Four Stroke -vs- Two Stroke Maintenance

"DanD" wrote in message
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So am planning a trip to Florida next month.
The northern end of Okeechobee as far as I know.
Mostly it is the brothers trip, I go along to get away from the snow.
Anyway first time on the lake for us. Usually go to the Kissimmee chain.
Brother likes to pull a shiner around while we cast artificial from the
font.
To me it is to much like worm fishing, and neither of us do that much.
Mostly spinner baits, crank baits and a fluke or two for good measure.
Ok for me it is mostly different colors and sizes of spinner baits.
Heck if it doesn't want to hit a spinner bait must not really be hungry.
Will not have a computer there, so if anyone has any info or wants someone
to fish with for a day or two in Feb. let me know.
Plan to leave Wisconsin on the 13th of Feb should be on the lake by the
15th. Two weeks later back to Wisconsin. for joy for joy Have I ever said
I
hate the cold weather.......
That was the reason for going into the Navy.
Well at least it is a couple of weeks of hopefully sunny weather.
Dan not an ice fisherman

First of all, TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!

Okeechobee can be a great spinnerbait lake, and it's where I took my largest
largemouth to date, with a baby bass colored Secret Weapon spinnerbait.

My second largest largemouth taken on this lake came on a pearl colored
SuperFluke, so those are two good lure choices.

But, I would also suggest taking some stick baits like Senkos along as well.
In February, cold fronts are an issue and you might have to slow down your
lure speed and finesse the fish. Moe, who used to guide on the lake also
swears by Junebug Trick Worms, rigged Texas style on a 1/0 J hook and fished
with no weight.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Hay:
Thanks for the suggestions. Will keep them in mind.
By a cold front, you are talking something like 40 deg. above what will be
here in Wisconsin. Slow and finesse are not my better styles, so I should
work on them more often.
Was really not expecting a response this soon
Thanks again
dan

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Sometimes the best thing to do:
Is nothing at all.

"DanD" wrote in message
.. .
So am planning a trip to Florida next month.
The northern end of Okeechobee as far as I know.
Mostly it is the brothers trip, I go along to get away from the snow.
Anyway first time on the lake for us. Usually go to the Kissimmee chain.
Brother likes to pull a shiner around while we cast artificial from the
font.
To me it is to much like worm fishing, and neither of us do that much.
Mostly spinner baits, crank baits and a fluke or two for good measure.
Ok for me it is mostly different colors and sizes of spinner baits.
Heck if it doesn't want to hit a spinner bait must not really be hungry.
Will not have a computer there, so if anyone has any info or wants someone
to fish with for a day or two in Feb. let me know.
Plan to leave Wisconsin on the 13th of Feb should be on the lake by the
15th. Two weeks later back to Wisconsin. for joy for joy Have I ever said
I
hate the cold weather.......
That was the reason for going into the Navy.
Well at least it is a couple of weeks of hopefully sunny weather.
Dan not an ice fisherman
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Sometimes the best thing to do:
Is nothing at all. But not this time.

Stop by a Bait shop and ask which of the grasses the Bass are on.We hit
them on the Kissimmee grass and smoked them for 6 days.We used War Eagle
Golden Shiner in 1/4 & 3/8 with willow blades.Also had real good luck with
Zoom's U-Vibe Speed Worms Junebug and Watermelon/red flake,either weight
less or just a 1/32 sinker.Good Luck its a great fishery.................

Chris S.

thanks Chris
when were you down there?
or are you from the area?
seems like on the TV shows they are happy to get 6 or 7 fish a day
around here if your out all day and catch less then 20 it is a bad day
I just figured there would be a lot more small fish to be caught.
takes a lot of little ones to get to some over 12 lbs.
might just be us though.

--

Sometimes the best thing to do:
Is nothing at all.

"DanD" wrote in message
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thanks Chris
when were you down there?
or are you from the area?
seems like on the TV shows they are happy to get 6 or 7 fish a day
around here if your out all day and catch less then 20 it is a bad day
I just figured there would be a lot more small fish to be caught.
takes a lot of little ones to get to some over 12 lbs.
might just be us though.

--

Sometimes the best thing to do:
Is nothing at all.




I was down there fishing the ROFB in 2004. I know its been truff the last
couple of years but Ive been reading its starting to come back.Good Luck and
let us know how you did......

Chris S.

I suggest cialis. Neither two nor four strokes are enough to get the full
effect.


wrote in message
...
Hoping this works cause I'm at work trying to access the ng through
Google...

Anyway, I'm considering purchasing another boat and see now that
Tracker is selling mostly with four stroke engines. I'll assume that
this means no more mixing oil and gas which is a positive, and that
the engine will not be as loud. Most likely will be a little slower
compared to a two stroke too, right? Speed aint that important to me
as I'm only looking at about a 40hp anyway.

I remember winterizing my two stroke... but I'm wondering about the
four stroke. Since it doesn't burn oil, I really wouldn't have to
about oil gumming up the fuel injection, like I did with the carbs...
Speaking of fuel injections, how's the gas consumption?

I know... I'm sounding like a noob again!

Went back and re-read that article. The Honda 4 stroke was the fastest, but
there was less than one 1mph difference on top speed between all htree top
finishers. Honda, Merc 4, Merc 2. The Merc 2 had the best hole shot and
acceleration. By the time the 4s got up to full speed the 2 would have been
a mile away.

"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
om...
Steve... I'd love to have your Triton, but I'm just wanting a boat that's
fun to fish from/easy to care for/cheap to maintain/not a gas hog. It's
time to do this again... and I rally don't want anything that'll make me
work too hard... if you know what I mean. Just a little fishing boat.



"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com" wrote in message
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Charles, want to buy my Triton TR-21? I'll make you one heck of a deal
and I'll even deliver it! Of course, we'll have to go out and I'll teach
you how to run it, and we'll do some fishing.....
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Hey... I hear the raccoons are getting a little restless on the Hill.


WASSUP Bryan?!


"Bryan" wrote in message
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I suggest cialis. Neither two nor four strokes are enough to get the full
effect.


wrote in message
...
Hoping this works cause I'm at work trying to access the ng through
Google...

Anyway, I'm considering purchasing another boat and see now that
Tracker is selling mostly with four stroke engines. I'll assume that
this means no more mixing oil and gas which is a positive, and that
the engine will not be as loud. Most likely will be a little slower
compared to a two stroke too, right? Speed aint that important to me
as I'm only looking at about a 40hp anyway.

I remember winterizing my two stroke... but I'm wondering about the
four stroke. Since it doesn't burn oil, I really wouldn't have to
about oil gumming up the fuel injection, like I did with the carbs...
Speaking of fuel injections, how's the gas consumption?

I know... I'm sounding like a noob again!