Sun Fish

Hmm strange, maybe he just does'nt have a passion for "bass fishing" specificly and just rather fishing in general so he doesn't care about putting a lunker in the log book. Or like the above poster said he could believe that bass fishing this time of year hurts the population and tries not to catch them and dislikes those who do.

Don't tell me this, I've been doing better right now in PA than I've ever done in my life! I find that this time of year I tend to get less numbers of fish but the ones I do get are by far much bigger than in summer. In the summer I tend to get more numbers with larger fish being few and far in between. In relation to OP though, if your friend is not catching any biggins than I'm going to guess he is just jealous. When you were with him and he caught a big fish does he also say that his fish does not count?

Thanks all, I've landed a 5.51 and a 4.84 since this fish and several smaller ones. I'm at 50.47lbs of bass in the past 11 days. This is by far the best I've ever done, I'm really starting to get a grasp on my home lake as far as the pre-spawn bite goes. I hope I can stay as consistant during and after the spawn My fellow local anglers are astounded with my recent sucess. Many had no clue there was such a healthy population of larger bass in this lake, myself included

I tow a 17'6 Nitro Glass boat w/ a 115hp on the back with my 1995 Toyota T100 SR5 3.4 liter V6 4x4 134K miles. Nearly every trip to my home lake is up and down rolling hills in the Poconos. I have no problems at all, just a little slow uphill in certain spots. Just drive careful, downshift and pump your brakes going downhill instead of torturing them. Mind you, I purchased the truck with the sole purpose of towing my boat and nothing else. I have a car for my everyday commuter vehicle. However I wouldnt go with a much bigger boat without upgrading my truck. Just in my opinion I'd say a 18' is about max with a V6 so long as it's also not your everyday vehicle.

You should only have 1 positive and 1 negative running up to your plug receptacle. You should have two 12V batteries wired in series to create 24V. So yes you you cut your positive wire put a crimp connect fasted it to the top bolt, put a crimp connect on the other open end of the positive wire and fasten it to the bottom bolt and your done. You said there is a 40amp breaker already in place you have to remove it and put the 50 in its place. The 40 amp breaker has to be out of the circuit or you will still have the same problem. It should just be a matter of swapping the breakers out unless you do plan to run fresh wire in which case you would have to cut the positive to install it. Take my advice though since you went with a speed control motor. Don't constantly run on 5 if you plan to be out on the water more than a couple hours and try to run it on 2 or 3 at most if you plan on being out on the water all day. This more so applies for electric only waters where your completely dependent on your TM. Here's a better visual of proper 24v trolling motor wiring.

I don't get it, your competeing, you know what the fish are biting but you don't want to fish that but instead something else? Why even enter the tournament? You gotta give the fish what they want not what you want them to want.

Well also look at it this way. 20+ years ago we didn't have the internet and the wealth of information we do today. Today a teenager can spend time online studying bass fishing or any game of skill for that matter and have similiar or better understanding than the older guys who took 20+ years of trial and error to figure things out. A solid example even though it's not related to fishing at all. In the prime of online poker prior to things getting shut down in this country. Young guys out there who truly excelled at the game and poured their heart and soul into studying, playing and analyzing as many hands as possible had surpassed the experience of old time card sharks that have been at it for 30+ years in live card rooms within only a couple years. Many of them went on to make multi millions of dollars and those who have, left the country to continue their pursuits after the government dropped the hammer. Others entered the live poker scene in this country and have been breating the pants off the old time pros who would have been considered the best prior to this new generation of players. You can be assured that all the top teir bass pros out there that are older have the decades of on the water experience as well as taking advantage of all the modern resources out there to improve. Part of the reason why you see many young anglers rapidly climbing to the top.

Very simple to install, can be purchased at Walmart. It's an inline breaker not a fuse as a fuse can not be reset and must be replaced. It looks like this All you have to do is splice it into the positive lead comming back from the trolling motor. Do this closest to the batteries. Get a couple simple crimp connects that will fit over those bolts if they don't come with the breaker already (I can't remember) fasten them down and your good to go. The little button on the side resets the breaker if it ever trips. I didn't bolt my breaker down anywhere I just have it inline and it's fine.

I dont think so, as long as they look good I'd throw em. If left in excess heat they can melt and get yucky though.

Nice job!

Went out on my home lake today from 2:30-7:30. Started throwing a spinner bait with no luck and switched to a DT6 crankbait. I was tossing it along weed lines from 9ft of water into 6ft of water and landed myself a new personal best 6.98lbs to be exact! Thats 3 fish over 5lbs for me in the past 7 days, I love pre spawn 6.98lber And some smaller ones going 2.11, 1.6 and didn't weigh the smallest.

Do yourself a favor and tape up some new wire to the existing wire (using it as a snake) and pull yourself fresh wire through get the old stuff out and you should be good to go also put in a new fuse. There may be some kind of break in the old wire and this is a fairly simple task to do to insure 100% your wiring is good.

That is awesome! Your boy looks so happy, he will surely be hooked on the sport for life.

It's a nice area for some bassin although I tend to only fish a couple lakes around here and make trips to North Jersey waters when I can. Almost all the water around here is electric only.

Just gotta get out there and find out

I fished an 1980 Hydrasport 158vee last year. It did me well I liked the boat. The only issue I had with it was a bit of porpoising and really having to balance the throttle and trim right for a smooth ride on plane. Although I did have to change the lower unit out when I bought it and the original had a hydrafoil on it and my new one did not. I'm sure it was on the older one for a reason and likly to help the porpoising problem.

