Ran When Parked…
Yeah, I bought another one.
Bob’s Tips for Boaters #12 – Its a PUSH Pole Not a PRY Pole
Many of us have a push pole for area where its more practical to pole than to motor. Flat’s anglers often use a push pole to avoid stirring up silt as they chase shallow water trophies. I use one quite often to help me get into and out of tight spots when fishing. You probably…
My Boat Won’t Start
Today was my day off this week. I try to take one day off every week, but it doesn’t always work that way. I’ve got one payment due on the 18th (today for the car I bought for my mom), so I figured I better get that taken care of. While I was sitting there…
HumminBird Helix 5 Chirp GPS G2 Questions: Continuous saved trace for backtrack. (UPDATED (JAN-10-2024))
HumminBird Helix 5 Chirp GPS G2 Questions: Continuous saved trace for backtrack. I’ve got a Garmin 178C in The Tin Can that does this. It continuously saves a trace I can use to back track, and it just deletes the oldest trace as a new trace is stored. I can run up and down the…
Surface Drive Progress… Sorta – BAR HOPPER
I had been begrudging the cost of the motor for the Twister surface drive I bought for Bar Hopper. Initially I had planned on a Predator 670 V-twin from Harbor Freight. Its about a thousand dollars at this time, but its a 22hp motor. That’s 22 crankshaft horsepower. There is really no other way to…
Bass Boats I’ve Owned (and the current stable)
Proper Bass Boats: Skeeter Starfire 185 w/ Black Max 150 55 MPH Baker Custom Tunner w/ 200 Mariner 65 MPH BassCat Cougar FTD w/ 225 Optimax & 250ProXS Optimax 68-69MPH & 75-78MPH ProCraft 210 w/ 225 Optimax (I don’t know how fast it is yet). Easiest handling so far under fair conditions: 1. Baker 2. …
You know what this means…
You know what this means… IT MEANS I DON’T GET TO GO FISHING OFTEN ENOUGH. All these new stickers are sitting on my desk waiting for me to need to put them on the appropriate boat. I think I’m going to start refusing more custom work so I can go fishing a little more often.
3 Second Hole Shot? No Way!
The first trip out in the new rig was an adventure. It launched pretty easy for a 20 foot 9 inch boat. I unhooked it, and stepped off the trailer tongue onto the boat to idle over to the dock. I quickly realized I’d left the keys in the truck. Oops. No problem. The trolling…
IS IT BAD LUCK OR OVERCONFIDENCE? (picture)
The first thing I’m putting in my new boat.
Another One In The Stable (picture)
Well as soon as I clear a stall for it.
(Video) Whisker Seeker Gets Her Sole – Part 5b
Okay, I took several days worth of work and distilled it down to just a bit under 30 minutes. This may be the first significant forward step and is certainly a significant milestone in bringing Whisker Seeker back to life. Part 5a & 5b. For those who are up to speed Part 5b is posted…
Not Much Fishing Or Outdoors Related – EV, EV Charger, Foam, Molds, Mud Motor Parts, Welding, etc
I’ve been busy with other projects. Work of course. Due to a variety of higher priority demands on my time I just haven’t hade much time for things like fishing or working on boats. I still haven’t even installed the winch on the Jeep yet. I installed an EV charging station in my garage for…
That is one sexy header pipe… (picture) (updated: Sept 16th 2023)
This is a 2:1 header for a Harbor Freight Predator 670. I don’t know how much I’ll modify the engine, but if you follow along with posts and videos about Bar Hopper you will learn as I do. It’s my understanding that I’ll need to reject the HF stock carburetor immediately after installing (or during…
The Legend of Bar Hopper Episode #1 – BIRTH OF A LEGEND (video)
If you want to read the intro to the intro check out this entry from a little earlier. Short Long Tail – (updated Sep-8-23) https://www.yumabassman.com/2023/09/07/short-long-tail/ For some more details on the plan check out the introductory video below. I doubt you will find it educational, but hopefully you find it entertaining. I wasn’t sure I…
Short Long Tail – (updated Sep-8-23)
You probably haven’t heard much about the Valco 14 footer I picked up a while back. That’s because I haven’t done much with it. We got it off the flat bed trailer and flipped it upside down in front of the house. That’s where it’s set for the last couple years. It may be a…
The Sole – Repairing the Sub Structure – Another Boat Project That May Never Be Finished – Part 5a
The continuing saga of getting “Whisker Seeker” back into shape to hit the river. (VIDEO) CREATING THE VIDEO ITSELF IS A LOT OF WORK, and I don’t make videos for a living. I would appreciate it if you would like the video and subscribe to the channel so I know if you have any value…
Holeshot & Ride
Hole shot generally refers to how long it takes your boat to go from displacement to plaining speed. For most plaining hulls the best hole shot is accomplished by trimming the motor/outdrive all the way down, and going full throttle as quickly as possible. Push the throttle all the way to the stop very quickly…
2005 Mercury 50 ELPTO Fuel Line T – Another Boat Project That May Never Gets Finished…
It can be really frustrating working on outboards sometimes. In this case I was replacing the fuel lines on the outboard for “The Tin Can.” I’m thinking I might use it on “Whisker Seeker” since the outboard that came with Gary’s boat was always a bit undersized for it. Whisker Seeker is rated for 60,…