JuicyBaron

Well, after about 2 hours on friday and an hour today I have finally released the hitch! I ended up heating the receiver up with a MAP torch and tied off to a tree with my strap and pulled tight to get some tension, then beat it with the blunt side of a maul for about 30 minutes and it finally broke free. I'll chalk this up as a lesson learned and grease the new hitch up good and take it out in the winter! Thanks again for all your help guys!

Thanks again for the replies guys! I'm hoping I'll be able to break it loose this weekend after some work on it. Worst case scenario I'll change the coupler on the trailer to match the hitch size if I can't loosen it. Thanks again for the info and ideas!

Thank for the replies guys. Mapp gas was going to be my next attempt. Heat the receiver and then try to quickly cool the shank to hopefully break the seizure. If that doesn't work I'll try to pull it out with a strap and tree. I just worry about the bolts breaking off the frame on the receiver at that point. I guess I know what I'll spend my Saturday doing.

Any tips on getting out a trailer hitch thats seized in the receiver?? I've used PB blast and tried beating it with a sledge with no luck. Would a small propane torch work to heat it up enough?

Once you go blacks, you never go back.

Interested in the okuma classic 300l. The one I bought from you last year fell apart after the 3rd trip out.

Just looked it up, it's working now. Thanks again for the update, Chad.

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Awesome! Thanks Chad!

Anyone hear anything on tapatalk lately? Still trying to find the site on there with no success.

Reid, I'm looking for a pair with the 4"x4" base.

Joel, I'll have to take a look on CL, thanks!

Nick, That might have to be my next step, i just figured i'd see if anyone on here had an extra laying around.

Thanks for all the responses everyone!

I'm looking for 2 big jon rod holders or any rod holder compatible with the big jon base. Anyone have anything they're looking to get rid of?

It's shallow and lotta weeds! I wrecked my lower unit there this summer. I know this has nothing to do with the report that you're asking for, but I needed to vent my frustration towards that lake. Good luck!

Mac baits is out of strips. Only has whole herring left.

Haha. I might want to get on that.

Alright, so I've come across something interesting. I took my boss and his sons out fishing last Friday evening, went 2 for 4. One 2 lb king and one 20 lb king. Both were clean, silver, fresh fish. My boss said today that he grilled them Saturday for lunch. He said the big one turned to a grayish/white color after a few minutes on the grill and tasted TERRIBLE! The small one turned out great. Both cooked the same way, the meat was very pink when I filleted them the night before. Any one ever had this happen or hear anything similar to this? He was really bummed, it was his first big lake fish and was bummed it turned out terrible.

Nice fish!

It is mold growing in the vinyl. Mix baking soda with a little bleach into a paste and apply, let sit overnight, rinse and reapply as necessary. Be cautious of the bleach on the stiching. In my experience you can only treat it- you can never get rid of it completely, short of replacing the vinyl.

Juicey Baron and Ben Lubbs have been ultra helpfull. They can be bribed by my wifes cooking:)

I'll work all Saturday afternoon for a plate of tacos and cold beer! Hopefully you get her back before Saturday, Dave!

Any word on the tapatalk address?

Same here

Thanks bob, the reels are great! I had one of the okuma classics blow up internally the first time out, but other then that the rest have been perfect.

Slow night for us last night, but ended up being well worth it! Went 2 for 3 2 hits on a 10 color with BLL blue dolphin, landed one king. At the end of the evening, while pulling rods took a HUGE hit on a rigger in 80' of water 71' down on blue and chrome SD with poofster fly. After a long fight we finally got him in the boat. 25 lb king! Biggest fish of my career thus far!

I think maybe I better work on my circle maneuvers a little bit more. thanks for the evening trip Dave!

Rex is awesome! My entire family goes to him for everything. He's an honest mechanic, always tries to save you as much money as possible.

Rogers truck and automotive. Good honest guy. Been going to him for years. Has a shop in borculo.