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- Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:13 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha Final Reduction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1439
- Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:51 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha Final Reduction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1439
- Mon May 21, 2012 9:47 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Another GIANT Oregon bass !
- Replies: 0
- Views: 945
Another GIANT Oregon bass !
This would be about 1 1/2 lbs anywhere else, but up here it is a hawg.
Eat your heart out ART!
- Sun May 13, 2012 6:36 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Alternative launching method tested at Berryessa 4/24/2012
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1146
Re: Alternative launching method tested at Berryessa 4/24/20
I thought that sign said it was a "pull through site"?
- Sat May 12, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: MY NEW SPINNING REEL SPOOLING SYSTEM
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1636
MY NEW SPINNING REEL SPOOLING SYSTEM
Some of the lines coming out today are a real nuisance when spooling them onto spinning reels. The twists that occur can cost you a lot of money in the end. So I designed a brand new system to spool that line onto your spinning reel as easy as landing a one pound Bass. The only thing that you have t...
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:10 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Chevy Truck Owners You need to read this !
- Replies: 0
- Views: 725
Chevy Truck Owners You need to read this !
Go to the truck forum on here and read my post about the transfer case problem that Chevy's have.
I posted this here so that all of you could have a chance to read this.
I posted this here so that all of you could have a chance to read this.
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:07 pm
- Forum: Vehicle Discussion
- Topic: Chevy Truck Tansfer Case Factory Defect
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3088
Chevy Truck Tansfer Case Factory Defect
This goes out to anyone who owns a half ton (1500) 2000 model year and up to present 4x4 pickup. Your transfer case has a built in defect from the factory and they aren't going to fix it!! I was recently coming back from a fishing trip when all the oil in the transfer case came out of a little hole...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:05 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: PAYPAL SCAM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2060
PAYPAL SCAM
I got contacted by this guy about buying my boat through Paypal. So I contacted Paypal and they replied saying it was a scam. The money will show up in your account for a few hours and then will be gone before you can get it to your bank. Even if you did it immediately, it wouldn't matter. The money...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:02 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: PAYPAL scam
- Replies: 0
- Views: 496
PAYPAL scam
I put this here because most of the guys are on this topic. I got contacted by this guy about buying my boat through Paypal. So I contacted Paypal and they replied saying it was a scam. The money will show up in your account for a few hours and then will be gone before you can get it to your bank. E...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:35 pm
- Forum: Vehicle Discussion
- Topic: Chevy Truck Electric Window fix
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2489
Chevy Truck Electric Window fix
I have a 2003 Silverado and lately I had noticed that the window was dragging and sometimes it wouldn't go up or down at all. So I dismantled the door panel and took out the electronic control module. I did a repair on the circuitry that I used to do to old computers to make the connectors work agai...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:53 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Pulled Ad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3619
Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha REDUCED PRICE
I have decided to Reduce the price to $11,500.
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:43 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Pulled Ad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3619
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:36 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Pulled Ad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3619
Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha DLP FOR SALE
I'm trying.
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Pulled Ad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3619
Pulled Ad
Pulled Ad
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:48 am
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Looking to purchase a bass boat - Have $15,000
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2217
Re: Looking to purchase a bass boat - Have $15,000
How about this? A completely upgraded 1997 Ranger 461VS with a 150 Yamaha DLP? $12,500 If you want to know about it, just respond. This is a beautiful boat. I am a boat mechanic and I did all the work. For a list of the work and more pictures just contact me. I was going to keep it one more year, bu...
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:15 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Oregon 2012 Tournaments
- Replies: 0
- Views: 489
Oregon 2012 Tournaments
Heard yesterday that Carpenter and Glass won the Tenmile event with about 23 pounds.
One member of the Tenmile Club caught an 8#'er to win big fish for their club tournament. A 6# was also caught.
In another tourney Carpenter and Glass split up and took 2nd and 3rd place.
One member of the Tenmile Club caught an 8#'er to win big fish for their club tournament. A 6# was also caught.
In another tourney Carpenter and Glass split up and took 2nd and 3rd place.
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Where tornados come from...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 412
Where tornados come from...
This is an amazing storm.
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:29 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Hints for selling your boat easier...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 447
Hints for selling your boat easier...
Here are some good things to remember when you are taking pictures of your boat in front of your house. Wet down the concrete first, it gives a nice glossy look to everything and makes it look more expensive. Close the garage door. Shoot from the back to the front, to make the boat look leaner and c...
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: How to make room for your new boat
- Replies: 0
- Views: 406
How to make room for your new boat
I saw this on another forum last year but thought you guys might like to read this. Not much going on, on here anyway. Texas outside of Dallas. A guy has a fairly new home but it has a two car garage. Wife must park her car in the garage. With dollies, he can bring the boat into the garage and then ...
