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  • Chocolate 8/14

    My wife and I hit the bayou from the FM2004 around 8:30am. I tried to venture south and fish from the first couple of islands back towards the bridge. Too much wind and current for my jon boat. I needed my drift sock, but forgot to pack it.

    We headed into the bayou to fish the wind protected shorelines. We found a lot of nervous bait and could see fish zipping through the bait balls. Right from the get-go, my wife landed a high flying trout on a GULP shrimp. I managed my first croaker on a lure. It was down hill after that.

    Our 45 year old Evinrude tiller crapped out. We used the trolling motor to get us about 85% of the way back before the battery ran out of juice. I had an emergency extending paddle in the boat. We shared paddling duties the rest of the way.

    My wife was a great sport about the whole thing, until she looked up after pulling the boat out of the water and seeing a huge pair of barges passing through the area we were paddling. She swears never to fish in the jon boat again unless there is a new motor on the back.

    Anyone of you FWE members know someone who can make me a really good deal on a new 15hp tiller?

    bouy
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    Last edited by buoy37; August 14, 2010, 10:26 PM.

  • #2
    Sorry about the motor -- at least you caught a few fish!! I'll keep my eye out for ya on a new motor.
    Shut up and FISH!!

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    • #3
      TO bad about the motor. Hope you can find a new one cheap.

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      • #4
        Good Excuse

        Your wife may be telling you to get a new boat. Lucky man!
        Fishwhisperer

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        • #5
          Sorry about the paddling but it looks like You will get a new motor or boat.
          Beandaddy

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          • #6
            It sucks now but you and your honeybunch will be having a hell of a laugh one day!!! I'll text a buddy of mine in Bayou vista about a motor...gbty

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            • #7
              my motor is on the bottom near bubble barrier it could hsve been worse
              MANVEL MOB

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