JWheeler

For the last few seasons a section of my floor toward the dog house continued to become "springy". Well, I didn't know what in the heck to expect, but knew it MUST be replaced. So I opened up the can o' worms and found some good and a little bad. The good, my stringers and everything else below the floor are in great condition. The bad, I tore up a 3x6 section of floor and replaced it. What i noticed upon my initial inspection was a rotten support under the floor which is over the gas tank. So I cut it out and inspected everything. There was one support ( a 2x4 from front to back, running parallel with the stringers, roughly 6' long that just wasn't stout enough for the work load. So, I made a few modifications to beef up the floor, and it turned out great. I put a small sub frame to beef up the support for the floor between the stringers. Everything fits pretty good with minor gaps. Where my access panel is for the fuel pump I used some butyl caulk(it's like a rubber) in an effort to divert water elsewhere. This is where the problem actually stemmed from. The water was seeping into that panel and down that support, which was only getting more rotten with time. So the new plywood is in. I've sealed it, and have used that rubber caulk in the seams to make it water tight. Hoping this little fix will give me several more years out of this old fishin tub.

Nice job. What is your catch count up to now?

Incredible that you still have that much ice at this point in the year. Sure do feel bad for you guys up there. Maybe some freak warm weather will show up and get rid of that ice

Nice work Jon!

My killer combo 2 summers ago was big white paddle/riverside fly......had to keep multiples on board, and it paid off.....

Sweet! Oh Canada........

With reports like this I can't get out there soon enough Nice work Mike!

My thoughts are with you Rich!

Nice work Dan!

The reel question is who doesn't.....that nasty 4 letter word gets in the way......WORK. Good luck and have fun. Mid may I should have support enabling me to sneak away more often

Looking good!

Oh man..... Love some perch

Nice job. There's plenty of time to dial em in

Looks like a coho po-boy......

Nice work!

You're killin em Terry! Great detailed report

Looks like a good one!

Starting out how you left off last season, red hot! :thumb:nice job and thanks for the report

Enjoy it Kevin. See you soon in Au Gres:thumb:

Nice work! Keep on em!

Nice job! That's one plump perch!

Welcome to the club Brian!

Nice work EYEPOD! 59# for 10 fish outta Saginaw bay and it's tribs is a good average!!!!! Hoping the fish are bigger on average this summer...time will tell. See ya on the water!

That's fantastic