jimbobber

I use buckets and they work great,I drilled 1" holes in the bottom this allows water to flow thru the bucket and acually slows you more than without holes. I took the handles off and drilled holes in the side,then ran rope thru and tied it off,I have rope off the side of the boat long enough to have the end of the bucket near the back of the boat,also try to get the rope that secures the bucket to you boat mid ship if possible i use d rinds for a quick hookup to the bucket,the buckets ride along side the boat nicely and does not bang.Its a cheap alternative to bags and smaller. Jimmy

Awsome Bird Kevin! You finnally did it way to go!!!!

Braid or fire line cuts the water better and does not have any stretch so it will pop easier when you are pulling lines as well.I stack my riggers all the time( if i have enough guys on board),I run the top one longer ( 20 back on the lower and 30 back on the upper)for the fish that drop back from the lower bait,I will also run a free slider (6 foot)on the top rod as well if i'm in deep enough water.Our riggers do very well for us all summer long. jimbobber

good Job guys way to start the season! good luck in the brown Blast! jimbobber

Nice job Terry and crew! way to slime up the new Dog! Off to florida this thursday and when i get back its time to put the jimbobber back together( i hope!)oh and the graph locked in to the satelites just find thanks Terry. Jimmy

depends on how fancy you want your sticker but i got mine from overtons, it is balloon letters with a shadow ,I think it looks pretty good for around 50 bucks, and was easy to put on the boat. Jimbobber

way to go Jeff!!:thumb: Glad you are starting out catching fish this year I still hope to get my boat in the water by the end of april and can't wait!thanks for the detailed report. jimmy

Terry sounds like you had a great time!,I knew you would now im wishing i could go back again!!!!!!! JIMMY

I highly recomend advantage marine in Zeeland. jimbobber

sweet lookin browns !nice catch guy's

welcome to the website steve good job on the brown, hope to talk to ya on the water .Jimbobber

Sounds like I can get a long block rebuild for $1500.00 from a local guy. jimmy

sorry didnt notice you were in oh cabelas or bass pro would be a good bet.

I am pretty sure gold coast in port sheldon has them.

Well I took the darn oil pan off today and found pieces of piston skirt in it:angry2::angry2: soooooo now it goes to the rebuild shop next week I am still hopeful that i can get it done my the end of april I hope!

Nick, Thanks you read my mind i was already planning on it,It will only help. Jimmy

Hey guys here is an update on the Jimbobber repairs, i pulled the engine out a week ago ,didnt go so bad had her out in about three hours:D(not bad for a fist timer i quess), when i pulled her i found the motor mount blocks where gone :angry2:so tonight i cut them out and found nothing but mush:eek:! But the surrounding wood is wet but still strong and not rotten sooooo i am going to let it air out and build up some new blocks out of marine plywood and fiberglass and glass it all in this should do the job.I also checked the transom and found one small spot that was soft but for the most part it's in good shape so ithink i will save that for another years project.Hope to get the motor done in the next two weeks and the glass done before that so i can still be on the water in mid april. Thanks for your advise guy's. jimmy

For sale, an over and under 12 gauge shot gun 2 3/4" and 3" ,one barrel is Mod. and the other is Improved cylender. Its a Stoeger condor 2 and is in excelent shape,asking $300.00 . I bought it for pheasant hunting but fish more, so I would rather get more stuff for the boat:D. Please PM me if you are interested.

Wow , what a mess ,I went thru there last fall on my way out to an elk hunt ,what beutiful country!

Clean,clean,clean, you have to make sure the spoon is clean of all finger prints and when applying the stickers do not touch the sticky side if possible, then I have put spoons in a stack and rubberbanded them ,then put them in the oven at the lowest setting for about 15 min. this is an old trick i learned from Dennis Ende who used to own North Port nailer.We do this with our spoons that have multiple layers of stickers and it seems to work good. JImmy

Welcome to the site! awsome web site .What port do you fish out off?

I picked up 2 blacks releases,a dodger box, a planer board,2 cow bell setups and 2 paddles today at Gold Coast. What a great day I was there from 9:15to1:30 for my spoons and saw lots of people .Thanks for supporting our local retailers. Jimmy

Awsome ! Cant wait to get my boat done and get in the water!!!!

Thats Funny! Come on spring!!!!!!!!

I ussually yell Fish on git it, git it, git it and thats your warning to not be in between me and the rod unless you beat me to it! If that doesnt light your fire then your woods wet!!!:D:D:D