Recent content by icepounder

Thanks again Rich. :wink: I had it out in Pa this past weekend. At the end of the day guys were at the docks waiting on their trailers. When I pulled into the ramp I heard moaning. I said I'll be gone in two minutes. I took off the motor, put it in the boat, lowered the wheels and inserted...

Sunday I was able to get the boat and motor out for a little testing. Before going I did some checking of the boat and motor in my yard. I placed the boat on milk crates and mounted the motor. The first thing I noticed was the trim angle. The transom has an angle sloping downward towards the...

Thanks Rich. I've seen similar wheel kits available on the web. It should make my life easier. Instead of tying up a ramp I can get the boat off the roof in the parking lot. Load all my gear and walk it down. If it's just a trail launch it should work equally as well. I wanted to test things...

I had started fabricating a wheel kit for my jon boat last fall. Well I finally got around to finishing it this past weekend. I literally finished mounting it about an hour ago. I wheeled it around the yard, tried it in the up and down position and so far so good. Here's a few pics.

That's about what I had. The front was way up and the rear had about 3 inches off the water. I got on my knees and went forward. I stretched my arm out to the tiller arm and then I was about 3 1/2"-4" off the water. I didn't bother trying to get out this past weekend. I knew everyplace would be...

Those are very good ideas and I appreciate your insight. :wink:

Rich I was thinking of going with 5 gallon buckets with lids. The more I thought about it the less sense it made to me. I'd have to bring at least 4 five gallon buckets, load them with water and empty them at the end of the day. I'm back by the motor (my arms are only so long) and I'm 190 lbs...

I took the boat out yesterday to test the 2.5 outboard and get some fishing in. The first thing I noticed was under throttle I was really low in the back and very high in the front. I already had the motor adjusted all the way forward. I was definitely losing a lot of momentum due to this. I got...

Thank you NEPA_Fisherman. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about the tourists. I'm glad to hear someone else has done the same thing. I think drifting down while fishing shouldn't be a problem. And if it is a good stretch I could always motor back up for another drift. Well that is going...

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Here in norther NJ many people use tip ups. Many of my friends do. I personally haven't used them in years. I find it more productive to move until I find active fish and jig. From another hole I will set up a deadstick in a rod holder and use live bait. If the fishing dies off I can start...

I'm old too .. well mid 50's ! LOL I feel very comfortable in it. I can stand and cast. I can motor while standing fairly comfortably. I've had it on smaller rivers such as the Passaic and on reservoirs such as Monksville using my electric trolling motor. I've read many times how tippy and...

I see you guys are quite familiar with the big "D". I have always shore fished for sm bass, walleye and shad. A little over a year ago I refurbished an old 10' jon boat and I just picked up a 2.5 hp outboard motor. Before everyone starts I know it's WAY underpowered but I'm not looking to run...

I have been using a similar set up for a while. I have the Vex FL-18 that has bottom lock. I have the round "trolling motor" mount transducer. I didn't like it on the motor so I rigged it to a bracket I purchased through Cabela's. You could rig something similar (I did several years ago) using...

I finished the stand last weekend and here's a picture .. it's nothing fancy. I have the electric and my 2.5 hp on it. I'm cleaning the garage and having it on wheels makes it easy to move around.