after revamping the boat i took the boat out for a test run...but it didnt perform...it had been standing for a couple of months so the petrol had turned in the carb...
this is a problem with bigger motors which dont have a shut off valve...you cant switch off the petrol and run the carb dry.
i had the carb serviced on friday and but could only get on the water late on saturday afternoon...we arrived at the day at 5 pm so we only had an hour to test run the boat and get in some fishing.
the water at inanda id very low.
started the motor and took a slow ride up the river side...the motor was running sweet...so i trimmed the motor up and man it was a great feeling being back on the water with the boat...as the nose lifts the speed and revs pick up and off we went...i have to give ram credit once again for a job well done...
we decided to stop at the mad house and fish for the short time we had...so out came the cranking rods and the frog rod...i selected a couple of cranks which looked like they would best suit the water clarity.
rory got off to a good start he was catching fish after fish on the colour he selected.
i tried the frog in the shallows but there were no takes not even a small blow up...so i changed to a crank...but the colour i put on didnt work...after half an hour i still hadnt got a bite...rory was hauling in fish after fish.
he lost a couple decent fish right next to the boat...because the net boy wasnt interested...he was more concerned about trying to catch up.
anyway i finally decided to change to the same colour rory was using...before i could say jack frost we where both pulling in fish after fish...lots of females full of eggs...and a couple small males...all the bigger fish had eggs...there were no fish close to the side...all our fish were caught away from the sides in the back of the bay.
slow retrieve with a crankbait...i look forward to the full moon and beyond...i think we are gona be in for some good fishing...and a long weekend coming up.:fishn
this is a problem with bigger motors which dont have a shut off valve...you cant switch off the petrol and run the carb dry.
i had the carb serviced on friday and but could only get on the water late on saturday afternoon...we arrived at the day at 5 pm so we only had an hour to test run the boat and get in some fishing.
the water at inanda id very low.
started the motor and took a slow ride up the river side...the motor was running sweet...so i trimmed the motor up and man it was a great feeling being back on the water with the boat...as the nose lifts the speed and revs pick up and off we went...i have to give ram credit once again for a job well done...
we decided to stop at the mad house and fish for the short time we had...so out came the cranking rods and the frog rod...i selected a couple of cranks which looked like they would best suit the water clarity.
rory got off to a good start he was catching fish after fish on the colour he selected.
i tried the frog in the shallows but there were no takes not even a small blow up...so i changed to a crank...but the colour i put on didnt work...after half an hour i still hadnt got a bite...rory was hauling in fish after fish.
he lost a couple decent fish right next to the boat...because the net boy wasnt interested...he was more concerned about trying to catch up.
anyway i finally decided to change to the same colour rory was using...before i could say jack frost we where both pulling in fish after fish...lots of females full of eggs...and a couple small males...all the bigger fish had eggs...there were no fish close to the side...all our fish were caught away from the sides in the back of the bay.
slow retrieve with a crankbait...i look forward to the full moon and beyond...i think we are gona be in for some good fishing...and a long weekend coming up.:fishn