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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Mar 3, 2013 10:33:15 GMT -5
Tied the floating trash can to the row boat and drug 3 alewives around the cove and out into the main channel for a couple hours this morning and got absolutely nothing but cold fingers.
Tried tossing a crankbait some but the wind made it too hard to let the boat drift very long.
I used to power it with a trolling motor but last fall the police cited me for operating a motor boat without a registration, so I took the motor off and row now.
Clear and cold and high winds and no fish for me.
Where is that skunk banner again?
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Post by catsnstripers on Mar 3, 2013 13:24:47 GMT -5
You trolled alewives by paddle?
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Mar 3, 2013 13:36:10 GMT -5
Well, oar technically.
What I found out is that the 9' rods are fine, they hold the bait out far enough that the oars don't hit the lines, but the 5'6" rod is going to have to go somewhere else, it gets in the way.
And I need to tie the bait can to the back so it can't swing around the side and get in the way of the oars.
And I need to somehow cut down on the vibrations in rowing, I think the noise probably conducts through the aluminum. Maybe plastic rings inside the oar locks, or grease.
And of course I caught jack, so clearly this is a bad idea.
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Post by FishON on Mar 3, 2013 13:41:37 GMT -5
Big government at work....
What a joke!
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 3, 2013 13:46:05 GMT -5
With the way the wind was blowing you probably could have setup for a drift and it would have worked well in terms of speed.
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Post by mytoyzfishing on Mar 3, 2013 19:17:59 GMT -5
You arent alone. Bait was a strugle this AM at my normal lights. 2-3 shad per throw, where last week was 2 thows and filled up. Water temp dropped since last weekend and the wind was nasty, white capping in the main channel. That and the water still being muddy im sure didnt help. I picked up a club member at his dock this AM and marked 2 large schools of fish but couldnt buy a bite either. Their calling for nasty weather again Wednsday night into thursday am then in the high 50's low 60's this weekend, if that aint going to screw thigns up?
What you need to do is build you a sail to pull you around in these winds
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 3, 2013 19:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Mar 3, 2013 19:32:59 GMT -5
That helps if you guys were near fish and still didn't get bites.
Upside is I got a "dry run" to figure out how to tweak the rig for oars instead of the trolling motor. And the coffee was that much more welcome afterwards.
Thinking I might put the anchor back in the boat for some of the spots near here that have been productive.
Being sufficiently blown wasn't a problem. I have a sunfish class sailboat but there are no rod holders on it (yet).
Mward, didn't you mean to post that pic on the happy birthday Leo page (I'm not going into who he's chasing)?
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Post by YAKforTHEM on Mar 3, 2013 20:51:25 GMT -5
asleepafloat- ever thought of trying a kayak?? way easier than oars on small boat and the customization possibilities are endless! just a thought  I've got pics of my striper/winter set up in the "show your rig" section if you are interested
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Post by catsnstripers on Mar 3, 2013 23:36:45 GMT -5
Why not just register the boat and use ypur trolling motor.. i belive it was a $35monster dollar fee to register my new boat...
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Mar 4, 2013 6:48:52 GMT -5
Why not just register the boat and use ypur trolling motor.. i belive it was a $35monster dollar fee to register my new boat... The boat was on the lot when we bought the place, never been registered, so I have to provide record of purchase, so I sent a form to the house's previous owner to sign saying I bought the boat for $1.00 and he signed it and sent it back, but he dated it one year out, by mistake I guess. I ought to just send it to the state, hopefully they won't notice the date. |
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Post by leeb on Mar 6, 2013 15:59:50 GMT -5
Just go buy a toy plastic boat from the dollar store and give them that receipt.
That law is just to make sure people are not registering stolen boats.
You would probably be lucky if an officer showed up for a stolen john boat with no motor and not registered.
Or you can give me the boat and I will sell it back to you for a dollar with a receipt. ;D
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Mar 7, 2013 17:09:47 GMT -5
I don't know, Lee. Once you have full, legal possession of a boat like mine, you may have a hard time letting it go.
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I've got pics of my striper/winter set up in the "show your rig" section if you are interested