I took Jennifer over to Clark’s Hill yesterday for her first outing on that lake. She was impressed, and we had a great time until breaking down at the end of the afternoon. More about that later… We got there around noon. Why so late? I wanted to be there while they were generating. We launched at Scott’s Ferry and headed up to Modoc after baiting up at the Herring Hut. It took a little while to find a good pile, but we boxed 11 decent fish with 60 foot downrods and the Ben Parker Spoon over 100+ FOW. Here are some pics:
2 in the net. I learned not to net a fish with the Ben Parker. Just grab the spoon and hold the net under it in case it falls off. We spent 15 minutes untangling the net from the big treble.
About 4:00, I took Jennifer into the Modoc ramp for a restroom break. We then went back out to the channel near the bubbles and marked a few fish that we couldn’t get to bite; so it was time to move. We got lines in, and I went to start the engine-- nothing just like last week! Our day was over.
We took 2 hours to barely make it back to Scott’s Ferry with troller. The batteries quit at the dock. We loaded the boat by 7 after I paddled the 22 footer to the trailer. The motor hit this morning. I
Nice! I got tired of untangling treble hooks from the net and started using a rubber net years ago when fishing plugs or spoons. They’re a bit heavy and not as deep as a standard net, but totally eliminate those nasty tangles.
If you want a deep net that’s rubber but don’t want to pay the crazy prices for a rubber net, buy a couple cans of flex seal (like on tv). Spray the outside of your net good. Let dry. Turn it inside out and spray the other side. Coats great. Keeps hooks out of the net as well. As it wears off just recoat.
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
I was in the same area at the Hill yesterday morning. I wasn’t as lucky and only picked up two fish during the morning. Fished a bit south of the bubbles, camel humps, and finally picked up two fish in bait cove. Went back to the bubbles around 11’ish and loaded the boat around 12:30. I should’ve went late afternoon as you did because I marked a ton of fish but couldn’t get any takers.
Fogman,
I had the same symptom as you on my ski boat with it’s 150 Evinrude years ago. Boat would run great and when we would stop for lunch, it would not start. It acted like it was down on battery power even though it had fresh batteries, good cables, and a charging alternator. Thinking it was a heat soak issue, I took the starter to Chenerry’s Electrical Service in Inman SC and they said my starter was fine and wouldn’t take a penny. I found the problem by accident when I went to replace the Perko 1/2/All battery switch. It was installed underneath the transom fiberglass between the two jump seats and I noticed it was cracking a little bit. When I removed the mounting bolts the whole assembly fell into 4 pieces. Never had a problem since. Might be your issue, too.
I had a similar issue with a Perko in my old SeaPro. Acted like a weak battery or a dragging starter. Replaced both batteries and the problem was still there. Had the starter checked and it was good. Wired around the Perko and no problems. Mine was located in the bilge area and corrosion had gotten in to the contacts.
Thanks guys, but I don’t have a battery switch like y’all describe. The mechanic told me he knows exactly what the problem is. He suspects the brushes are wore out. That starter has been there for 28 years.
Thanks guys, but I don’t have a battery switch like y’all describe. The mechanic told me he knows exactly what the problem is. He suspects the brushes are wore out. That starter has been there for 28 years.</font id=“red”>
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Impressive.</font id=“red”> It certainly doesn’t owe you anything at this point. Good luck!
Possibly RDW’s and my experience with the battery switch’s high resistance can help someone in the future…
Lanier is the exact same way!