Wed 9-12-18 Lake Monroe

I had a break in my schedule this morning so I took the opportunity to hit the water. I got to the ramp a little late, around 7:30 but there were only two other trailers in the lot. I launched and headed over to my new secret spot where I caught some last trip out. I wanted to try some different things this morning so I took my time setting up and only put out 6 rods off the back. I was planning to run the big motor with a drift sock to see if it would get me down to the speed that I wanted.

I set out 5 rods before the first rod goes off. In comes a nice 11 incher. It made the slot ! I get all the rods out and start to play with the motor set up when the second rod goes off.. I got that one about half way in before she shakes loose. The next two fish I loose at the boat just before I could get them in the net. Then the big motor dies out. I switch over to the electric motor. the next two fish make it into the boat and the box, both at 11 inches. That's dinner!!

I try to start the big motor with no luck :banghead . I start to head in with the electric motor. But the wind starts to pick up. and the fish finder shuts down:help. and the fish stop biting.

So I start to pull the rods. And that is when I notice that the gas line to the motor is off. Re install the gas line, pump the bulb a few times and we are back up and running:biggrin.

I was back on the trailer by 11 am with dinner in the box. Not a bad day.

Fun reading your posts....I lost 4 on Monday right at the boat.... Must be real tender mouths right now.... Going tomorrow.

Something, I have lost way more fish this year than usual. I just wrote it up to being rusty.

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Haven’t been enough to lose many. Glad to hear your motor issue wasn’t any worse. A good trip overall.

Always good to be able to wet a line in the "Lucky Spot" & find there're still biting....sounded like an adventure, but as they say, all's well that ends well....

WTG Jim!

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Originally Posted by Slimjim1

I had a break in my schedule this morning so I took the opportunity to hit the water. I got to the ramp a little late, around 7:30 but there were only two other trailers in the lot. I launched and headed over to my new secret spot where I caught some last trip out. I wanted to try some different things this morning so I took my time setting up and only put out 6 rods off the back. I was planning to run the big motor with a drift sock to see if it would get me down to the speed that I wanted.

I set out 5 rods before the first rod goes off. In comes a nice 11 incher. It made the slot ! I get all the rods out and start to play with the motor set up when the second rod goes off.. I got that one about half way in before she shakes loose. The next two fish I loose at the boat just before I could get them in the net. Then the big motor dies out. I switch over to the electric motor. the next two fish make it into the boat and the box, both at 11 inches. That's dinner!!

I try to start the big motor with no luck :banghead . I start to head in with the electric motor. But the wind starts to pick up. and the fish finder shuts down:help. and the fish stop biting.

So I start to pull the rods. And that is when I notice that the gas line to the motor is off. Re install the gas line, pump the bulb a few times and we are back up and running:biggrin.

I was back on the trailer by 11 am with dinner in the box. Not a bad day.

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Lot going on lol

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I spent about 60 minutes trouble shooting a motor the other day before realizing I had disconnected the fuel line days before lmao. Was dog cussing it, throwing crap. Felt like a moron haha

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Originally Posted by sunshine

I spent about 60 minutes trouble shooting a motor the other day before realizing I had disconnected the fuel line days before lmao. Was dog cussing it, throwing crap. Felt like a moron haha

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I know the feeling! I think the fuel line came undone when I was working with the drift sock. When the motor quit I thought that it was just stalled out because of the slow idle. I started to worry when it did not restart. But decided to troll back to the ramp and then work on the motor. It all worked out in the end.

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Originally Posted by Speckanator

Fun reading your posts....I lost 4 on Monday right at the boat.... Must be real tender mouths right now.... Going tomorrow.

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Tuesday the bite was very light. Those guys were stealing my minnows, and I never saw the rod wiggle.

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