Was Truely Blessed yesterday..

[Oregon Native]

My son had the opportunity to go fishing with the old man yesterday up at Norris and it was a bitter cold day to say the least.  (or B....getting older and softer)  Anyway we ran quite a few places around the lake but made one more stop just before dark before we headed in.  Fishing had been tough but we were getting a few...son had a couple dandy's and I had some dinks!!  Seems smaller fish were shallow and the bigger ones were out deep.  When we got to the last spot which was about a mile or so from ramp ol Dad was able to put a couple nice keepers in the boat I saw on the graph...(phew) could hold my head a little higher now.  Also got a ton....of yellow bass...never had caught so many in this lake...all they want to do is poop in the boat when you bring those bad boys in....so it's common knowledge now they do NOT come over the side.  Well,  anyway it was getting dark so started the boat heading back towards ramp and it went about 20 feet and died!!!  Hmmmmm....tried again....same story....Oh #@!$ (golly).  Well lets see how the 112 Fortrex will do. As we were moving along I was thinking....hmmmm...wonder if I could start a fire on shore!!  After all....been watching a lot of survival shows!!!  (making sure that stuff will be in boat) With eye's looking up and a few soft words said we started out.  Figured it would be a least an hour or more!!  Heading into the wind was brutal.  After 20 minutes of this I thought....one more try.  First....turned over....nuttin.  Second...same...Third....vrooooom......gave some gas...stayed going....Praised the Lord...ran to ramp.  After turning off ... tried to start once again and it started.  Think she's heading to the doctor!!!

Tight Lines

 

[68camaro]

Gotta love a happy ending......

[TnRiver46]

Glad you made it back! Had a couple close calls on Norris today myself. From sunrise until 8:30 I was afraid to start the motor, just fished on the troller. Started the gas motor at 8:30 and no pee coming out. Was worried for 5 minutes before I realized these new fangled (10 yr old) 4 strokes don't start the water pump until they need cooled off. Second was after taking the boat out, I lowered the motor down to drain all the water so it wouldn't freeze. Then It wouldn't trim back up!!! Didn't know how I would trailer the boat home with the motor down. Then all of a sudden it trimmed up. Glad I didn't have to leave my boat at the remote lake where hoodlums pull into the parking lot constantly 

[Oregon Native]

Oh Wow..glad everything worked...my Triton is 16 years old and I guess she's gunna have a problem or two.  Talked to a friend who's a mechanic and he said it sounds like water in the fuel filter.  I can change that I believe.

Hope that's all.