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good price (looks too good to me) but I'd avoid much use on the big water

Zoinks, pretty scary stuff there. If any more get caught in rice this year you won't find me swimming there anytime soon

they may be finicky, but lets not forget ugly too. To me, it sounds like you're doing everything right. I do whatever I can to keep them off my hook, you should do the same.

so what will come first, the influenza pandemic I keep hearing about that we are "due" for or the new ice age we are "due" for

First off, thanks to all those who eased my mind a few weeks ago when I thought I had trashed my new boat within 20 minutes of getting it on the water. Turns out it was just a spun hub and all is now well. Never had a motor heavy enough to warrant a transom saver, but this one (50hp 4 stroke) came with one. Should I be keeping the motor tilted on the transom saver when the boat is in storage, or should I return the motor to a vertical position once the drive home is over?

OOOOOO son, I hadn't even noticed there was another trip planned. I'm going to try and aim for the Friday and then Saturday until mid afternoon, after that its adios. I know my wife feels bad that I've missed the last 2 June G2G's, so as long as work cooperates I should be good to go. NUTTS, just called home before posting this and found my wife's family has booked a family portrait for the Saturday. GGGRRRRRR

I've fished it once. We did well for bass and caught decent pike too (5-8 lbs)

new personal bests almost every day, wish I could do that. Congrats

nice looking pike, especially for your second pike ever...looks like you guys had a bit of a wrestling match to boot (everyone is a little sandy). Congrats on a nice fishing and learning how to post it

very nice! Although I don't use flukes, I do love that hot pink colour. The pike in our lake just love em. You see your bait disappear before you feel the strike!

dang. for some reason I can't see it...curse you dial-up

what a coincidence. not an hour ago I was lamenting to my wife that both our vehicles will need snowtires/rims this winter. i figured around $2000 total to be ready for winter...ouch

funny, that's exactly what I did today. Went to Royal Distributing and bought a new prop and hub that can be dropped into it. Then took the old one to Brentwood marine where they will send it away and get it re-hubbed. Funny thing is the remade one will probably cost just as much as the new prop/hub from Royal. Only reason I'm not just buying 2 new ones is I think my damaged prop is of a higher quality

Good summary Brian, both are excellent advice!

hahaha til i get that hub fixed it goes about as fast as the wind will blow it

Not sure how fast it goes, but when I was looking for advice on this boat, somebody posted they had the same boat with a 40 on it and it went 31 mph. This one has a 50, so I guess more than 31 mph!

Last week was a busy week with selling my 99 Lowe, and 2 days later getting a 2001 Princecraft. Thanks to all who comforted me after I thought I screwed it up royally on its maiden voyage (see "brutal day" thread)! Either way, here are some gratuitous pics of the new girl. For a 2001 she looks real clean. The previous owner actually bought it new non-current in 2003. He figures he used it less than 10 times over the past 5 years and I believe it...not a scratch top be seen. yes, that is a little boys arm you can see on the floor. My two boys love to play in the boat (again see brutal day thread) and I told them to hide so I could take a picture. The one tucked up real nicely out of site under the console...the other, well, this is the best he did at "hiding" in the 10 shots I took of this angle! Either way, I'm real excited to get this hub thing figured out and get it back in the water.

thank you for all the replies. Son is great today, telling anyone who will list about the "big hook stuck in mine weg". The advice on the prop/spun hub as the likely source of the problems is also very much appreciated

you either mean pike and bass or you have the wrong little lake!

I watched that Bolt race. That guy could run 9.5 no problem if he ran a full race. Unbelievable how easily he beat the world record. I think he slowed down so that he can beat his own record repeatedly in the future. Why knock half a second off right away? This way he can take a tenth off (still a pretty big amount) 5 times.

good link GCG! Might have to invest in those hook protectors. If I wasn't usually so careful about keeping the kids away from the lures I'm sure I'd be pretty sore today from the whoooopin my wife would have given me. not sure where that is or how I check it

you sir, are dreaming. That is an unbelievable fish, if you beat it I will eat my hat. Congrats

Hi Shane yup, that is exactly the same boat I had and I believe Lew's brother also had the same boat. My boat was a 1999 as well, although I bought it new "non-current" in 2002. I loved that boat, never had a problem with it. No leaks, everything worked great it was actually sad to see it go. One day I had motor issues but it turned out to be bad gas (insert joke here). Put new gas in and it worked great. I hope you get your problem solved. I was hoping to be able to sell mine to an OFC'er but somebody from Kijiji grabbed it shortly after I listed it there.

that's a respectable pike and some nice bass too, thanks for the report

good to see muskies reproducing there. Always beautiful markings on those small muskies too...make better photos than the big ones because they are photogenic and you aren't straining to hold it!