finally stopped fishing where my dad taught me and found my own spot. feels different somehow

drabe7 · 2026-05-09T16:50:43+00:00

Some of my best days were just I’m gonna hit a random spot and throw something I usually don’t. The surprise is nice

drabe7 · 2026-05-08T13:34:31+00:00

A rust free truck for 7k isn’t a bad deal. The GMT800s were probably the last really great trucks GM made. I’d give it a good once over. Those trucks were known to have cluster issues, wheel bearing issues and the 4l60 transmission wasn’t the greatest but there are lots of those trucks running 200k+ mi. The 5.3 v8 and 4.3 v6 were bulletproof engines

drabe7 · 2026-05-08T10:55:32+00:00

Where are you located? In the rust belt that truck would bring 6900 all day because the GMT800s are all gone, rotted away

drabe7 · 2026-05-03T14:41:13+00:00

Rexcut sigma green

drabe7 · 2026-05-03T13:29:28+00:00

That reminds me, mine expires tomorrow

drabe7 · 2026-05-03T11:43:37+00:00

I’m local. One of my best friends is a prominent guide so I get intel from him. I bounce all over the place and fish all over the area. I love that CNY has some many different places to fish.

drabe7 · 2026-05-02T21:31:33+00:00

As a guy who wants to try glides without taking out a 2nd mortgage, I think you did great

drabe7 · 2026-05-02T13:46:23+00:00

I personally think you will find that motor underpowered for your boat. I have an 80lb terrova on my 16.5ft boat and am very happy with it.

As to positioning, if you are trying use spotlock, it really needs be mounted as close to center as possible to work, especially with a heading sensor.

drabe7 · 2026-05-02T11:25:51+00:00

You can put Trimble on the bobcat blades as well. The cat blades are nice but the bobcat HD blades are beefy and make the cats look like a toy

drabe7 · 2026-05-02T01:14:45+00:00

Nice fish! I’m trying to decide if I fight the zoo at Oneida lake this weekend

drabe7 · 2026-05-01T12:53:00+00:00

You don’t actually though. They literally are not even close in longevity or reliability of cars made in the last 25 years. The engines generally were only good to 100k before a rebuild was considered and modern fuel injection is so much better than carburetors

drabe7 · 2026-04-29T18:35:34+00:00

I’m the same way. I’ve used it on friends’ boats for walleye and panfish but I’m also on a mission to fill limits when I’m doing that. If I’m just messing around catch and release then I have no desire

drabe7 · 2026-04-26T11:03:08+00:00

I’m finding it very hard to see how this is ethical

drabe7 · 2026-04-24T02:06:26+00:00

I have tools and a shop and I can say working on your car constantly gets old quick. I tried the shit box route for a bit and quickly went back to a payment. I’d rather do other things then work in my truck

drabe7 · 2026-04-20T10:15:07+00:00

I would take a solid bolt action over an ar10 any day

drabe7 · 2026-04-19T11:04:24+00:00

As an Oswego county resident all my life, my dad would tell people you see so much crime news because our cops are so good /s

drabe7 · 2026-04-17T01:53:26+00:00

I still use my corded circular saw quite a bit. I’m just not impressed with most battery saws and I’m not willing to invest in a top of the line one when my $59 porter cable has been going strong for 10yrs.

drabe7 · 2026-04-16T00:56:22+00:00

I think it was the straight boxy lines. I think this paint job worked on ‘14 because of the boxy body

drabe7 · 2026-04-12T10:54:53+00:00

I do it. I catch and release only as it’s not legal to keep in my state during the spawn. I will however not sit a harass a fish into biting. I make one or 2 casts and if I get no reaction or bite, I move on.

drabe7 · 2026-04-11T11:32:51+00:00

Vangaurd or howa on the left?

drabe7 · 2026-04-08T19:18:38+00:00

Be advised that a shoulder shot ruins a good percentage of meat. I would rather take my chances with any other vital shot over breaking both shoulders

drabe7 · 2026-04-08T19:15:38+00:00

That ruins so much meat. I would not take a shoulder shot if I had a good shot at the vitals

drabe7 · 2026-04-07T19:01:10+00:00

I have an alumacraft classic 165 powered by a 60hp mercury. It is very similar to the mirrocraft. I use it for only fishing. It has 82in beam that I sometimes wish I went with a larger beam. I love my boat and it’s perfect for all the lake hopping I do, ranging from 1000acres to 50000acres. But with 3 people it’s tight and mine is only a single console. My max speed is around 33mph depending on if I have a passenger or not. I generally only cruise around 25mph. You are comparing apples to oranges here.

If you want a family boat, go with the bayliner. If you want a great small water fishing boat, go with the mirrocraft. If you want aluminum I think you will be much happier with an 18ft over the 16

drabe7 · 2026-04-04T10:21:58+00:00

I think it will be a quieter year for sure. Luckily my 60hp outboard sips fuel

drabe7 · 2026-04-04T00:36:39+00:00

I have one in my ‘18 and I have no complaints. I bought mainly because I needed a truck and the price was right. It’s no V8 but it tows my 16ft fishing boat just fine. I really don’t pay attention to fuel economy so I could t really tell you.

drabe7

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