Havin Fun At Grenada

Here's how our first day went. Steve and I got up early and decided we'd drive to Graysport Landing and put in. We headed north up Hwy 8, nobody told me that Carver's Point was where we wanted to go. So we drove past our turn and went another 10 or so miles until we figured out we had screwed up. So we turned around in the middle of the hwy and went back. We finally found the landing and with the Crappie Masters going on, it was full. We looked on the map and decided we'd go to Choctaw landing. After about 10 miles of rough road we got there. We launched the boat and parked the truck 1/4 mile up the road. We caught 3 keepers and decided we'd leave so we could make the weigh in for the tourney. After finally getting the boat loaded we were going back up the rough road and I noticed my trailer wheel wobbling in the mirror. I had broken the outside bearing and the hub and wheel came off. I jacked it up, finished removing the wheel, and went to try to find parts. Steve stayed and guarded the boat. Luckily, I found a trailer dealership and got the two bearings, grease seal and dust cap. I now know how to pack and install bearings. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Dang Scott, that sucks!!!! Glad everything turned out OK. Hopefully we will be down there sometime this week. Looks like some weather rolling in Monday.

Hope you can make it down and look us up Speck. They are talking winds of 20 to 30 mph both Sun. and Mon. so I guess we will be sitting those two days out. I did catch one that weighed 2 lb 1 oz on my little digital scale. That's just a good keeper here.

man i sure hate that for ya'll

A day like that will make you want to say bad words.

Sorry to hear that Scott. Don't let the old man get too much sleep, he needs to stay active.

HaHa I probably said a few choice words. LOL All in all I feel pretty lucky. I was going 70 mph yesterday on I55. Plus I think the good Lord put that trailer parts place there.

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Originally Posted by hunter7711

Sorry to hear that Scott. Don't let the old man get too much sleep, he needs to stay active.

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Ol' Steve got a kick out of that Gary.

Tough day there, Scott. Hope it all goes better the rest of your stay.

just a small bump in the road, I know you can over come and be stronger and catch more fish :) main thing is it stayed on doing 70 on 55 :)

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Originally Posted by ScottV

Here's how our first day went. Steve and I got up early and decided we'd drive to Graysport Landing and put in. We headed north up Hwy 8, nobody told me that Carver's Point was where we wanted to go. So we drove past our turn and went another 10 or so miles until we figured out we had screwed up. So we turned around in the middle of the hwy and went back. We finally found the landing and with the Crappie Masters going on, it was full. We looked on the map and decided we'd go to Choctaw landing. After about 10 miles of rough road we got there. We launched the boat and parked the truck 1/4 mile up the road. We caught 3 keepers and decided we'd leave so we could make the weigh in for the tourney. After finally getting the boat loaded we were going back up the rough road and I noticed my trailer wheel wobbling in the mirror. I had broken the outside bearing and the hub and wheel came off. I jacked it up, finished removing the wheel, and went to try to find parts. Steve stayed and guarded the boat. Luckily, I found a trailer dealership and got the two bearings, grease seal and dust cap. I now know how to pack and install bearings. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

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Scott.....I always carry a brand new hub with me complete with new bearings, races, and seal....pregreased and ready to go. And for a back up....I also carry two complete sets of new bearings, races, and seals, grease, and neccessary tools. I traded the guy at the boat place all of this that I had for the G3 trailer for new stuff to fit the trailer on my new boat. I also carry a spare tire and some tire plugs and tools to install and a 12 volt air compressor.

What day next week are you guys buying Wannabe lunch? Lmao

I think I've learned my lesson and will carry spare parts with me from now own. Now that I know how all that stuff works. LOL

I told WB to come by the fish camp on wheels and I'd fry him some Okatibbee crappie.

Glad things did work out Steve....yeah...it coulda been bad on HWY55....glad it happened on that little road!!

Scott, after a flat last year and the Help of Feelay to get it changed, I have started carryin a lot more stuff including a spare hub with bearings assy in the boat kit.

Thanks Sat, I will too from now on. I hope to never have that helpless feeling again. I got lucky this time to be able to find parts.

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Originally Posted by OleMiss

Glad things did work out Steve....yeah...it coulda been bad on HWY55....glad it happened on that little road!!

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Thanks Kenny, it could have been worse for sure. And you can call me Steve if you want, everybody else does too. LOL Steve says it just folks giving me a compliment. LOL I think Don Don was the first one.

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Originally Posted by ScottV

Thanks Kenny, it could have been worse for sure. And you can call me Steve if you want, everybody else does too. LOL Steve says it just folks giving me a compliment. LOL I think Don Don was the first one.

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I mean Scott!!!!!!!!! Good grief what did I call you Steve for?????????? Thats crazy!!!!!!! LOL!!! Wont happen again!!!!

Sorry you had a bad luck day after that drive up there. At least that wheel stayed together on the way up there and nobody got hurt. Stay safe the next couple of days and then go find the big ones!

Scott, glad your problem was fixed fairly easily, just think what WB has to go through??

OleMiss- I think I get called Steve as much as Scott on here. I think it's hilarious. Just think, I could have been called Wannebee. LOL

SUPERTECHMRI-Yea, it could have been a lot worse. I'm going tomorrow and buying new tires and spare. LOL

Major-I told WB today that I thought he and MidsouthMan were the only two at Grenada that had a worse day than I did.

Did you do any good today?

We won;t even talk about Flats. LOL I had 2 last year. One at Washington and the other at Either Grenada or Sardis, can't remember which one. Thank goodness Triton was there to let me borrow his spare He was a lifesaver

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Originally Posted by hunter7711

Did you do any good today?

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No Gary, the wind blew 20 to 30 mph so we didn't get out there. Wind still blowing like crazy and storms on the way today so it looks like tomorrow might be the day. I'm gonna get new tires on the boat trailer today. That bearing busting has done got me spooked.