wormdunker

I love all of the info members are willing to share - fishing tactics, advise on equipment, locations, repairing one of my toys, which stores for equipment & the list goes on & on.... I like to do most of my work & thru this site I've had lots of info to help me thru a project. Right now I'm getting ready for perching on Lake Erie. Hopefully my partner doesn't sleep in!! Thanx to the members of OFC

I'd love to be in the area north of Sudbury. Lots of small lakes for walleye, bass, pike. We've vacationed for 4 years at the Watershed restaurant/truck stop. It's a short drive to many smaller lakes towing my 14 footer. Chelmsford would be an ideal town to live in as it is very close to Sudbury for all your supplies & a great hospital facility, housing is affordable & I've met some very nice people. I was fortunate to be able to work in Sudbury last year for 3 months - in 1 hour I could be in natures paradise!!

I recently replied to the post about Detroit River fishing & merccruiser tech. I ended up with a double post. What did I do wrong. Thanx Wormdunker

Jay I was in LaSalle Easter week end. Had a ball reeling in perch at the Marina behind the TD Canada Trust at the end of Laurier St. There were lots of boats launching & going to the right (upstream) by the end of the island (I don't know the name). I heard they were getting walleye. Just launch & follow the boats.

hey was just wondering if anyones had any luck on the detroit river so far (ontario side), ive seen probly 100 ppl out there but no idea if theyre catching anything only seen 1 guy pull up a pickerel, thats about it, so yea any good news? im thinkin of goin in the casino area (fishin from shore) show some pics if ya got em, let me know what lures or bait u were usin

 

thanks

-Jay

I had a similar issue with my Polaris ATV. I could get it started, would idle properly but, when I tried to accelerate it would bog down - almost like running at half throttle. I was fortunate enought to have a fellow poster send me a link to a site that described (with pix) how to remove, clean & reinstall my exact carb. I removed the carb, cleaned it, checked that the float was working properly, the reinstalled it. While doing this work I also removed & cleaned the gas tank, fuel lines & installed a new fuel filter. All said & done it now runs very well. I found debris in the tank which also found it's way into the carb. Good luck!!

Old fuel will create some gel,it wasn't water. It was meant as an example,dirt will do the same thing as I don't figure your fuel is old enough to gel. It could be someting as simple as when they had the motor apart the fuel lines were diconnected,when one of the rubber lines was reconnected a small peice of the rubber line was broken off on the inside of the connection and made it's way into the carb. It's a cheap and simple check to ,if nothing else rule it out.

 

I don't have any experince with inboards but have a fair bit of experience with older cars and trucks an alot of carb problems come down to a little bit of dirt in the carb. Just trying to help!

It is never a good idea to use old gas, even 6 months old. Your carb, fuel lines, & fuel filter are probably clogged up with the old gas residue - looks like varnish. I suggest u remove the tank, lines & carb. Thoroughly clean everything with a quality carb cleaner. The tank can be cleaned with a bit of gas, swish it around, dump it - do this several times. If u were to disassemble the carb you'll probably find the jets are clogged. www.ripperd.com/ftpl/admins/carb shows in detail how to remove a mikuni carb, clean it, & re assemble. Hope this helps

wormdunker

Hi, I've had this 1.2hp Gamefisher for about 5 years now, worked somewhat tempermentally the first two years I had it and then sat unused the last 3 years. Kind of a neat little motor, probably about 15 pounds all fueled up. I tried to start it the other day and it didn't so I figured I should start by draining the gas (old stuff was 3 years old) and maybe think about taking the carb apart a bit and soaking it overnight in carb or fuel injector cleaner. So I took the tank off to drain it and figured I'd remove the fuel sediment bowl too as I could see it had a fair bit of brown crud in it (corrosion I guess). I tried blowing air through it (the fuel shut off valve) not compressed air, to see if the passages could be clogged and could blow air easily through the fuel exit passage and out where the sediment bowl would normally be but not through the fuel in passage at all. Is there supposed to be that much resistance or is it likely there is some kind of obstruction or clog? I removed the valve and am soaking it at the moment and for overnight in STP fuel injector cleaner. Will that melt/wreck the rubber gasket in the valve? Any advice appreciated, thanks, Ross

12 Whities you'll be paying big fines. LImit is 2 lakers, 2 white fish.

I love fishing world the guys are great. The guy with the black goatee is a real avid fisherman. He might not have the greatest personality but he knows fishing. My Lowrance color finder was $150.00 cheaper at Grimsby Tackle than BPS. BPS has 1 person in each department who is an expert the rest is staffed by people who couldn't get work at WaLMart. The problem at BPS the expert is always busy helping people like ourselves. Radio World is the only place I'll talk electronics - they know their stuff, will demo it for u, & their price is always better than BPS. BPS came to Canada with much hoopla - as far as I'm concerned they should've stayed in the states.

I have a buoy o buoy. I find it is bulky & rather uncomfortable to move around in. It is definitely very warm. Are the salus suits warm, how are they for comfortable movement?

I'm in Fonthill, snowed all last night - right now probably 10" on the ground. I hope the snow blower is working!!

"work is for those who don't know how to fish"

Congratulations SHE'S A KEEPER!!

"work is for those who don't know how to fish"

My condolences to the families & friends of people who have gone thru the ice. In the case of a snowmobile person - are they not wearing survival/floater suits? Does anybody have info on this question?

I'm in Fonthill, thinking of the Grand later this week when the temp & winds are a little more favourable. Is the ice ok for ATVs? Thanx for your help

vinny how's the ice, what area are u fishing? I live in Fonthill, thinking of Dunnville later this week when the temp & wind is going to be a little more favourable. Is the ice safe enough for ATVs?

Thanx wormdunker

Are there any ATVs, or sleds on the ice yet?

I have a portable hut (homemade) that is difficult to set up on a windy day. I purchased 4 ice screws, tied the hut to the screws with some rope - problem solved!!

Very good info above but I found the 1 lb bottles on the Mr. Buddy do not last more than 4 hours. I bought a 6' propane hose from CTC (without a regulator) to adapt to the 20 lb bottle. I used this set up in the operators cab of a crane. The 20 lb bottle lasted 10 days, 8 - 10 hours per day on the low setting.

I like to get away from the everyday grind. Even the drive to the lake is satisfying. Sometimes I'll travel 8 hours for 3 or 4 days of fishing. We'll camp in a tent, or sleep in the van which is also a change. Once the boat is launched then the challenge begins. We caught them here 2 weeks ago, where are they today ? Then the first bite!! Priceless.

I'm not too sure about the 3 wheeler, ownership, etc. but I know for sure U must have liability insurance for an ATV. I found out the hard way! 2 years ago stopped by a CO on Simcoe - $245.00 fine & if you're not wearing your helmet another $110.00 fine.

Hi all I haven't been on this site in a long time but enjoy the posts/info. I had to reply to help out fishnwire. Telus works up at the watershed. Where will u be staying, working? I've vacationed at the watershed 4 years & spent 3 months there last summer. Email me I'd like to share info.

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