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Location: Maplewood, MN | Well I drove back in town from college up in Grand Forks so I could get another trip in for muskies. The night before I charged up all the batteries and dropped $50 on new baits for the weekend. Well I get out on the water and the boat takes a while to warm up which I expected. Then, I engage the throttle and she kills. No problem, I'll just restart the boat and keep on keeping on. Once I get the boat started and add throttle to get on plane, she kills again, and again, and this continues every time I add power. After taking a half hour to get to my spot, I move a fish in the first pass so I'm thinking this could be a good day. I start up my boat again to make another pass at it and she kills and kills again. Now I'm frustrated and my language is getting mighty colorful. After another hour of struggling with the boat, I decide to pack it up. So much for my great fall fishing trip! Anybody else always run into problems fishing? |
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| Ha, thought I had a wonderful day this weekend. Headed out on Friday, after an hour drive, got to the lake. Get everything ready, dump it in, warm up the motor and get 200 feet off the dock and it dies. Try to start it, turns over for a minute with no firing. Decide to use the trolling motor to get to the spots. Fish for an hour with nothing, try to restart the engine and same thing. Head back with the trolling motor, load up, tie the back end down, raise the motor to put the transom saver on, go to disconnect the gas line, and find out the gas line came disconnected just enough not to get any gas!! Clicked it in, POOF, runs like a top. Headed home anyways, too mad.
Go back up on Saturday and moved 4 fish, caugh a fat 38 incher and lost another. Not one on suckers, but all on artificial. Must have been the weather for problems, thought I may be the only one. Hope your problem doesn't cost too much money though. |
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| MuskieFever - 10/14/2012 11:39 AM
Well I drove back in town from college up in Grand Forks so I could get another trip in for muskies. The night before I charged up all the batteries and dropped $50 on new baits for the weekend. Well I get out on the water and the boat takes a while to warm up which I expected. Then, I engage the throttle and she kills. No problem, I'll just restart the boat and keep on keeping on. Once I get the boat started and add throttle to get on plane, she kills again, and again, and this continues every time I add power. After taking a half hour to get to my spot, I move a fish in the first pass so I'm thinking this could be a good day. I start up my boat again to make another pass at it and she kills and kills again. Now I'm frustrated and my language is getting mighty colorful. After another hour of struggling with the boat, I decide to pack it up. So much for my great fall fishing trip! Anybody else always run into problems fishing?
Sounds like the carb needs cleaned, that same thing happened to me and that was all it was. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Guest - 10/14/2012 12:00 PM
MuskieFever - 10/14/2012 11:39 AM
Well I drove back in town from college up in Grand Forks so I could get another trip in for muskies. The night before I charged up all the batteries and dropped $50 on new baits for the weekend. Well I get out on the water and the boat takes a while to warm up which I expected. Then, I engage the throttle and she kills. No problem, I'll just restart the boat and keep on keeping on. Once I get the boat started and add throttle to get on plane, she kills again, and again, and this continues every time I add power. After taking a half hour to get to my spot, I move a fish in the first pass so I'm thinking this could be a good day. I start up my boat again to make another pass at it and she kills and kills again. Now I'm frustrated and my language is getting mighty colorful. After another hour of struggling with the boat, I decide to pack it up. So much for my great fall fishing trip! Anybody else always run into problems fishing?
Sounds like the carb needs cleaned, that same thing happened to me and that was all it was.
That's what we were thinking. That or a clogged jet. Dumped some seaform in yesterday to run through it. |
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Location: WI | I just bought a new reel for fall trolling and it broke a couple days ago. Good thing I had another heavy duty reel...oh wait, that one broke the next day. |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | Good weekend for motors. Forgot to charge batteries before going out today, so the trolling motor didn't have full power. Worked OK but if the wind was any worse it would have sucked. Tried to start the big motor, battery was dead. Pull started it and it ran fine.
Charger is hooked up now.
Did boat one small Musky yesterday (about a 25" on a 12" Suick, hungry little guy) and had 2 hits on the same Suick (one right at the boat, high 40's). Nothing today, and nothing on the suckers. |
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