The flat tire bass

FisherMOM · September 28, 2004, 04:31:10 PM

I tried to sneak off and go fishing today, but it backfired. I got a flat tire.
Now my husband will know...

here are three of the bass that I caught today. They are all dinks... but fun nonetheless!

caught on various kinds of Texas Rigged worms, from Senkos to Gulp!

MotherNature · September 28, 2004, 05:31:37 PM

Not bad for a days fishin'. I guess you will have to let the hubby in on the fishing trip you took. I wish I could go fishing during the day

FisherMOM · September 28, 2004, 06:23:00 PM

I have caught many bass in my time, and these little guys were WILD!
they were rambunctious and very strong. There coloring was dark too.
It is a very small pond, and I felt fortunate to catch the ones that I did!

Mike Cork · September 28, 2004, 07:04:02 PM

Anytime you can make a pit stop and catch a couple bass it is time well spent

BIG PAPA · September 28, 2004, 07:29:47 PM

Hey those don't look that small! I have seen many a time when I would have been proud to have them. Way to go.

papa

Mike Noble · September 28, 2004, 08:11:25 PM

Nice catch FisherMom. Great color for those fish. The last one looks ready for a kiss.

Rickoos · September 29, 2004, 02:08:40 PM

Yeah Papa,

Like maybe this past "WEEKEND" for me!!!!

If only, and only if, I had done my homework......... I would have been able to add past "zero"

Ricky

bassadict69 · September 29, 2004, 02:10:56 PM

Ricky, I think we all would have took those this past weekend!

Rickoos · September 29, 2004, 02:27:39 PM

Bassadict69,

did you get your prop figured out?

That is without spending a grand?

?

Ricky

bassadict69 · September 29, 2004, 02:55:09 PM

Still debating on which route to take. A dealer here has a couple I can try but they are nearly $400. I am gonna take off my aluminum prop sunday after our tournament and see if it can be fixed. Rich also has one he can make me a good offer on. I just hate to sink that kind of money into a s/s prop and then get rid of the boat in a couple of years.

I have a feeling though that my pocketbook will make the decision for me.

Mike Cork · September 29, 2004, 04:46:53 PM

BassAddict, a S/S prop will increase your resale value, just a thought...

Especially if it makes you the fastest boat in town in your class.

Ron Fogelson · October 06, 2004, 12:08:18 AM

Just a thought bassadict69,
I had a Nitro 1999 640 that came with an aluminum prop, & went had to buy 3 new props before a got a S/S. Yes I was hard on props but when it comes to fishing,,,, I'm going where I think the fish are. Now once I got me a New S/S prop I ran it for about 6 months before I took out the lower-end. Its not that the new prop did it to me but rather what I did to the lower end with the previous 4 aluminum props. Cost me $650.00 on top of the 250 for the S/S prop to get her back in the water. No what I'm saying is, If you go S/S and have hit a few things before you may want to get your lower unit checked first/soon. Now once I had a S/S prop I felt that the boat preformed better, maybe a bit slower on the hole shot, but turns & WOT it just seamed to track better. Just may 2 cents, be there done that.

Play Nice or Die!
Fogy

bassadict69 · October 06, 2004, 08:41:56 PM

Fogy, I hate to say it, but I think I may have a problem with the lower unit after all. I posted about it in the Boat Ramp section.

Mike Cork · October 06, 2004, 09:01:24 PM

BassAddict, check your mag plug if you have damaged your lower unit some how you will have a lot of metal shavings on the magnet portion of the plug. It's a real simple check. The other thing is that you may have gotten water into the lower unit and an oil change may be in order.

bassadict69 · October 06, 2004, 09:13:04 PM

Mag plug? Where is it? Or is it the plug to the lower unit fluid?

Mike Cork · October 06, 2004, 09:16:42 PM

It is the lower unit oil plug. There should be two an upper and a lower. They both should have magnetic tips but sometimes just he lower one does.

bassadict69 · October 06, 2004, 09:30:33 PM

I'll check that out also...Thanks Mike!

Amazin'Grace · October 07, 2004, 11:37:14 PM

Congrats FisherMom, wish I could sneeak away to do that very thing!! I'd have to escape from a 2 year old and a 4 month old (best way is to ditch 'em with older teenage siblings) but I am looking forward to fishin at least once a month starting next January. Went camping alone (thank you God) last month and caught tons of sunnies out of a pond. Of course the monster catfish would troll by checking out the bait (not stinky enough). Very frustrating.

MotherNature · October 07, 2004, 11:49:09 PM

Wow more of a woman than me...

I dont think I could go camping alone

afraid of the dark ya' know

no really that is quite a feat, going camping on your own. I admire women that can do things like that. You dont see many women getting out and doing things of that nature on their own...

FisherMOM · October 08, 2004, 07:23:14 AM

Welcome Grace and yes I am lucky to get to fish alone while they are in school.

I'd LOVE to go camping alone.
As long as I wasn't in a tent, I think I'd be scared in a tent!

That would be hard to take 2 little ones like that fishing.
Hey, We started my youngest one fishing at 2 yrs old!