Wood Spinner
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Hey Happy
All the Crap you gave me and now you use DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY !
All the Crap you gave me and now you use DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY !
Corvina catching
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~~~ Hey Bill,
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Kenny
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That's Don's boat, and
here's another great picture of him and his son.
Wood Spinner
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Don
And just how do you handle hanging a 40 hp
And just how do you handle hanging a 40 hp
Not sure what you mean Bill, the weight or bulk? l Usually I'll have the boat in shallow water and set the engine on the transom (engine in tilted position) and tighten the hold down screws. The engine is heavy, wouldn't want to set the skeg on my foot. The boat is a rocket with a 40. Goes scary fast.
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Wood Spinner
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Was meaning you got to be one big gringo to hoist that eng. on to the transom. How much does it weigh?
Some day I am going to find the time to join you Don on one of those trolling trips from the small inflateable boats. That just looks like a blast. You posted once before but could you again post details on how you rig up for those trips?
Ric
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Ric
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The forty is not that heavy (its a 1992 johnson/evinrude =Johnrude short shaft), but I don't carry it far. Honestly I don't have a clue as to how much it weighs... probably better that way.
Ya' know Ric, I'll vary my tatics depending on the season. For instance I've only caught red snapper only over sandy bottoms and that's occured in late March, to mid April while trolling deep, 20 + feet. Cudas' seem to be plentiful in late Feb, early thru March, trolling shallow and fast. Corvina were more mid depth, 10 to 20 feet and we start hitting those mid May. Once again, we were trolling fast, usually above 5mph. Above 5 and we caught fewer sand bass, hooks probably rip through their mouths or poor hookups. For Sierras (May on) and Dorado (July-peanuts) we'll troll shallow and in our wake. Never caught a pargo before June. As you know, we target groupers, warmer months and we'll troll above 5mph. Cooler months and we slow down, even jigging at times. The cooler months (Nov. Dec. Jan.) have always produced the largest fish. For lures, go with Gene Kiras' book, "Baja Catch". BTW, a good GPS capable depth sounder is a must, I will not go on the water without one. Just like you discovered, certain spots will produce year after year.
Lastly, I've given up on using mono, can't troll deep enough with 25lb test, and lighter test we'd break fish off as they headed for their caves. Sure would like to head out with you, maybe this summer?
Ya' know Ric, I'll vary my tatics depending on the season. For instance I've only caught red snapper only over sandy bottoms and that's occured in late March, to mid April while trolling deep, 20 + feet. Cudas' seem to be plentiful in late Feb, early thru March, trolling shallow and fast. Corvina were more mid depth, 10 to 20 feet and we start hitting those mid May. Once again, we were trolling fast, usually above 5mph. Above 5 and we caught fewer sand bass, hooks probably rip through their mouths or poor hookups. For Sierras (May on) and Dorado (July-peanuts) we'll troll shallow and in our wake. Never caught a pargo before June. As you know, we target groupers, warmer months and we'll troll above 5mph. Cooler months and we slow down, even jigging at times. The cooler months (Nov. Dec. Jan.) have always produced the largest fish. For lures, go with Gene Kiras' book, "Baja Catch". BTW, a good GPS capable depth sounder is a must, I will not go on the water without one. Just like you discovered, certain spots will produce year after year.
Lastly, I've given up on using mono, can't troll deep enough with 25lb test, and lighter test we'd break fish off as they headed for their caves. Sure would like to head out with you, maybe this summer?
ckyevanjay
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