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:15 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: How much is gas!!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 435
How much is gas!!!
Yesterday I drove by a station here and it was 3.69.9. Today same station: $3.89.9 So I emptied all my gas cans into the motorhome. Put 5 gal into wife's car and headed off to a small town nearby that had gas for $3.55.9. I took the boat, and six gas cans along with the truck. Total $260.00 for 73 g...
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:34 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Rod Locker Help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 732
Re: Rod Locker Help
Putting a picture on here would help.
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:32 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP Removed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2784
Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP FOR SALE
I got it from American Steel Carports. The tan colored tarp is from a light duty carport we used to have.
I adapted it to this one.
I adapted it to this one.
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:53 am
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: Opinions on Outboards (please everyone pipe in!)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3947
Re: Opinions on Outboards (please everyone pipe in!)
I have owned and worked on them all. I have seen their strengths and weaknesses. I had 2 Merc's early on and both quit on me. I have had 3 Yamahas and they are still going strong. One is on a 1989 Stratos and I have done work on it over the years and it is still running great. My '97 Yamaha I have n...
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:56 pm
- Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
- Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP Removed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2784
1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP Removed
I have decided NOT to sell my 1997 Ranger 461 VS with a Yamaha 150 with a dual prop system.
I am going to fish one more year. My grandson wants to fish with me this year. So I am pulling the ad.
I am going to fish one more year. My grandson wants to fish with me this year. So I am pulling the ad.
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:35 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: extruded aluminum steps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 897
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:28 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: e10 and e15 in gasoline
- Replies: 1
- Views: 479
Re: e10 and e15 in gasoline
e15 is not heavily used as yet because of problems in most cars today. The fuel pump at the gas station is clearly marked on the side and near the octane number on the face of the pump. For those of you who have older (80's and 90's) motors, find a station that sells to farmers. In Oregon we have se...
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:21 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What lake was on CSI:Las Vegas???
- Replies: 1
- Views: 587
What lake was on CSI:Las Vegas???
The other night I was watching CSI and at the end of the show they have a guy in a lake drowning some other guy. Now the story line was that it was Lake Mead. But I saw a story one time where these guys duplicated the attack on Pearl Harbor at Castaic Lake, and the lake that CSI was using looked a l...
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:13 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Winter fishing in California...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 773
Winter fishing in California...
Up here in Oregon there is no place to fish in the winter for bass. Some guys weather the cold down at Tenmile since it is the farthest south lake of any size. There are a few places near Medford I hear but, I don't know them. Up here there is just mostly salmon and steelhead fishing in the winter m...
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Pictures of Tenmile in the fall
- Replies: 0
- Views: 526
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:12 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Pictures of Tahkenitch lake in Oregon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 754
Pictures of Tahkenitch lake in Oregon
This was the day that I caught all those fish on the white tube.
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:58 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: The best sensitive line setup to use?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 725
The best sensitive line setup to use?
I seem to be full of questions and stories this week but I am changing the way I fish for next year, because the old ways aren't producing the catch ratios I would like to see. I don't have the most expensive rods and reels so the sensitivity level of my rods is not as good as some of these super li...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: The best braided line in your opinion...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1178
Re: The best braided line in your opinion...
Well, after writing this, I did a lot more research and I came up with the two most popular braids. Power Pro and Suffix. But the thing I read most about both of these (as well as all of them) is that the green dye, everyone uses, fades away pretty fast. Some of the lines leave behind a gooey green ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: How a sport dies....
- Replies: 0
- Views: 592
How a sport dies....
I will take you back to 1988 here in Oregon to Devil's Lake in Lincoln City. This small lake has over 500 docks on it, logs, and good weeds. Anytime I come here I catch 20 to 30 Bass easily. The Bass are on the docks mostly and the boat houses. They range in size from dink to about 5 or 6 pounds. I ...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What white can do for you...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 542
What white can do for you...
This last October I was on Tahkenitch Lake here in Oregon and having an average ho-hum bite. I tried all the usual colors and the usual baits but was only catching small fish and not many of those. I had started at dawn and it was 10 am and I had only boated 3 fish of any size. I knew there were fis...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:19 pm
- Forum: Marine Accessories
- Topic: Dual Pro Sportsman Series 4 bank charger
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1325
Re: Dual Pro Sportsman Series 4 bank charger
How old is it?
