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by Rich461
Mon May 21, 2012 9:47 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Another GIANT Oregon bass !
Replies: 0
Views: 942

Another GIANT Oregon bass !

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This would be about 1 1/2 lbs anywhere else, but up here it is a hawg. :lol:

Eat your heart out ART!
by Rich461
Sun May 13, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Alternative launching method tested at Berryessa 4/24/2012
Replies: 3
Views: 1143

Re: Alternative launching method tested at Berryessa 4/24/20

I thought that sign said it was a "pull through site"?
by Rich461
Sat May 12, 2012 2:31 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: MY NEW SPINNING REEL SPOOLING SYSTEM
Replies: 0
Views: 1633

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...
by Rich461
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Chevy Truck Owners You need to read this !
Replies: 0
Views: 722

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.
by Rich461
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: Vehicle Discussion
Topic: Chevy Truck Tansfer Case Factory Defect
Replies: 1
Views: 3077

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...
by Rich461
Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:05 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: PAYPAL SCAM
Replies: 5
Views: 2036

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...
by Rich461
Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: PAYPAL scam
Replies: 0
Views: 495

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...
by Rich461
Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Vehicle Discussion
Topic: Chevy Truck Electric Window fix
Replies: 0
Views: 2487

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...
by Rich461
Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: Pulled Ad
Replies: 6
Views: 3614

Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha REDUCED PRICE

I have decided to Reduce the price to $11,500.
by Rich461
Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:43 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: Pulled Ad
Replies: 6
Views: 3614

Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha DLP FOR SALE

Bump it up
by Rich461
Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: Pulled Ad
Replies: 6
Views: 3614

Re: 1997 Ranger 461VS-150 Yamaha DLP FOR SALE

I'm trying.
by Rich461
Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:59 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: Pulled Ad
Replies: 6
Views: 3614

Pulled Ad

Pulled Ad
by Rich461
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: 2205

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...
by Rich461
Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Oregon 2012 Tournaments
Replies: 0
Views: 486

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.
by Rich461
Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:07 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Where tornados come from...
Replies: 0
Views: 411

Where tornados come from...

This is an amazing storm.


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by Rich461
Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Hints for selling your boat easier...
Replies: 0
Views: 444

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...
by Rich461
Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:33 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How to make room for your new boat
Replies: 0
Views: 403

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 ...
by Rich461
Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:15 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How much is gas!!!
Replies: 0
Views: 432

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...
by Rich461
Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Rod Locker Help
Replies: 1
Views: 730

Re: Rod Locker Help

Putting a picture on here would help.
by Rich461
Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:32 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP Removed
Replies: 5
Views: 2780

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.
by Rich461
Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:53 am
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: Opinions on Outboards (please everyone pipe in!)
Replies: 16
Views: 3930

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...
by Rich461
Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: Used Boats - Motors - Trailers
Topic: 1997 Ranger 461VS - 150 Yamaha - DLP Removed
Replies: 5
Views: 2780

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.
by Rich461
Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:35 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: extruded aluminum steps
Replies: 2
Views: 894

Re: extruded aluminum steps

This is the way I have done it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyOodLNI4BQ
by Rich461
Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:28 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: e10 and e15 in gasoline
Replies: 1
Views: 474

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...
by Rich461
Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:21 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: What lake was on CSI:Las Vegas???
Replies: 1
Views: 580

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...
by Rich461
Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:13 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Winter fishing in California...
Replies: 1
Views: 769

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...
by Rich461
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Pictures of Tenmile in the fall
Replies: 0
Views: 525

Pictures of Tenmile in the fall

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by Rich461
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:12 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Pictures of Tahkenitch lake in Oregon
Replies: 0
Views: 752

Pictures of Tahkenitch lake in Oregon

This was the day that I caught all those fish on the white tube.

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by Rich461
Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:58 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: The best sensitive line setup to use?
Replies: 2
Views: 722

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...
by Rich461
Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: The best braided line in your opinion...
Replies: 4
Views: 1173

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 ...
by Rich461
Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: How a sport dies....
Replies: 0
Views: 590

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 ...
by Rich461
Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:07 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: What white can do for you...
Replies: 0
Views: 539

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...
by Rich461
Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:19 pm
Forum: Marine Accessories
Topic: Dual Pro Sportsman Series 4 bank charger
Replies: 2
Views: 1320

Re: Dual Pro Sportsman Series 4 bank charger

How old is it?
by Rich461
Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:06 pm
Forum: Rods & Reels
Topic: Shimano Bantam BKM-201FS Classic reel for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 820

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...
by Rich461
Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Rods & Reels
Topic: SHIMANO 2500 SPINNING REELS **SOLD**
Replies: 1
Views: 740

Re: SHIMANO SPINNING REEL

Which reel is this? 2500 FB is not enough info.
by Rich461
Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:43 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: The best braided line in your opinion...
Replies: 4
Views: 1173

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...
by Rich461
Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Who is Here From the Pacific Northwest?
Replies: 32
Views: 6285

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.
by Rich461
Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:23 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: WET SEAT CUSHION DILEMNA
Replies: 5
Views: 1027

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...
by Rich461
Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Does color matter?
Replies: 16
Views: 3607

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...
by Rich461
Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:07 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Gimbal mount for two units....
Replies: 2
Views: 619

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.
by Rich461
Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: 10 Mile Lake, OR help
Replies: 2
Views: 945

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...
by Rich461
Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:21 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: What is the best GPS combo unit...?
Replies: 0
Views: 412

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...
by Rich461
Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:32 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Biggest rattler I have ever seen...
Replies: 16
Views: 2504

Biggest rattler I have ever seen...

I got this in an email from a buddy of mine. Said it was from Georgia.

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by Rich461
Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ethanol damage is finally here...
Replies: 6
Views: 1780

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...
by Rich461
Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:22 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Ethanol damage is finally here...
Replies: 6
Views: 1780

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...
by Rich461
Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:49 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Cleaning Boat Carpet?
Replies: 13
Views: 13193

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.
by Rich461
Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:17 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: boat wax?
Replies: 7
Views: 1718

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...
by Rich461
Wed May 25, 2011 4:34 pm
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Boycott Clear Lake
Replies: 59
Views: 10237

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...