[crfishhunter]

That's is what's nice about a inboard jet you don't have to worry about ripping of the lower unit. I don't no how I did it for so many years and never ripped one off.

 

[Payphone Jones]

New prop every year Payphone, problem solved.

I certainly don't claim to know what you need. I can't figure out why you get such a hard on for knowing everything, but with all due respect,I could give two chits about the diarrhea that is spilling from your keyboard. A new prop every year? That is the hands down dumbest thing I have ever heard from an "experienced" boater. There wasn't even a prop in the picture. So what? Weld a new skeg on every year? New prop shaft? New lower? New transom? I know you like to troll, but really? I'd really like to know how many hours you put on a boat in a year? How many states do you have annual license for? How many different kinds of water do you shoot, fish, or hunt? Quit being such a ****** bag. You're giving everyone west of the Rockies a bad rap.

 

[mudfish]

:headbang::cen::gay:
Yall get a room!!!
:shocked::shocked:

 

[GaryBriggs]

I certainly don't claim to know what you need. I can't figure out why you get such a hard on for knowing everything, but with all due respect,I could give two chits about the diarrhea that is spilling from your keyboard. A new prop every year? That is the hands down dumbest thing I have ever heard from an "experienced" boater. There wasn't even a prop in the picture. So what? Weld a new skeg on every year? New prop shaft? New lower? New transom? I know you like to troll, but really? I'd really like to know how many hours you put on a boat in a year? How many states do you have annual license for? How many different kinds of water do you shoot, fish, or hunt? Quit being such a ****** bag. You're giving everyone west of the Rockies a bad rap.

It's a joke man, lighten up dude.

Edit to answer your questions.

As many hours as I can, not easy some times with my work schedule, I work a lot of OT. Several hundred hours this year early in the season, zero hours the last 2 months.

I shoot two kinds of water, high country lakes and our river delta system. I prefer the lakes, clean clear water but the cold water yeilds smallet fish. The delta yields bigger fish, but you have to learn the tides, I'm a novice at this getting better every trip.

This is my 19th straight year with a liscense in cali, this is a huge state, no real reason to drag my boat anywhere else.



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[sagebrush]

Not to start anything back up, but rarely do i even run my outboard. I usually start shooting the second i start floating. Tryin to out run a storm or make a weigh in deadline, ill fire up the outboard. Bout it. Occasionally ill want to run a mile or so to a secret cove or something and dont have the patience to troll there but honestly, i have the outboard on the boat for 2 reasons. Security, and counter weight lol. Id much rather shoot fish as long as possible than run all over hell "looking" for fish. Theyre in the water. And they constantly move around so, yeah. I see you guys with 20k-40k boats and have to wonder how much time is spent shooting vs running. I get that a fan runs all the time but still. Shouldnt be at at full throttle. Anyway, carry on

 

[froghunter]

i owned a 18hp surface drive mud motor. it was HORRIABLE on gas mileage. it was also loud and slow, even slower after a good night of fishing. i burned through 6 gallons of gas on a 10 mile river run. i was happy the day i sold it and bought a 25 hp nissan. it litterally ran twice as fast and got twice the gas mileage. i made the same 10 mile river run and had enough gas left over to fish again the next day.

i have had one of each and can tell you that for MY style of fishing an outboard is a far better engine.

 

[Payphone Jones]

You wouldn't drive a nail with a pizza cutter. There is a tool for every job. Some of you have experienced lots of different water conditions, and I'm sure that you would agree, there is not really a power plant that is perfectly suited for every condition. I guy really needs a big outboard with a surface drive kicker on one side, OB kicker on the other, fan up top, and a troller up front. Problem solved. Oh.....Don't forget the inboard jet tucked away nicely under the fan.

 

[mudfish]

You wouldn't drive a nail with a pizza cutter. There is a tool for every job. Some of you have experienced lots of different water conditions, and I'm sure that you would agree, there is not really a power plant that is perfectly suited for every condition. I guy really needs a big outboard with a surface drive kicker on one side, OB kicker on the other, fan up top, and a troller up front. Problem solved. Oh.....Don't forget the inboard jet tucked away nicely under the fan.

Need bigger fan need to run dry! LOL
:co:

 

[froghunter]

and a troller

and a poling platform

 

[Payphone Jones]

Good thing I've got a Kenworth! This boat is getting heavy!