MINE ALL MINE!!! Lowe 1436

[inlovewithsurfin]

ya.... i should have done more research before i called it a muskie! lol... definately a chain pickerel! sorry about that... thank you guys for keeping me in check!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

What are you doing for the wiring?

Talons
p.s. I need wiring ideas... And I haven't even got the fuel system worked out yet... BLEH!

i havent figured that out yet? im using speaker wire 12gauge i think? maybe 10? and i think i am going to run it thru some small electrical tubing. and i have a 4 switch panel with lights that light up when on that i will run everything to. im hoping to work on the wiring this week after work in the evenings. ill keep you posted!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

8/26 fishing west neck creek...


had another fun day fishing today!


got to the ramp at 6am when they open

beautiful day for fishing!

seemed to be the size of the bass today...

had an awesome hit on my top water frog... 4 and 1/2 lb Bowfin... (big teeth!)

had to bring home some lunch! we caught over 20 today but kept a few of the bigger ones

cooked up my favorite way!!

 

[trueblue1970]

Posted this my accident in another thread in re: to the Home Depot carpet:


***That's where I got mine and im very happy with it...cant go wrong. And stapled it in by the way. I added (3) pedestal bases, one for each bench. (2) seats, one can be moved up to the front bench so we spread out if need be. I need to post pics up when I get the chance. My simple boat is coming along and I like it.

Hey, nice day fishing I see....never caught a muskie....but have caught a ton of pickeral. You said it smells? Those things get huge, you caught a youngin.... Did you sell Buckshot yet?

Nice pics...yet another good day. Im losing track of all your conquests.

 

[Talons]

What did you do with the mudfish?

Talons

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

well if there are baby pickerel in there that means there has to be bigger ones too! i keep telling myself that about the bass... all i keep catching is babies!

cant wait to see some pictures of your boat with the carpet and seats!



"what did i do with the mudfish"

well i didnt really know what it was when i caught it... so i released it... i asked a kayaker i ran across and he told me what it was. now after the fact... i find out that everyone that catches one kills it cause its an invasive species

 

[trueblue1970]

well if there are baby pickerel in there that means there has to be bigger ones too! i keep telling myself that about the bass... all i keep catching is babies!

cant wait to see some pictures of your boat with the carpet and seats!



"what did i do with the mudfish"

well i didnt really know what it was when i caught it... so i released it... i asked a kayaker i ran across and he told me what it was. now after the fact... i find out that everyone that catches one kills it cause its an invasive species

It was a pickerel...ok, it looked like one but when you said it was a muskie I figured it was a young one cause they get big.
Didnt know mud fish/bowfin were invasive. Sure about that? Many people confuse them with snakeheads.

 

[trueblue1970]

Here is a pic of one of the (2) pickerel I caught the day I caught all those big bass. This pic was taken behind me with a cell phone, it was a good size

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

maybe invasive is the wrong word... in fact i dont know why everyone has told me to kill them? im not a huge fan of killing something i dont eat...


and ya... it was a chain pickerel... i dont know why i thought it was a muskie? noob mistake!

 

[trueblue1970]

maybe invasive is the wrong word... in fact i dont know why everyone has told me to kill them? im not a huge fan of killing something i dont eat...


and ya... it was a chain pickerel... i dont know why i thought it was a muskie? noob mistake!

1st time ive heard that...I know they say to kill the snakeheads though.

Hey I was envious there for a minute. The call muskies the fish of a million casts.

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

i gotta be more carefull next time i say i caught a muskie then!

 

[trueblue1970]

i gotta be more carefull next time i say i caught a muskie then!

haha thats cool, I believe you lol. Great job on the fishing, im jealous. All the rain we have had here in Florida the past month I havent been out. Good thing is it has given me time to get my 14' finished up without missing much. Great job on your boats...did your one sell yet?

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

no not yet... i sold the outboard so now i am trying to sell the boat/trailer

 

[Ictalurus]

In regards to your bowfin, they are one of the older fish out there, going back to the jurassic period. All the rednecks kill them around here too, you find an old primitive ramp out in the middle of nowhere and inevitably there be old dead gar and bowfin stinking up the area. I don't beleive they're invasive, rather just a predator that eats other fish (like gar) that people would rather not catch and believe it reduces sport fish populations. My buddy caught an 8 3/4 lber last spring on an ultralight, it was fun. We find them in old oxbows a lot, but always release them. I too, don't kill many things that I won't eat. On the other hand, my biologist friend from Southern Illinois University told me that bowfin wins the blind tatse test just about every year!

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

i dont care whether it is good to eat or not... it was a fun catch and i wont be upset if i catch many more! i will have to invest in a set of fish grips with a scale built in! (like the Boga Grip but not as expensive!) any body have any suggestions?

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

also... need a bow stop on my trailer for when i crank it forward with the pully! anyone ever made their own or found one for sale that doesnt cost an arm and a leg?

 

[theyyounggun]

They sell 3 different styles and Walmart. I'm going to make a mini bunk for mine though

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

They sell 3 different styles and Walmart. I'm going to make a mini bunk for mine though

got any pictures/links for these? or ideas of how your making a "mini bunk" for yours?

 

[theyyounggun]

They didnt have all of the ones I was talking about on their website. If I would of known earlier I would of took some pics cause I was there.

For mine Im going to try and make a T and the verticle part be bolted in to the bracket and the horizontal part is covered in carpet against the bow. Ill try and fab one up tommorow so you can see a pic.

 

[inlovewithsurfin]

thank you! keep me posted