Uncle Buck

first thing is first, whats the max you wanna spend??

10 color leadcore and a blue/silver riplin redfin tipped with a worm is my go to erie rig... it's never failed me...

after you put it the first 100 contacts... it's a breeze... you should see me go now!!

i have a BB and love it... i use it for personal use...

the hillbilly fix for this is a bungee cord to your seat post and hook it to your steering wheel when you want it to go to maintain a certain course... the proper way ($$$) is the NFB that Drifter is talking about...

Ditto

i always write down my key numbers for anything on the boat... that includes the hitch locks, storage compartment locks, glove compartment, ignition, etc... better safe then sorry...

Awesome!! Congrats These are the best reports!!!!!

The only thing that will "heal" a back is a time... and once you've thrown it out once, it can always come back... i blew mine out a month ago bending over to turn the shower faucet off... and BANG i was incapacitated for a week... i could barely walk or stand Good Luck!!

Catching them is fun... Cleaning them, well not so much...

check for a button stamped in/attached to the engine block... it should have a model# there, then cross reference it...

buy the precision trolling book... it has dive curves for different lines and diving devices...

My 20hp shortshaft pushed my 16' longshaft boat 6mph my 4hp longshaft pushes the boat 5mph... a shortshaft will work terribly on a longhaft boat

i goofed.. was thinking of Chet Ripley (John Candy in The Great Outdoors) but typed in Uncle Buck???

i'd say buy something that's water ready... to do things right is expensive, when you factor that plus the time, you are better off buying something that is water ready...

i've mounted 6 humminbird transducers and never gotten a rooster tail... did ya follow the directions?

If it's a new boat... take it to the dealership and tell them to FIX IT... there are some benefits of buying new!!

I agree with Mike

http://www.marinetechproducts.com/pages/TrollMasterHome/ this is the best system out there Vince you can't beat it

your snap on easy out set... is it this one? http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=77413&group_ID=1262&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog this has saved me more time then i can remember...

Ditto!!

Will it pull it? Yes How long will your Motor/Transmission/Suspension/Brakes last is another question...

I've got a 2000 Envoy and blew the lower intake gasket last fall... it's been pretty solid except for some minor issues... if you've put 10K into it in the 18 months, i'd start reading internet forums and start fixing stuff yourself... the "stealership" wanted $1800 for the lower intake and head gaskets to be done... i spent under $1500 and changed the following Lower intake gasket head gasket and every other gasket/oring that came in the kit new water pump new thermostat new radiator a few oil changes 2 coolant flush, got rid of the "deathcool" (orange) and put in the green stuff new michelin tires tire alignment new ball joints new tie rods new tie rod ends new idler arm new pitman arm new sleeves it starts getting expensive when you need to fix stuff at the dealer... learn to do stuff yourself and save lots of $$$$$ I love my Envoy

nice!!