Search results

I use oak (not cutting board) and Shoe-Goo. NO problems after 3 years.

ALL fuel tanks, regardless if the application, vent. As fuel is used, air has to be able to get inside to take it's place. Otherwise, the engine will die at some point from fuel starvation. That's not to say that there couldn't be a one way air valve but that would be stupid and would not...

I keep a big, heavy lure with multiple treble hooks on one rod for such an occasion. (and hope I don't backlash) I have yet to hook one but that's not because I haven't tried. :twisted:

I think I may do what catmansteve suggested and put a guard on the skeg, just in case. This would be mostly for getting into what I know to be shallow waters, though free of any big rocks. We will many times, after a good flood, go out and do some recon. One on the O/B and the other on the...

Here are two great sources on river flow and level information. I use these regularly. NOAA - https://water.weather.gov/ahps/ USGS - https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt

Here is the section of the river (compliments of Google Earth) where the pic of the Musky was taken. Google earth says the image was taken 10/20/2010. This late in the year, the water level is pretty low and you can see the top of the bigggg rock I mentioned before. Around the bend, you can...

Thinking about it some more, I believe it would be a great deal safer to stay in known parts of the river when out alone. If something should happen, an extra person can be a BIG help.

Sandbars really are not any problem. The drop of the river in the area we fish is pretty good so it's pretty much rock. There are a few holes that do have sandy bottoms though. To give you an idea what I am looking at, here are a couple pics. The one with the Musky is in about 6-7 foot of...

Having been the person in front, acting as the watch-out, I can say first hand that glare, as well as water clarity, sometimes make it impossible to really see what's in front. Speed wise, it wouldn't be quicker than a walking pace. 3-4mph approx. Any quicker and there is no time to react...

I was thinking about something similar to that, Jerry. Maybe something, instead of a flag, an adjustable tension spring on the "stick" and a small pushbutton switch at the top that would light a small warning lamp. When the "stick" that is in the water deflects from hitting the bottom or a...

I run my 1436 Tracker in a river that is rather rocky (5 foot boulders in 6 foot of water) and can get pretty shallow (18"-24"). As I'm sure you know, rivers will shift, and with two people, one in the back running the O/B and the other up front to watch, submerged rocks and trees as well as...

Thanks. The mount wasn't all that hard to do. 3" aluminum channel with one side cut off. The surface that it's mounted to is angled down towards the inside of the boat. I just used a 2x4 5" wide and cut the bottom to match the angle so that it would be perpendicular to the rest of the boat...

I don't know yet. I literally had just finished yesterday when I posted the pics. It was built to fish on the French Broad River and perhaps, on a RARE occasion, on a lake. The next step is to get the tag for the trailer before it goes anywhere.

Thanks. :D If anyone else has suggestions or comments, I would really like to hear them. Good or bad. :shock:

First post. I figured it would be easier to do this all at once. I picked up a 2011 Tracker 1436 (you can tell the year by the paint flaking off), trailer and a 1980 model 9.9 Johnson all for $1100.00. The boat had only been in the water once before I acquired it. Motor from original owner...