Mr. Krinkle

This late in the season, you may as well wait until winter...tons of cheap boats on craigslist when weather turns ugly.

I own a sevylor, it works great with a hard bottom and trolling motor bracket. You can set up a milk crate seat so you're not sittin so low. The hard bottom is must, a simple shaved & sanded piece of wood will take care of that. It adds a tremendous amount of stability, so you can stand and whatnot. The motor bracket is a ripoff, make one yourself using copper tubing and a 2x4. Boat + motor + battery +acc. materials = $200+/- Get's me through shallow rivers, and small lakesides just fine. You'd be surprised how fast a Minnkota30 will push one of these things. ;D

I picked up a Rebel cricket last week, didn't have any luck, but man does that thing waggle!

You'll want to hit Clear Lake no doubt, "they" say the next record is bound to come from that lake. Poppers, cranks, spinnerbaits, plastics. You also might want to google the California Delta & Lake Castaic.

1. Catfish love structure, so find some stumps. 2. Yes. Most big cat hunters recommend live blue gill about the size of your palm, or a big chunk of mackerel. 3. Bigger bait usually means bigger fish, of course you won't catch as many as you would using smaller baits like dough/stink,... but if you're looking for a big one.

In my area, we're not allowed to use bluegill, or any other live finfish for that matter. So we use minnows, chicken liver, frozen cutbait and prepared baits. I'm a dough/stink/dip bait kinda guy. Danny Kings, Hogwild & Charlies works pretty good.

Finally got the view the picture...Whoa, that's an awesome boat! If possible, send me a private message as to where I can more from this company. Anywho, congrats! Inflatables are great. I've got a Sevylor 9ft fishhunter, once you get all the little extras like a floorboard, motormount, seat...you really can't beat inflatables for small rivers and calm lakes. Nothing better than reaching a secluded section of river where the aluminums can't reach. They sure do get a bit stretchy when left in the sun though. I was looking at getting a Sea Eagle but they're a bit pricey in comparison.

Yep, all new fuel lines.

Hello all, I'm having problems with my 2stroke 4hp Evinrude. Months ago, while on the lake the engine bogged, slowed significantly and generally sound "low". So I thought I might have lost a cylinder due to rusty looking spark plugs, so they got changed out along with the gascan/tubing/connection. Put it in a bucket and it seemed to idle great, sounded awesome when I increased the throttle, certainly better than when I bought it. So me and my buddy head out to the local river, and while it sounded like an improvement at home, still had the same sluggish performance. The strange thing is, and this is hard to explain...while under load with the throttle at half, the engine will "kick in" and run at what sounds to be "right and true" but only for seconds or less. Imagine, you're in your car driving at idle speed in "drive" and suddenly the car accelerates slightly (as if you stabbed the gas) then returns to regular idle speed. Now it does this intermittently and in rapid succession. Only when the throttle is at full does it seem to shake out the cobwebs and run at 1 constant, sluggish speed. Any ideas?

I have the same model finder. As with most finders, when you're stationary, objects will result in a solid line scrolling on the screen. You must be moving somewhat to get the arches. This finder has a simulation option, mess with it.

I own a ($120) Sevylor fishhunter 280 (9'2), absolutely love it. 4 separate hulls, 700lb capacity, made a trolling motor mount for half the price of the brand name. Put a hardwood floor in and it's very stable, you can stand etc... you can also buy a "boot" to fit over it for added protection. I primarily use it for Rivers and small ponds, I feel pretty vulnerable whenever I take it to the lake, your call...but be sure to bring a flag or horn for safety. You certainly don't want to be careless with sharp objects obviously, but once properly inflated it takes on a certain rigidness and most accidental hook bumps will bounce right off. And even if you do puncture a hull, you still have a few left to keep you stable and get you back to shore. So if you can save alittle more, I'd definitely recommend a Sevylor model over the coleman.

Aye, both are still cold, shallow and muddy...Eastman being the better of the two.

Thank'ya.

I fish both on a regular basis, and both are really low right now. Hensley is pretty much ignored by most anglers this time of year due to the water level. Eastman is really low too, but still producing, I caught my PB from Eastman a few weeks ago (16in, still learning ). Both are super murky and present dangers in that you can go from 20ft deep to 1 1/2 ft in a heartbeat. Not to mention the rocks and floating trees that appear out of nowhere and disappear after a short time. They stock both Hensley & Eastman with trout, but those are mainly targeted by shore fishermen.