Got out on the water with my friend this afternoon at 1:30pm on our local electric only lake. The water was choppy and the wind was starting to pick up, we were facing 10-15mph steady winds with long periods of gusting 25+. From the boat launch I started making my way to a spot I marked the previous day. I arrive at the spot and prepare to drop anchor when my friend yells fish on! We get a glimpse of the fish and it's a pig so I quickly try to wrap the anchor robe up and dove for the net. We land his fish which goes 4.12lb on a double Colorado blade spinner. After we release the fish I realize my poor wrapped anchor line got loose in the gusting winds and off went 50ft of rope and the anchor to the bottom of the lake. I rushed to the bow to keep us from blowing into the shore line and get the boat back in position while in the process smacking my spinnerbait off the trolling motor head on a cast sending that also to the bottom of the lake. We could no longer comfortably fish this spot without the anchor being so close to shore in the rough water so I moved onto another waypoint. I was getting pretty annoyed I was basically unintentionally unloading the contents of my boat into the lake when my friend yells, fish on! I go for the net again and we scoop up a 3.57lb lagie. I was really happy for my friend but my day was looking grim when I feel something grab my spinner. I sling my little 1.54lb friend into the boat and start to feel a little better. Now at least the skunk along with my anchor, rope and bait are off the boat. ​Hours go by battling the wind and we get not another bite so we start trying different presentations. We decide to head back to where he landed the first fish of the day with spinner baits in hand and within a few casts I hear my friend yells, fish on! We get her in the boat and she goes 3.37lbs. I was happy for my friend as this is his best day bass fishing ever but with him sitting on 11.06lbs of bass, myself on 1.54lbs and a pickerel I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in my performance. I toss my spinner out and felt a bite but missed the hook set. Another cast into the same spot and it feels like I snagged a tree stump, a few second pass and I realize this stump is moving! She went 6.04lbs and a new personal best for me After a weight, photo and release within a few casts I hook into a 2.57lb bringing my total to 10.15lbs. Now my trolling motor batteries are on there last leg, it's dark out and we have to head back to the ramp or we'll soon be blown up against a rocky shoreline with no motor power. We both called it quits with permanent smiles glued to our faces, what a great day on the water it was Pictures are in catch order.

Northern Strain is all I know, for now at least Thanks for the nice comments all!

I don't know enough about trolling motors to help ya out with putting that one back together but I do have some suggestions for your next purchase. I have a 17'6" Nitro that came with an old speed control 12/24 55lb thrust Motor Guide. It did the trick but felt under powered especially on windy days and battery life got iffy around 8hrs on the water especially on windy days. On my old 16' glass boat I had a speed control 12v 42lb motor and it also felt under powered but also horrible on battery life. I found myself going through one battery and onto the second on a 8hr+ day on the water. I didn't have them wired in parrel on that boat as I didn't have the space so I just carried a spare on board. I've since upgraded my Nitro to a Minn Kotta Variable Speed 24v 70lb motor and what a world of a difference it is. Battery life is of no concern running it on 8hr+ days on electric only lakes. It has plenty of power in the wind and the variable speed adjustment is perfect to dial in the speed you need to maintain boat position and conserve battery life. Given the size of your boat I wouldn't go with less than 24v 70lb and I would highly recommend going for variable speed versus speed control for battery life if you like to spend long days out on the water. Boat ownership is expensive. Hell I purchased my Nitro last year for 4500 and with the upgrades and work I've done to it I've dropped about an additional 3000. It's going to be hard to find a motor that matches your boat for $300-$400 unless you can find a really good used deal. It's going to be more around $500-$800 if your looking new. IMO a trolling motor is not an item to skimp on when replacing given how much time we spend using them.

Nice fish!

Not quite sure. I caught 2 others that were right around the this size last season including the one in my avatar before I had a scale. It's within a few ounces weather or not it's a new PB

Got this pig today at 2:00 pm in at my home lake off a shallow flat in 6fow on a white/chart spinnerbait. Water temp was right around 60 by midday. I felt a hit and went for the hook set and missed her but then I see her swim by and swipe at it again so I slow rolled it a little further and bam she whacked it right at the boat.

Not me, if I had to I would but if I have a choice I want as many setups as I can comfortably fit on the boat. My mind is constantly thinking what might be a better presentation for the location and conditions im fishing. There will be times I get to a spot and rerig 3 or 4 different rods for what I think may get a bite in that particular situation. If I had one rod I would be spending more time retying than fishing.

I had a similar issue and it was my receptacle going bad or simply not holding the plug well. To me it sounds like a connection issue and if it is, that would be the cheapest simplest thing to fix. My motor was doing the same thing and I eventually figured out if I screwed around with the plug in the receptacle it would work again. As far as the fish finder it depends what model you have. If it's a humminbird and you are running it in max mode in shallow water you will see color in the top 3 feet of the water column, it's just the nature of the beast in max mode. Switching to clear mode and changing your surface clutter settings in shallow water will take care of that issue.

Sell the extra pedal on ebay or craigslist to recoup some of your money. If you fish a lot of electric only lakes and like to spend long days on the water I would stay away from the Edge. You want a variable speed motor such as the Maxxum. If you absolutely can't make room for another battery I would get a 55lb Maxxum or if you can find a way to squeeze another battery go for the 70lb or 80lb version. I upgraded to a 70lb variable speed Maxxum from an old MG speed control motor and it absolutely blows it away with battery life. I also used to run a 42lb MK speed control and it's a huge difference in batt life in comparison as well. I've spent several 5-10 hours days on the water without any worry of battery life. I typically run it at 50-75% when traveling a distance to a new spot and down at 20-35% when fishing and repositioning the boat.