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Where you fishin' this Labor Day weekend?
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<blockquote data-quote="wasilvers" data-source="post: 159358" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>Good catchin fender!</p><p></p><p>My update isn't so cool - got a late start from oversleeping,wind was blowing about 30mph. Found an old 'quarry' in the marsh and fished it all around, saw one hit on the top but I had no bites. </p><p>No fish all morning.</p><p>I did scout the lake and find what I think is a sunken boat with the sidefinder. Saw a school of trout in 2 feet of water - but they wouldn't bite for anything. I never saw anything like it, they were swimming in tight circles... really strange, but nice size fish. Also saw some nice smallmouth just sitting in 3-4 feet of water, no weeds, no rocks, no dropoff, just sitting there. </p><p></p><p>Managed to overheat the engine on the last run back to the ramp, so I got stuck in the middle of the lake with terrible wind blowing me sideways and my trolling battery mostly dead since I didn't charge it from the LAST trip. I limped back to the ramp and got her loaded, then the trim wouldn't raise the motor. A few 'taps' later and it worked. Think there's a break in the power somewhere. Got back home and tested compression, and the RPM guage wouldn't work - think it's the same short. </p><p></p><p>So I tightened some screws and ran the engine. All is working at the moment. [-o< </p><p></p><p>With this trip going so bad, I HAVE to make up for it on Monday!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wasilvers, post: 159358, member: 1776"] Good catchin fender! My update isn't so cool - got a late start from oversleeping,wind was blowing about 30mph. Found an old 'quarry' in the marsh and fished it all around, saw one hit on the top but I had no bites. No fish all morning. I did scout the lake and find what I think is a sunken boat with the sidefinder. Saw a school of trout in 2 feet of water - but they wouldn't bite for anything. I never saw anything like it, they were swimming in tight circles... really strange, but nice size fish. Also saw some nice smallmouth just sitting in 3-4 feet of water, no weeds, no rocks, no dropoff, just sitting there. Managed to overheat the engine on the last run back to the ramp, so I got stuck in the middle of the lake with terrible wind blowing me sideways and my trolling battery mostly dead since I didn't charge it from the LAST trip. I limped back to the ramp and got her loaded, then the trim wouldn't raise the motor. A few 'taps' later and it worked. Think there's a break in the power somewhere. Got back home and tested compression, and the RPM guage wouldn't work - think it's the same short. So I tightened some screws and ran the engine. All is working at the moment. [-o< With this trip going so bad, I HAVE to make up for it on Monday! [/QUOTE]
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