Priority1

Thanks for the report Mike. Good advice about the clothing. Ya can't put it on if it's at home.

WTG Bill. I love this time of year.

There may be a relief screw on the IOs, but I'm not aware of one. One thing to always remember, is to back the dipstick vent screw out one turn. before operating the trim. This vents the reservoir, and damage can result if it is not vented.

A nice day to be out with the kids.

GJ Mike and son's. I love to see the kids involved.

Looking good. Ya know I love them Islanders.

Fantastic. I have never boated one, but I suspect that I've had a couple on.

GJ even if you didn't fill up. It was a great day to be on the water.

GJ Ed. I love the Spring Magic.

After reading the Title, I thought some birds nested under your hood. I have seen turkeys in some unlikely places.

That would do it.

If the problem is NOT the trim motor, or pump, you could raise it with some jumpers. Check your wiring diagram. There is a switch at the helm that controls an up and a down solenoid. The solenoids control the pump motor. The switch, wiring, solenoid, fuse, or pump could be the problem. The Mercruiser pumps use motor oil for the hydraulic fluid.

Find the warmer water and ya just might find some eyes. Minnow type baits orange bellies, Silver and black, Blue and Gold. Trolling anywhere from 1.5-2.5 MPH. It seemed like changing up was what they wanted. It was a slow bite but a beautiful morning to be on the water. We had surface water temps as high as 55 degrees. Warm shallow water is the key.

I will be doing some testing out of Muskegon on Saturday morning. After I finish the testing, I am going to change up and start fishing. I will be on channel 68.

Anyone else going to be out of Muskegon on Saturday?

I wish I was going with you. That will be some useful information on those DBs.

GJ Kevin. Love the Spring Magic.

Yes it would John, but you would have a hell of a hole shot.

WTG Bill.

Here is a pic of the Priority1 waiting to be put in the garage. The Bird Trees are the Cat's A$$ for running boards. I like em.

Well I finally got the Priority1 wet today. My neighbor went along so I was limited to a 1-1/2 hr trip. Everything functioned properly. I did find one thing wrong. I installed my Port Bird Tree over my VHF antenna. When I got home it took me less than 5 minutes to rectify that. Just remove one bolt on the antenna mount and positioned the antenna on the outside of the Tree.

The mouth of the AuGres River was a zoo. I did manage to wiggle through the boats but I couldn't troll in that close, and I couldn't leave the channel. I did set 4 boards out in 10-13 FOW. I was just about to send the 3rd board out when the inside board on the Port side had a flag down. The board was just a dancing. I thought we were going to have a real good morning but the 9# LT was our only fish. The LT hit a 7 inch black and silver shallow diving no name minnow 40 ft back. A smaller boat would have been the ticket today. I don't like to run mine in less than 10 FOW. I set the shallow alarm at 9 FOW. I tried the 6 FOW before and all of a sudden I would find myself in 3 FOW, and that's not good. In 10 FOW even if you shallow up 5 or 6 feet you are not in trouble. Tight lines:) Oh!!! Surface temp was 45-46 degrees.

OK Joe. The Prop is in Very Good condition.

I get my harnesses down with bottom bouncers, Inline weights, snap weights, and I'm going to try the dive bombs this year. I like #4 or #5 Colorado blades on my harnesses but have run some smaller ones.

"Fish inside the bar"

I know a lot of fishermen that do just that. The fish caught tend to be larger. And the only hazard is falling off a stool.

Anyone need this prop. Reduced to $55. If you damage yours it will probably cost more than this to repair it. I was using this one for a spare. I picked up another 15 pitch prop that is what my setup requires. This prop is in VG condition. I had it on my boat but it was not the correct pitch for my rig.

Frank, I think I might be interested. What is the best wayto get in touch?

I sent you a PM with my phone#. PM me or call. TY:)

SOLD

The spoons are just another tool in the box. I run crawler harnesses about 90 percent of the time. I have taken some nice Walleye on spoons off the downriggers. I don't think any one method has an advantage over another 100% of the time. Like always, "Find out what they want, and give them lots of it".

I'm going to try and do a quick shakedown cruise tomorrow morning. Hopefully the wind will not be too bad. I will probably fish for about 2 hrs.