Great day on Barkley

I hadn’t been on Barkley this year and needed to check out some spots for client trips coming up.

I checked with Jere (crp4570) and Rickie (rnvinc) if they wanted to tag along. They did.

We hit several spots with cranks. Every spot we fished we caught at least a few. Some spots were better.

We worked our way farther away from our launch. When it came time to head back, I found out that $100 worth of non-ethanol fuel contained water. I tried not to show my worry as Rickie took off the fuel filter cartridge and drained the water from it. The big Suzuki finally sputtered back to life and I planed the boat off, hoping my luck would continue. I got most of the several miles back to the ramp when I finally went to full throttle. It ran like it was supposed to.

In the end, we had a box full of nice pre-spawn crappie and a day full of laughs and memories. Maybe it won’t be so long before we can put Covid behind us and back to normal.

BTW, I ordered a filter housing with a clear bottom and drain. It doesn’t take very much water to mess up a great day or a Suzuki 250SS. Attachment 426392Attachment 426393


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Some nice fish there. Concerning about the 0E fuel for sure. Glad you made it back.

Nice fish. Glad that ya'll made it back with anymore difficulties. Water in gas will certainly mess up a trip.

Appreciate the invite. Always enjoy our trips. Looking forward to the next one buddy. :biggrin

Glad it worked out!


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Y'all found some nice ones

Nice Catch Doug! Glad Rickie was their to save the day!

I wonder if my boat even floats.

Good fish.


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I think Barkley is healthy!