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:06 pm
- Forum: Rods & Reels
- Topic: Shimano Bantam BKM-201FS Classic reel for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 828
Shimano Bantam BKM-201FS Classic reel for sale
This is a 1989 or 1990 model I bought and used for a very short while. I rebuilt it last year and decided to sell it. The bearings are new AB's and it works great. It has the flipping switch and the anti-reverse switch. I have the Hawg handles on it now but it will come with the original handle also...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:46 pm
- Forum: Rods & Reels
- Topic: SHIMANO 2500 SPINNING REELS **SOLD**
- Replies: 1
- Views: 742
Re: SHIMANO SPINNING REEL
Which reel is this? 2500 FB is not enough info.
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:43 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: The best braided line in your opinion...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1178
The best braided line in your opinion...
I have looked over the forums on here and didn't find what I was looking for so I thought I would post this topic. I have never used braided line but next year I am going to put it on my flippin stick and try it. There are a lot of them out there and each one says it is the best. I went to Tackle Wa...
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:01 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Who is Here From the Pacific Northwest?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6320
Re: Who is Here From the Pacific Northwest?
I fish Oregon. But not the Columbia.
Have fished Tenmile, Tahkenitch, Siltcoos, Green Peter, and Triangle for 20 years.
I can help you some, if you are fishing around those parts of our state.
Have fished Tenmile, Tahkenitch, Siltcoos, Green Peter, and Triangle for 20 years.
I can help you some, if you are fishing around those parts of our state.
- Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:23 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: WET SEAT CUSHION DILEMNA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1032
WET SEAT CUSHION DILEMNA
My Buddy has a 1999 Ranger 462VS with the bench seat. He is still getting a lot of water out of this seat even though it hasn't rained on it for weeks. He can put a folded towel on the seat and kneel on it and it will soak the towel. If he pushes his fist down into the seat, water still comes out. P...
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:49 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Does color matter?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3658
Re: Does color matter?
In all my years of study of the Largemouth Bass here is my opinion on lure color. Plastics : Green Pumpkin or Watermelon with tiny Red flake is the best color combo for continuous success. TopWater : Red and white during the day and black at night or dark cloudy days. Spinnerbaits : White or chartre...
- Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Gimbal mount for two units....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 623
Gimbal mount for two units....
Is there a manufacturer like RAM® that makes a dual mount system for two Fishfinders?
I have one place to put them so will need to stack them.
I have one place to put them so will need to stack them.
- Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:02 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: 10 Mile Lake, OR help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 955
Re: 10 Mile Lake, OR help
I like to stay right uptown at the Lakeshore Lodge RV Park. It is right on the water and the moorage is free. They even have free 110AC at the dock for charging batteries. When you get to Lakeside just go straight down main street until it stops. The Lodge is right there. CLean bathrooms and showers...
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:21 am
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: What is the best GPS combo unit...?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 414
What is the best GPS combo unit...?
My buddy Art is getting ready to buy a new GPS/FF unit. He wants DS clarity, and a good GPS unit but he wants it simple to use. I studied the internet sites and read all the reviews and I am a little leery of recommending the Lowrance units. It seems there are a lot of people out there complaining a...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Biggest rattler I have ever seen...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2530
Biggest rattler I have ever seen...
I got this in an email from a buddy of mine. Said it was from Georgia.
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:44 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Ethanol damage is finally here...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1794
Re: Ethanol damage is finally here...
You would think that by now, with this becoming such a common problem with boaters, that they would design a hose material that is more resistant to the effects of Ethanol. just a head scratcher.... :? I am using the Trident A1-15 hose for the replacement. I researched them all and was impressed wi...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Ethanol damage is finally here...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1794
Ethanol damage is finally here...
For the last year I have had some real weird things happening to my boat motor. One day it would not start. One day it wouldn't get up on plane. Then it runs great for a few weeks. Then the really weird starting happening. It ran great on the open lake at 60 or so. It even ran good at 35. But as soo...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:49 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Cleaning Boat Carpet?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13268
Re: Cleaning Boat Carpet?
I use the carpet cleaner machine we have. Its a Bissell. It has a separate head on a hose for those nooks and crannies. Does a bang up job.
Re: boat wax?
Here is a little ditty for those of you who just need to touch up the upper hull parts without a lot of elbow grease. Use Hot Tub Wax. There are several brands out there. Just put a few drops where you need it and rub it in a little. Let it dry to a powdery look and then wipe it off with a little sh...
- Wed May 25, 2011 4:34 pm
- Forum: Fishing
- Topic: Boycott Clear Lake
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10294
Re: Boycott Clear Lake
I know I am a dumb hick from the backwoods of Oregon so this may seem stupid to you guys. But, when did a misdemeanor give you a criminal record? I thought only a felony could give you a criminal record. At least that is the way it is up here. A misdemeanor, such as a speeding ticket, is on a public...
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