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This joker sure enough shut down and messed up a good crappie spot. Brock had fun getting her in on a 16' pole with 6 lb test.
I wish I had gotten a measurement on the fish because it has a really long body and big head, but it only weighed 6lb 4 oz. Guess she had just come off the bed. When she first came up and shook her head, I really thought she would be pushing 9-9.5 lbs.
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Looks like yaw had a fun day ! I have some new way points to check out now for sure ! :Rofl Seen these guy on the water while I was trying my first tubing trip with my girl! Wonder what they were fishing fur!
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Nice one for sure
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Funny thing is it took me forever to figure out it was you. It never dawned on me that it was you with you pulling a tube. I saw that black Xpress and I thought, hey that guy has got a boat that looks like Mitchells. LOL Even when I threw up my hand to wave at you, I STILL hadn't figured out it was you.
Guess I'm gonna have to get one of those tubes now. Brock thought that looked like fun.
Reckon how many leaders and jigs a feller could tie off the back of an tube? :)
I'm just curious how long that shaft is on that trolling motor, heck there is 5 foot of it out of the water... :Rofl
they will come a day in rough water you will be glad to have that 60”
Congrats on a nice fish. Bet it shoke the end of that pole good
60" shaft. They only offer the Ulterra in a 45 and a 60. I could have used a 45 I'm sure but I had to have it ordered and I didn't want to take the risk. I usually run it deeper than that, but I had been in some stumps earlier in the day and just hadn't reset it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubby
Just pickin' at ya, I too have a 60" shaft on my Ultrex, wouldn't trade it for two 45 inchQuote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
Oh, I know. I'd trade mine for a 45" in a heartbeat. :) There has been twice that a 45" would have been too short. Both were in real rough water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubby
You can always shorten the shaft, if you ever get into pulling cranks at 1.3 to 2.2 mph hours you will wish you had that 15 inches back. Longer shaft equals more bite, less cavitation and increased time overall on battery life. If I just rigged or single poled all the time a 45 would be fine for me as well. Anyway, not meaning to rant or nothing, you guys keep after them!Quote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
I'm gonna give pulling cranks a try. I fished today and caught some spider rigging early but around 9:30 they shut down. It was HOT by then. I found fish in deeper water but couldn't get one to bite. I have never fished during the day during the hottest part of summer. If I'm gonna do that this year, I may have to get me an umbrella for my chair or a bimini top to cover the front deck. I don't mind sweating but sitting there in the hot sun is not my idea of fun. There aren't many shade trees on the creek channels, so I'm gonna have to make my own. :)
I'm pretty sure the shaft on an Ulterra can't be shortened.
You are correct, never had the pleasure of fishing in a boat with an Ulterra, seems they have to fully deploy and the computer will try to deploy the full 60 inches and not recognize the 45" shaft and stop. Get you a Sports Brella XL, they can be found at Academy Sports or Sam's Club, they fit perfectly into a 3/4" seat base pin. May have to grind a little paint off they fit that snug, you will want to mount it in a seat pedestal to give you the extra height. When fishing two off the front can mount it in the center pin, if fishing by yourself you can mount in either side left of right of you as the sun direction dictates. I agree, I refuse to fish the summer months without shade!
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Nice fish Brad, I am sure it put up a fight.
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Well, it was no fowl hooked grass carp, but it sure looked like it was pulling good. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappieFlopper
Those big bass are a lot of fun on the long rods!!! I've caught many 6+ over the years on crappie gear. Congrats of a great day out.