Recent content by optaylor823

I think we all have a long enough winter, but I know down here they have been catching fish for a couple three weeks. I finally got out with my family last weekend and we caught 15. This is the first fish of the year for me. I know it is not big but beats being inside.

Just joined. Looks like a good group.

As many of you know I had a 1666 Snyder with a 175 evinrude converted to a jet. It was a good boat, but I had to sale it last year. I am looking at getting another boat but I don't believe this time I can buy a Snyder. I am looking at a G3 1656 CCJ. I was wondering if any one had one and what...

If you look at this link under question 19 they have a pdf file you can download that lets you know how to sharpen an impeller. This is straight from the manufacture of jet foots. https://www.outboardjets.com/faqs.php#19

He does have a point. I started out with a 25/20 jet on a 1546CP Xpress and that boat would run any where, not to mention if it did get beached it was easy to slide off. I even run that boat a few time on the Buffalo River down in Linden. There is pros and cons to everything. I will give you my...

I believe you will have to go with a commercial boat to find a 17' boat that would hold that kind of power. Most flat bottoms or shallow running boats are not rated for that kind of power. It would be nice to get a Snyder or Rockproof, but they are hard to find and not sure you would get what...

I will let you know if I see one. I am always looking at used boats, just to see if they have something I can use to improve my boat or just to look. I wish you luck in finding something I just had a buddy travel to Missouri to get a jet, because he wanted one now and there was not much out...

Unfortunately my fishing has been limited this year. I was working out of town for 6 weeks, but when I was fishing my big fish were coming earlier this year with the warm weather we have had. I did get to go 2 weekends ago. They river was up a little and muddy we did have one nice smallmouth and...

You may be able to by a boat with out the motor, but doing that will probably cost you more. I know when I bought a Triton and added a jet it did cost me a little more because the motor came form someone else then I had it added to the boat. If you are running the Chickasaw Trace Park area I...

I think the 18' G3 would be fine on the Duck. The only problem I see with it is if you go in a creek and try to turn around, which can be a problem even in a 16' boat. I think the 90/65 jet would be good on the 1656. This is just a guess because the hull weight is 830lbs and I had a 90/65 Yamaha...

J Hartman it may have been me that you meet with a Snyder. If i had known you was fishing the Duck before you got you hands on a 150 XR2 I would have recommended a G3 boat. I really think those boats would be great on the Duck. I sometimes wish I could have went with one of them, but like the...

I had a Triton 176 Sport that looked very similar to that boat. I had a 90/65 Yamaha 4-stroke jet on the boat and I can tell you that I needed a bigger motor.The Triton was 17'You had to run the motor WOT to keep the boat on plan and the boat would slide in turns which is normal for a jet, but...

I know it has been asked, but not sure if it was here. I found a video of a power pole holding a boat in current that looks to be a rocky bottom.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em9rqVchIYY

I have only been 50 miles round trip and that was holding my breath hoping to make it back. You guys must be carrying lots of fuel to make those longer trips, because my trip just about sucked my tank dry.

I would think that you should be able to take the 2 red wires and connect to a 12V battery and the depth finder should work. What I would do is get a volt meter and check the red leads before disconnecting them, so you know which leads is the 12V lead and which one is the ground. If you connect...