Recent content by fishndirk

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    Me-1, bats-0

    I know this sounds crazy,...so there I was, I went out jug fishing with my 2 sons last night. I had some cut blue gill on some of my jugs. I was stripping the bait off my hooks to get ready to head back. I pulled a blue gill head off one of the hooks and threw it over my shoulder. Had my...
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    Keeping the Boat Still

    Does anyone out there have an easy way of keeping a jon boat still in the middle of a river while fishing. I have tried using the 2 anchor method (front and back) and the good ol tie to a tree method but have found problems to both. This is something I've been searching to solve for a long time...
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    Solas Amita 3?

    Does anyone out there have experience with the Solas Amita 3 blade in the smaller sizes (20hp range)? I'm currently running a SS Solas Saturn 9.25 x 10. Its running 26mph gps at 6100 rpms and that's only cause I limited the carb linkage slightly. I wanted to bring my rpms down a bit so I ordered...
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    Prop selection chart?

    Is it possible that a manufacturers prop selection chart could be off or they just don't account for the possible performance of all props? Case in question: I have a brand new Alumacraft 1442 NCS flat bottom-230lbs, a Tohatsu 20hp 4 stroke-114lbs, myself-135lbs, my 2 young sons-80lbs, anchors...
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    New 14ft boat replacing 12ft

    Just a basic question for any jon boat guru's out there: I'm currently buying a new alumacraft 1442 ncs to replace my Valco U12. My Valco is a V bottom, 12 feet long, 64 inch beam and I run a 20hp Tohatsu 4 stroke on it. It will do about 26mph with a light load and 22mph with a heavy load. The...
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    Motor trim shims

    Anyone know where I can get a set of outboard motor trim shims or something that can easily be made/used as a set. I've got 2 trim positions on my motor that both get me on plane. One cruises real good in a straight line but cavitates the hell out of the prop in a tight turn, the other pushes...
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    wrong prop possibly? what to do with it?

    I may have just purchased the wrong pitch prop for my motor as I think it is now hitting the rev limiter. The new prop is a 9 1/4 X 10 just like the old one but they redesigned it and I think this new prop is faster to where I can't open it up all the way without hearing a sputtering from the...
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    Tohatsu 20hp rev limiter or timing?

    Anyone know what it sounds like when the rev limiter kicks in on a motot when it engages? I have a 2010 Tohatsu 20 hp 4str that after 6 months started making a sound at the very top end of rpms. I have switched to stainless steel props since then and now it does it even more. Lately its getting...
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    New boat

    I will be in the market soon for another boat. I have in mind an 18-20ft center console fishing boat. I can't afford a new one, im looking at between 1990 and 2008. My primary outing is fishing so I would prefer a center console with a T-top. I would like to be able to get a few miles off shore...
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    Boat Speed

    I was recently debating with a friend of mine over an ad we saw of a fiberglass 16ft flatbottom with a mid-80s johnson motor who's owner claimed it would do 55mph. I said he was full of BS, but my friend believed to accept my argument. I said, there is no way that that motor with any prop it can...
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    Can anyone ID these catfish?

    Caught these two catfish at different times. The first one I caught back in April and the second one my buddy caught today in August. The first one I thought at first was a Flathead but now im not so sure after seeing the one my buddy caught today. The first one weighed in at just under 12...
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    Helping People with Problems on this Site.

    "Ceck your service manual" is not a generic answer to post to peoples questions on this sight. There are A LOT of people with A LOT of experience on this forum that can really help people. People with problems on this sight need to be specific but people with experience need to also ask the...
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    Huge Bass?

    Re: Huge Bass? Coon *** advice,...the shoepik or "bowfin" are good eatin if your down for a little work. Cut the head and fins off,...cut the belly and scoop the guts out (dont forget the black sack above the anal its filled with mercury). Scale the body and freeze it. Thaw it out after frozen...
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    One eyed fish!!!

    Caught this 6lb Bowfin last week and to my suprise after getting it in the boat the sucker only had 1 eye. I dont mean like it lost an eye and the skin grew over, i mean like it never had an eye there. Crazy! Id say thats a once in a lifetime kinda thing and I though I'd share.
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    Strange sound in forest

    I was out the other day with a buddy of mine on New River, NC fishing, only this time the tide allowed us to go much farther up river that ive ever been before. I heard some buzz that all the catfish had swam farther up river than normal because of the droubt so I went up river to see. While...
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