can be wrong 50% of the time and still have a job! Personally if it's calling for anything over 7mph first thing in the morning, I don't bother going no matter the direction. Wind tends to build as the day goes on.

He pretty much nailed it, they def work and I have caught fish on them as well. If I had real meat I would run that well before I used the rockets though. Soco baits just came out with their own version of "articial meat" that looks good also.

I forget which brand it is but one of them actually includes a couple toothpicks in the package with their meat rigs.

I believe what you're talking about was a post I made on here. I still run them like this with no issues so far, mainly because I fish with my father a lot. He is mobility challenged so it was impossible to have him walk back a dipsey rod to net the fish. Also was a pita for me to try and handline in the leader and net the fish. Now I unclip the dipsey and he reels in the fish. Another reason I do it this way instead of slide divers is I already had a bunch of dipsey divers and a bag of OR-16 clips was cheaper than buying a bunch of slide divers.

Why stack poles when you can just run a fixed cheater on the same rod?