I got to go fishing Sunday. I wanted to take my boat and scout out some of the Cut-off. Good plan, not a good choice, I was going out to the gulf because the fishing has been unreal out there, just plain wow! But the wind was going to make it a little rough for the flats boat & we got a late start, so to the cut-off I went. My jack plate blew out. Not just a hose, the cylinder went. It is 15 years old and has seen a lot of use. So I was not well too up set. I thought heck, I will just trim the motor up and go on with the electric when I get shallow.
Good plan again, but with my plate not lifting the motor will not tilt without hitting the stern and breaking the steering connections. So it was run through the shallows and set down in deep water, Red fish for dinner was the goal. That did not happen. Myself the wife T and my Dad scored 3 fish for 4 hours of fishing, 1 Trout, 1 lady fish, 1 cat-fish. The cat was unusual because all 3 fish were caught be me on the Small chartreuse Maverick golden Eye. It catches fish, but a hard head cat-fish that was a first. Any way Dad & T had no luck with bait, but it was a nice ride.
So today I order a new jack plate and get ready to mount that. And while I am doing that, some wiring needed to be done, and I should get a new roller arm for the trailer, mount the new depth finder, and fix a couple of switches. Other than that everything works great. 🙂
Oh well. You all be safe out there and have some fun.