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Sac-a-lait and Outboard Motor Questions..please help!
OK..I'm sturggling with the sac-a-lait. I caught only 3 Sunday. I dont understand..I caught a very nice size one...continued to fish the area for over an hour with no bites. I was at Bayou Sorrel. I'm new to crappie so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I tried many different colored jigs. Now, the water was only about 5ft deep..so I was under a cork.
My motor. I have a 150 johnson 1998 model. Yesterday it just sound funny starting. It was like my starter was spinning a bit AFTER the motor started. It could be nothing but Ive been on the boat enough to know that it never made the sound before. The boat started fine all day..but it kept making that spinning noise for 2-3 secs after I started it. Any ideas?
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On the sac-au-lait, did you take notice where you caught it, laydown, lillies, treetop. You needed to try to find other like spots.
On the motor, "G" is right. Sounds like the starter bendix is hanging up. Maybe it just needs a little squirt of oil or the spring may have weakened. By the way, the bendix it the little gear and spring on the end of the starter that jumps up and makes contact with the flywheel gear when you engage the switch.
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Ahh I see about that starter. I wonder if (the starter) will have to be replaced? I'm gonna bring the boat in the morning to simons outboard. I'm hoping it wont be to big of a repair...God knows i've put a bunch into this boat already. I'll know tomorrow how much this will cost me!! I just wanna catch CRAPPIE!!! LOL
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I would try some oil and the starter shaft at the bendix and also take the spring off and stretch it a bit and reinstall. It may have weakened and compressed over time. Try that before you put it in the shop.
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I also would put muffs/hose on motor, remove cover and start....you'll see what's happening
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I second Gene's advice on the fish. Always pay attention when you catch one--depth, structure or open water, color/size of jig, and presentation (bite on the jig falling, or when it's stationary, etc.), and what size/color line if you're using more than one pole. Then try to do the same thing again. Of course, many times they are just not biting and nothing you do is going to make a difference.
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Thanks for all the advice. I dropped my boat off this morning to the service place. I just dont know anything about boats so...im hoping for the best. Its frustrating to catch one fish in a canal area and get no other bites..drives me crazy...almost as crazy as service work on the boat!
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Sounds like your key switch may be a little dirty. Try spraying a little electronics cleaner and work the key several times( after you let it sit for about 30 minutes so the spray will evaporate).
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This time of year with the water low try finding structure in deeper water, laydowns, a stickup, a downed log going into the deeper water. Also try to locate deep stumps. I have been having a lot of success in Henderson lately doing this. I also fish the sourel area at times and it's pretty much the same there. Don't know about the motor.
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