Bernie

Yep. Id have to say they help the economy in my repair shop too.

Both vehcles are in the same catagory......JUNK! Tell him to save his money and buy a used import. They stay together better in the long run. There is a reason why imports hold their value better used.

Hi TJ. Every year at my dads place there is a smallmouth"nest" between the piers. Depends a little on water temp but they usually start to hang around late April and stay to protect the nest through into June. BTW. You are in big doodoo

You are going to love it Randy.

Just use the Evinrude regular Etec oil through the summer. I put in the synthetic for October though. Gets kind of chilly some mornings. They recommend it for below freeze points. I ran a 130 Honda for 3 years before this one. Used synthetic engine oil in it so there wasnt much difference in total cost for the year between the two. The Evinrude makes up for that though..Its about 40% better on fuel than the Honda was.

O yes Pigeontroller, some oil too, but they dont use a lot of it. Because the fuel is injected above the piston it doesn't wash the oil below off. Consequently the oil required is greatly reduced. Last season I used about 8 liters.

3 seasons on my 175 E-TEC and 200 hours. Changed spark plugs once and gear lube each season. Add gas and go. Thats it. Love it.

Welcome GlennK

lol Northhunter. Maybe that was a somewhat dyslexic statement I made. If the wind comes out of the east there are places to go where they are biting. Its just that the prevailing west winds is what we mostly fish. When winds are coming from a direction that is less common we get less of a chance to fish those conditions. Fishing on the same waters you get to find where the bite is on under different circumstances. Thats why my experiences have led me to wind and barometer.

As always CC, great stuff!

Just a note that an approaching storm signifies a dropping barometer.

Wow! Great report! .....No offense Gerritt, but this beats the hell out of the lawn mower thread.

Ha..I didnt even notice the date. That poll was before I joined in here. Interesting someone brought it up.

Just thought I should say to Cliff that this is a well thought out poll. Real good questions.

What I have found over the years of fishing is that they are usually biting somewhere at any time in any weather. What is important is being in those places at that particular time. What determines where they are is weather. On hot calm sunny days in the middle of the afternoon there are places I can go and have a ball catching fish. But you wont find them there with a stiff west wind and a dropping baro. I have spots to go in those conditions as well. I haven't fished a lot of other lakes in my life but it seems to hold true where I fish. A dropping baro does seem to make them more active though.

At that age I would look at what kind of condition it was in. If properly maintained and low hours it would be worth the $500 bucks. If not maintained and beat up it is worth nothing. A quick visual check-starter rope,is it badly worn? The engine itself- oil coated and dirty or nice and clean? Is the throttle and tiller handle nice and smooth or loose as a goose? The shift lever move easily? ( sometimes you need to turn the prop by hand to align the gears) Ask the seller if you can take it to a reputable mechanic to give it a quick checkover. If he refuses -dont buy it. If he accepts, a few bucks checking it out may save you some money. Just a few things off the top of my head here but you should get the idea.

Happy birthday FD!!!!

Happy Birthday Beans!!!!!

I like the look of the COT. If it makes the drivers safer thats a good thing too. It also makes it much more interesting to watch and listen to the broadcasters. Hurray for Toyota being in it as well. Too bad about Tony he had a decent car today but there were others who were just as fast before his fuel pump issue. Was talking to a rep from Carquest last week who has met Kyle Busch. Says hes an arrogant punk kid (well worse than that but I cant say it here) But the kid can wheel a car.

Several neighbors have Hondas. One fella bought one and it now seems to be the trend. I may look at one myself when my old beater fails me. They are more money but not sure how much more.

Real good job there Tony . Well spoken and some good pointers. Looked like you guys really did have some fun on the water.

Always wondered why they call them hot water heaters Why heat hot water? .....They heat cold water

I'd get on the wagon but it's missing a wheel.

Just before they left on the houseboat vacation they did a little yard gardening.

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