I changed my mind on a couple webinar answers.
Boating.
I just picked a 21' Freedom Commander with a 175 SHO. I like the boat, runs well but cavitates when I go to get on plane. The prop it came with is a Rubex Solais 143/17. I can get it up to 6000rpm after tilting the motor and picking up the jack plate. Just thought I'd ask for some advice on whether I should look into a cavitation plate, trim tabs or just jump right in to getting a different prop. TIA
Here’s a video I took in the river last night to illustrate the small fin fish I kept talking about during the webinar. I’ll post the webinar in the videos section this evening when I’m off the water and back home.
What’s the water quality looking like in the lower Laguna after this big rain? My dad and I are planning on fishing in Port Mansfield in a couple weeks and we’re wanting to make sure that everything isn’t all messed up with all this runoff.
So after doing the live stream Tuesday I had to take my own advice. I got to thinking about plastic size and girth more than length when big vs small. It reminded of a day in Baffin and I caught three 25” trout in about 5 casts all over 5 lbs. We were grinding that day and the fish were sitting on bottom and we couldn’t get our corkies down to them. They weren’t hitting plastics at all though and I dug through the boat bag and tried to find something the shape of a Corky that would go down 4’. I came across these that my son had won in a grab bag and put them on a 1/8 oz jig head. I proceeded to put on a seminar the rest of the day with them. All of that said I went on a quest to find some more of them after our discussions on Tuesday. Big profile, thick body, slow descent. Sometimes I think profile matters more in the size discussion than length. You aren’t necessarily going bigger by just going longer. Now I need K Wigglers to make a 7” ball tail this thick!
What type of coolers do you have on your boat? I have an older 120 quart igloo that I use for drinks and snacks. What are you using and thoughts?
I know a number of you heard the Bite Me podcast on Tuesday talking about the unfortunate accident that happened down in POC. I received a list of items for a trauma kit from a member of the Border Patrol about a year ago and passing it along.
In addition to a regular first aid kit here are the minimal recommended items:
Chest seal x2, Tourniquet x3 CAT-T x1 RATs, Compressed Gauze x2, Trauma Sheer x1, Elastic Bandage Roll, Gloves
Other items:
nasopharyngeal airway, Emergency Blanket, Blood clotting powder, Clotting gauze, Emergency laceration closures
Looking to start sight fishing for redfish more. What length and power of rod would yall recommend?
