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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: Bad things happen in 3's |
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Was gonna fish Lilly!!!! Bad things happen tn 3'! Left to go fishing at 9am! Stopped to get some breakfast and check the load! Dah!!!! The fishing rods. Drove all the way home got'em!!! All set you would think. Get to the lake and what????? No Trolling motor mount!!!! Back home and said screw it! I'll just fish Indian Wells..... Arrive and launch! Fished all day! Notta Nuttin Nothing! Not even a splash! But AHha! Pink House Cove! Always a producer. Fire up the Merc! Head to the cove! Drive in! DAHHHH!!! Forgot to pull the trolling motor up! Pink House Cove is now the proud owner of a new $300 Trolling Motor! _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Oh man, that really sucks, sorry for your loss! _________________ There's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Much appreciated but not to worry! Hit Cabella's tonight and got another! _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Was the other 1 fairly new? _________________ There's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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About two years _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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hila2006
Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 582 Location: Ellington
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Wow!! almost would've been better to stay home Almost like backing the boat into the lake without the drain plug, been there done that. |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Done that to! LOL That was a trip seeing water coming through the drain of the floor in the Tracker.
I guess every boater has a first for everything. Unfortunately I haven't experienced a lot of them yet. Experience is the best teacher.
The very first day we had the Tracker, driving from the dealer we launched in Zoar at the state ramp. Went a few miles up stream breaking in the motor. After a couple hours we decided to call it a day and open it up a little.
I thought it was kinda odd there was a barbecue grill floating in the middle of the river but we soon found out why as I picked myself up off the front deck, looked over the side and saw mud!
Good lesson for the first day out. _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Please explain that last statement. I guess OI need clarity for a good laugh. _________________ There's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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There's a spot in Lake Zoar! 150 yard wide. Wide open water. On a bend in the river. There's a sand bar in the middle. Party spot for boaters. They set up volleyball nets and grills to barbecue on. To the left and right it's 30' deep. In the center it's 2' deep. If you don't know the river, like our first time out you'll plow right into it. We hit it at about 30mph. I was in the passenger seat. Came to a dead stop in about 20'.
Since then we've towed a few boats off the bar. _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhh, ok that explains the grill, I thought you picked up a grill off the bottom with your prop or something. _________________ There's a fine line between fishing....
and standing on the shore like an idiot! |
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hila2006
Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 582 Location: Ellington
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Dude that's crazy, we were at a river impoundment in NH called Powder Mill Pond. In the middle of this long stretch is a sand bar or gravel bar, back then we only had a 14' jon boat with a long shaft 15 hp Johnson, that damn motor flew up in the air like 3 times before I yanked it out of the water and shut it down. Scared the crap out of me for sure. If you don't know the water, go slow and have someone help keep an eye out. |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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hila2006 wrote: | Dude that's crazy, we were at a river impoundment in NH called Powder Mill Pond. In the middle of this long stretch is a sand bar or gravel bar, back then we only had a 14' jon boat with a long shaft 15 hp Johnson, that damn motor flew up in the air like 3 times before I yanked it out of the water and shut it down. Scared the crap out of me for sure. If you don't know the water, go slow and have someone help keep an eye out. |
It definitely wakes you up! Even the trolling motor popping off scared the crap outa me. _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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