Wayne P.

Raul, I've seen that rigging a few thousand times, LOL

Nitro, my last fiberglass bass boat was a Javelin 379T with an 150 OMC Faststrike. I had the motor raised the highest it would go without a jackplate. My top end was 68.4 mph with a Raker 24 pitch. With a tournament load and partner I got 64.6 mph.

helms83, go to this site and download the emulator for your unit. You can use it just like your sonar unit to make adjuctments for practice. The Lowrance site has the same for their products. http://www.eaglenav.us/en-us/Downloads/Product-Emulators/

Before you install a new rope, treat it with bow string wax. That will lessen the friction on it as it passes over the pin. Get the same rope as the mfg uses.

Check the LEI Extras site. The HDS units transducer is not listed as being compatable with the X51. It is for the X52

If you are using the line long enough for it to absord water, yes it will shock you. The many fibers in a braided line leaves some space for water to be absorbed, yep water will conduct electricity.

Add Chris Green Lake, Rivanna Res, Walnut Creek Lake, Albemarle Lake, Ragged Mt. Res. and about 5 minutes from Crozet-----Beaver Creek Res.

Remove the unit from the mount. Carefully spread the power cord pins apart slightly so you can't even tell you did it. Re-install the display and see if it is corrected. Report your results.

The solution to the"digging in" for those nylon mono users trying any fluorocarbon line with a baitcaster is to adjust your reel spool tension knob to offset the heavier weight of the line. The digging in is an equipment use error, not the fault of the line. A properly adjusted reel will cast farther with fluorocarbon line than it will with nylon mono and not have any "digging in" problem.

Thanks acar555, I misread the BPS description. It was talking about the mount being metal.

WRB, the Va. lake was originally stocked with Florida strain bass and Northern strain bass. It is in the southern part of the state where another lake was stocked with Floridas several years before with excellent results.

XPS 14# for shaky head in open water. XPS 10# for dropshot in open water XPS 20# as a leader with superline for shaky and drop shot in cover and the other presentations

Micro, name some "low stretch" fluorocarbon and co-poly lines and what that "low stretch" is compared to that determines that it is low stretch.

The red lable 3X Strike King worms, and the Renegade (sold at Walmart) straight worms in the kit with 4 colors. I have tested about a dozen of the so called floating worms and those are the only two I found that really float.

Addicted, the higher thread count braids are smoother and softer textured. The Samurai braid is a smaller diameter per pound test than other superlines. Example: most 30# superlines have a mono equivelent diameter of 8# test, the Samurai is 6# mono equivelent diameter.

LOL, Nitrofreak, no it's over 1 1/2 hours. Exactly 80 miles to the Rt. 701 ramp from my house.

OK, my observation is the fish is most attracted by the fall no matter how that fall occurs as long as it's slow. I use added weight only to overcome line surface tension, wind, current, and line floatation (I use braid). As far a what natual fall really is in relation to a real worm, they move around a lot when put in water, so if you want to imitate natural, that is what natural does. Un-natural would be a even/level/rapid fall as would happen with the subject hook. I choose a "natural fall" for my presentation, the fish like it.

Too much shank length, a wire guard that can break, and the point is towards the hook eye--no thanks. Exactly what is a "natural fall" and natural for what?

Nitro, it's a little one for those special Va. lakes. It sure is nice not having to deal with 2-stroke oil. I can fill my gas tank anywhere, anytime and just go.

Zero, I have a 4-stroke

Paul, sometimes I have more than a dozen rod/reels laying around with different presentions and several versions of the same presentation. That way I can be the most efficient at a particular location in determining a pattern. I guess I have seen around a hundred 25" or more bass. Some were mine and some caught by others. There are no pure Florida bass in Va. that I know of but the lake where I caught the pictured bass was stocked with a cross of Florida and Northern strains. There are a couple more. From what I have heard, Florida strain bass can't handle waters that get iced over in the Winter. It is not ususual at that lake for bass to be 27" or longer. I've landed a couple of those and have pictures of some of them sent to me from successful anglers that I have helped with tactics/patterns. PM sent with additional comments

All the "horsing" should be done with the rod and use the reel to take up slack.

Yes, Bass_Fanatic, the trim/tilt motor. The size and construction is similar to a motor cycle engine electric starter motor.

FedEx has some package handling gorillas too. This is a box that contained a sonar unit that was returned after repair. It had to be sent back for repair again.

The fish's favorite is a Bandit 200 or a DT-6 in about any color.