sherman brown

my guess is the impeller is getting bad. pushing some water but not enough at higher rpm's.

57 minutes ago, wishinfishin said:

Excuse my ignorance but how does a dead battery hurt the alternator?

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i've charged low or dead batteries all my life when I would need a jump. and i'm 68 and never had a alternator go bad because of this. alternators have built in voltage regulators that only let them charge so much. it doesn't matter if you run the battery low starting in cold weather or if the battery is dead. it will charge what the regulator allows.

18 hours ago, wrinklestar said:

I am not a mechanic, but if the battery is stone dead I dont think this is good for your alternator.  

it wont hurt a thing. I had a short in my truck that kept draining my battery plum dead. my charger wouldnt charge it at all. jumped the truck off and ran it for about 15 minutes then shut it off and used the charger to finish charging battery. this happened several times while trying to find the short. didnt hurt the alternator at all.

I have had this problem with my black & decker automatic charger a few times on very low or dead batteries. hooked the charger up and it read bad battery. put the battery in  my truck and ran it for about 15 minutes and problem solved. once the battery has charged take it to any auto parts store and have it tested so you know for sure its good.

you need to answer a few simple questions first. what do you hope to gain? top end? a better hole shot? what prop do you have now? what is your wot rpm's? what is the max rpm for your motor?

a 4 blade prop will give you a much better hole shot and better handling but may cost you 1 or 2 mph on top end. a revolution 4 is a proven performer. I get my props off ebay much cheaper than buying at a marina or prop chop.

tunasreeltroubles.com is tuna toms web sight. they fix reels on the cheap. but sell a lot of parts. another good place for parts is on ebay.

14 hours ago, Dad with Twin boys said:

Thanks gentlemen, there is a lot of information in those posts to absorb that I wasn’t considering. In reference to the size of the boat I am starting out with a Lund 1775. It’s my first boat and I am trying to get it set up right.I have 2 Mag 10’s in the back and I think reaching the weight would be ok. Also, I didn’t install the riggers on the gunwale of the boat. Instead I installed them on the decking using Cannon track with dual axis Rod holders.  I don’t have any idea how to gauge the actual blow back at different speeds. At this point if I saw a fish a 75’ I would consider the lure I am trolling with and consider how deep it goes by itself ex: if the lure trolled with no rigger at 3-5’ I would set my rigger at 70’.

fish usually go up for a bait so its better to have your lure 5' above the fish than below the fish. so with blowback 70' on the rigger would be a great starting point with a lure that dives 5'.

I like the 13# pancake weights I bought of ebay. some people say they have trouble with tracking. but you can adjust tracking by bending the fins. but i've never had that problem with mine. the heaver the weight the less blowback you have. but you have to know how much weight your riggers are rated for. the 13# pancake weights has very little blowback at depths up to 60' that I fish. look on ebay for weights before you buy any.

I use the fluke style anchor with the sliding ring. something like bass pro's slip ring anchor. just give the rope a little slack pull above the anchor then pull the rope. the ring slides to the head of the anchor making it a breeze to retrieve the anchor. these are for lake fishing mostly but works in rivers also. a 10# anchor is usually all you need.

the convectors are good reels but i've read great things about the cold waters.

have you tried turning the squelch down to where your getting static then turn it back up until it stops. then ask for a radio check on your radio. you may only have traffic on a few channels. on lake erie we mostly use 68 on the central basin but do use 79. the western basin uses mostly 79 but uses 68. find out what channels are used most and try them.

just go with a 19p or even a 17p high five and you'll be very happy. when I got my boat and loaded it for erie it took forever to get on plane. I replaced the 19p 3 blade prop with a 19p high five and it jumped out of the hole gave me more control in rough water it held plane at slower speeds its just a much better all around prop. but I only have a 21' boat with a 350 mercruiser. you might be better with a 17p with a 25' boat.

I would give you 150.00 for the 2 1/4 spoons shipped without box. can pay with ff pay pal or check. pm me if your willing to break up the spoons.

the cannons are the best of the lot. you can lower with only one hand where it takes both hands with the others. I have the cannon single axis that I think is better than the double. you can get them new at hodgesmarine.com for 74.00 each.

why don't all you guys switch to chamberlain releases for walleye and small fish. its built on the blacks release but has 2 adjustments. 1 is for rod tension the other is for lure tension. you can set the rod tension tight then set the lure tension loose enough where even white perch will trip it.

i've been using them on erie's central basin for some yrs now. they are hands down the best release out there on small fish or walleye.

its not as exciting as some fish but permit on the wrecks can be very rewarding. yellowtail snapper can be a bunch of fun on lighter tackle. there fun to catch fight hard and are plentiful on the offshore reefs.

i'll take them. I can pay with pay pal. how much is cheap shipping to 

muncie in 47302?

before you buy new check out ebay and amazon.

you not only want the tracks long enough to hold 2 of the rod holders but the allow enough room to keep the reels apart. I used 24" tracks with 3 rod holders and my reels were to close for me. so I added another 24" track. now I have room for 3 holders and another one for the net. I recommend a 36" track for 3 holders. and a 24" track for 2 holders. I use the daiwa 17 size reels with power handles.

I like trilene XL all the way.

i'll take them both. but I cant pay until the 12th. on the 12th I can pay with pay pal or I can mail you a post dated check. I will need them shipped once you receive payment.

pm sent

8 hours ago, Bustersit said:

I bought a kicker I that I will be using in 2020. Is it smart to use bags with a kicker for any reason ?

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I would see no need to use bags with a kicker. you just wand the boat to slow down to trolling speed. the kicker should slow you down as slow as you want to troll. if for some reason your wanting to troll slower than you can get with the kicker then try using bags. but I would try using 1 bag before using 2.

now in the early spring we want to troll 1 to 1.5 for walleye on erie with cranks. then a bag might be needed. but for salmon I think you could get slow enough with a kicker even if you had to idle it down a little.

the best day was hooking a zebco 1 and rod at dale hollow. this was back when I used spin casters. it was in new condition.

I don't use anything on mine. but if I did it would be a 1X12 board under them.

what a stud.those brow tines are to die for.