mellowyellow
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me and my 14yr old son were all set for a nice day<br />of fishing/boating yesterday morn. I had my new <br />tach. to install/test and eager to get some<br />smallmouth or whatever was biting.<br />it all started when I was backing the boat at the<br />launch. the dock is about a 20 degree angle from<br />the incline. I'm backing and my son is directing.<br />of course he's daydreaming and I get too close<br />and hit the dock. I NEVER have problems launching<br />and should have know to go home then...<br />well no biggie, just a 2 inch scratch. we finally<br />launch and get to one of our fishing holes where<br />we troll for fish. I break out a brand new Rapala,<br />let out some line and within 30 seconds I'm snagged. <br />so I turn around to retrieve and I notice<br />I'm getting very close to the end of my spool.<br />i'm 99% turned back when one last tug on the line<br />snaps it. now I've lost a brand new lure and all<br />of my line. we decide to drift and cast jigs and<br />spinners at this point. I'm sitting down putting<br />new line on my spool and don't notice 2 30-40ft<br />boats coming our way. were about 5-10 feet from <br />a rocky shoreline. when my son says , hey dad, we<br />better move out before those big waves hit us.<br />I turn on the motor and swing us out from shore<br />and then BANG! hit a big rock. lift motor and 1<br />blade on a BRAND NEW prop is bent about 90'. then<br />I realize my spare is in the trunk at the ramp.<br />the good news is we're not too far from the launch<br />and we head back as low as it'll go, motor shakin<br />the whole time.<br />got to the ramp, pulled the boat and just went home<br />totally defeated.<br />and by the way, my new tach. doesn't work either.<br />sure hope my lower unit isn't damaged from running<br />on a bent prop now.<br />only wish I could go back out today! LOL
<br />hey Trooper, when I got home I pulled the mangled<br />prop and got the nice SS prop out of the barn.<br />it's too big (diameter)... like I said, one of<br />those days! LOL<br />think I'll send it to Kiley... maybe she'll let<br />you use it?