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OFC slumlord?

I''m assuming those are fiddle heads? Another week or two and we'll be good to go. Those with some fresh asparagus and a pile of perch fillets.......mmmmm........I'll take a double rye and 7 though Sinker

Get some seafoam and run it through once you get her going....... Sinker

bigger the number, smaller the hook. 12, 14 and maybe 16's if your running single eggs or something.......maybe a #10 if its dirty and your running bigger bait. Sinker

8's are tooooo big!

Me too. I tow under normal curcumstances in OD. If I'm in a hilly area, or slowing/stopping frequently, I drop it into Drive. If you know when your tranny should be shifting, you can make it shift itself. A lot of people just get in and hit the gas, but have no clue when or why the tranny is shifting. Sinker

Hey, at least its not crack!!

Nice fish Mike!! Sinker

Hmmmm........virginia beach thursday? All I need is gas and I'm gone........ Sinker

Same here.....

Well, theres one thing we can thank the atlantic stocking program for

The open water is going to warm faster than usual that's for sure. Whether that's a good thing or not, I"m not sure. I find I do good for crappies when its a bit of an early ice out, but do best for eyes on a late ice out. Crappies could be anywhere in a months time. I know one thing for sure......its going to be a loooooong month of in between season. Sinker

I kinda like the boat. I'm just a little skeptical about that merc. Take it for a run. If it starts and runs ok, go for it. Its not such a bad deal for what your getting. Who knows, that engine could run like a top. Sinker

The lakes around here will be wide open by the end of the week!! Last year I was icefishing still on april 13th........kinda sucks......but I guess I'd better get the boat going eh? I find I do better when its a late ice out for eyes, but that's just me. Should be a killer crappie/perch season though.......can't friggen wait! Sinker

I'm happy to see this thread has turned into an informative discussion. Thanks, Sinker

I think everything melted slow enough that we won't see much of a rise in water levels this year. Nothing like we had last year anyways. I think its going to be a weird spring. Things are going to start early. Sinker

I know a few labs that do that. My buddy has one that eats its own crap......its friggen hilarious to see. It gets down for the crunch, drops a load, and turns around and eats it while its still steaming........I don't let her give me any lovin.......LOL. She's a great retriever though! Sinker

Nice report.......I could go for a feed of eyes right about now! I wish we had that many active CO's down here. I've only been checked once all season, and the guy was alone. Sinker

Running a tiller from the port side, would be similar to sitting in the passenger seat to drive a car. Sinker

That boat/motor has been pounded through the marsh dude. I'm not kidding. I run a duck boat, and I know just how much crap they go through. My engine is 100X cleaner than that thing........and you can tell the prop has been run thru sand bigtime. I'm assuming this guy ran this boat in Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair?? Just guessing here......the prop is just shining......I wonder how much sand has run through the impellor??? I'd want to take that for a good long test ride before I pulled the trigger. Looks a little sketchy to me. I'd get the bottom end pressure tested. If he's been running that prop for too long, and pounding it through the sand, I'd bet the prop seals are leaky, and there's prolly water in that lower unit. He may have changed it, so it looks like new right now, but if you run it for a while, it will have water......I'll almost guarantee it. I don't know how it got so dirty inside the cowling either. Should be pretty clean in there. Looks like a lot of sand or some thing in there?? Buyer beware. Sinker

Why would I want to catch a nasty, slimey, syinky ol' poike, when I can catch pickeral, lakers, whities and perch??

Bah......fishing is easy compared to hunting!!! NO challenge!!

Just try shooting a duck, as is whips over the decoys at 45MPH, with the wind at its back!!

Sure, they'll burn 50:1.......heck, they'll burn 20:1........but you don't need it. Sinker

Nope,that's the right mix. 10ml of oil/L of gas. Thats why I said there isn't much oil in your yammy 2 stroke. Sinker