White is only good in one thing, T-SHIRTS. They keep you alot cooler in the hot summer sun then the dark ones.

I finally wised up after having my last two motorguides in the shop more than on the boat. I have a “Cat”, and I didn’t have to drill any new holes. If you want to use the inner holes like MinnKota suggests, then you will have to drill two new holes. I used the outer holes and it seems to be fine. I am now only wondering why I didn’t go to MinnKota sooner, it cuts through the weeds so much better than Motorguide. I am now sold on MinnKota , as long as doesn’t quit working due to something internally, as with my previous two MG’s.

Bassman, it sounds like you need to raise your motor. How much ? I don’t know, go up one hole at a time and see what happens, just be sure to water your water pressure. I wouldn’t let it drop below 15 psi at WOT. It also sounds like your rpm’s are close for an OMC, I believe reccommended WOT is around mid 5’s. Now jackplates. What a jackplate does is help you achieve more bow lift easier. Picture your boat like a teter toter, when you move your motor back your pivot point moves back as well, thus lifting the front of the boat with less effort. This really creates faster top end due to lifting more boat out of the water. Less wetted surface means less drag, which in turns usually means more speed. Also, when you set the motor back with a setback, you are moving the prop to “cleaner less disturbed water”. By this I mean the water that has less air in it, the futher back you go the less turbulant the water is. Right behind the boat is the most turbulant water. Thus, installing a jackplate puts your prop in cleaner water allowing the prop to work better, the prop you are currently running should work but you may notice rpms drop off by 2 or 3 hundred. Sometimes it may require you to drop down a size in pitch to get those rpms back up. Over all it is a matter of how much time and money you want to invest for a little more performance. I know this is pretty in depth and I hope you can make sense of it.

They ended up having 24 boaters at Fort Madison.

Aaron,
getting ready to head out huh? Still got the champ, still wish I had it! This time of the year I’d throw an 1/8 oz hair jig or the 1/8 oz bitsy bug by strike king with a small pork trailer. This is if the wind will allow you to throw that light of a presentation, because they will just pick it up ever so lightly and you don’t want a bunch of bow in your line caused by the wind. Just slowly drag it/slow hop it along the bottom. Look for a drop along side big flats or fast dropping points next to shallower bays. Hope this helps, and I hope you and the ole man are still enjoying the champ.

Lawrence,
I have read all of them but KVD’s and the Bass Anglers Almanac. The Stategies books deal more with the How’s and When’s, plus info on the species themselves and are good book all the way around. The other books talk alot more on the little details, “habits and senses” about bass. The other books repeat each other a little, but each also offers some new info. I recommend reading them all if you have the chance, any info gained cannot hurt. Just take out of them what you feel you can apply to the situations you face out on the water, and give them a try. Read on

The falcon rod should work decent for all occasions, the short butt will help in those tight areas. I feel a shorter rod, around 6′, with a short butt works well in tight areas. Like Pitbull said, you can be alot more accurate. In open water situations a longer rod, 6 1/2 – 7 footer, works better for longer casts. I used an abu c-4 on my spinnerbait rods for years, and it worked just fine.

I heard that some old boy down in Carolina likes to throw them anywhere he can drag his sinker, rock, sand, weeds.

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I got it, just pm me your contact info, and I will pass it along to a friend of mine. Thanks, CR

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Nice fish Aaron . I think that boat has the luck for bigger fish, should have never sold it . Keep’em coming in the boat.

Congrats Jim . If you happen to keep the “Cat” you will be very pleased with it, they’re nice boats.

I am still in need of one, interested?

Not a prob . There should be plenty of co-anglers from what I hear, I just thought I would help someone out here by guaranteeing( ) them a spot. So, I will be seeing you there as well as a few others from this site.

Congrats Aaron . Be sure to leave some biters for me . Make sure the old man doesn’t take it out all the time, just tell him to use his own boat

Here are the results. Congrats to Champman on 8th place. Our fish didn’t hold up for both days, so we had to go to plan “B” and they were smaller fish and ended up in 13th overall.
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I’ve never tried the sandpaper, so if your leary of that idea try this; use rubbing alcohol on a hand towel and wipe them down using a little elbow grease. I have done this for years and it works great!

Who all is planning on fishing this one, I will be there . Look me up and say Hi, I’ll be in my new Basscat. Hope to meet some of you there.

If they are using their same rules as their normal circuts then you can enter over the phone by credit card up to the wednesday before the tournament, and you could sign up the morning of with a late fee and start at the back. I am not positive on this, but give them a call.

BTW, who is all fishing this one? I for one will be there.

We’re also having a club tourny down there Sunday as well, maybe see you there!
Good Fishin’

I think I know who you are talking about, and sorry he won’t have any left.

Rick,
The weigh-in is at the Winnieshiek, which is accross from the barn. That is in the boat harbor in Greymore lake. I think the check in time is around 2 o’clock. Yes it is open to the public, and no I won’t be there.

The only ones I know for sure is the “DT series”, which means “Dives To”. So, if it is a DT6, the bait will run up to 6 ft deep in ideal conditions. DT16=16 feet, DT10=10 feet, and so on. Hope this helps, Chad.

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My pre-fishing usually consists of a case of beer and watching the boats on Lake Onalaska with a good set of binoculars……

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Nice looking fish guys , looks like your enjoying the boat. I thing the fish are attracted to it.

If you don’t like the idea of stuffing stuff in against your line, and don’t mind spending a little money, try a jobee style jig. For those of you who never heard of it, the jobee style has the weight and sinker as one piece, it’s set up just like a texas rig.

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