Rip out a flushmount...

[JrBasser]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/JrBasser/0811090914-1.jpg

..Catch A Yellowtail.

Right under the fish's nose, you can see the hole ha! :jig:

I'm using some cheap cutting board now to make a large backing plate that fits up under both flushmounts to add support. I'm going to use some over sized screws that fit over the entire hole, not into the counter sunk part due to damage on the inside plastic and I think it will make the strength of the specified area leagues stronger.with small screws and washers it is already much better and it is only half way on (just bolted up for fitment. I'll post in the general discussion board a few pics when I'm done.

[pchen911]

Nice. were you trolling with the reel engaged?

[Matt]

Nice one Junior!:cheers1:

[Whizz Bang]

Congratulations on the hole, sorry about the fish....wait.....what?.....

My question has 2 parts.


1. Was this today?



And B, If it was, did they replace the toilet paper at the shores yet?:biggrinjester:

[Geoffkoop]

Id take a hole in the yak for a nice yellow! Nice Job!

[wade]

Let me get this straight...

u would take a-hole, in the yak, for a nice yellow?!?...:biggrinjester:

(im not sure what that means, but it sure sounds negative...)

[Geoffkoop]

Let me get this straight...

u would take a-hole, in the yak, for a nice yellow?!?...:biggrinjester:

(im not sure what that means, but it sure sounds negative...)

Well, maybe not. But it sounded good.:p

[JrBasser]

actually the damage came from constantly having my jig rod in that flushmount. A 9 foot rod with an iron hanging all day long puts a lot of stress on the rivets closest to you and those two ended up popping out and the rod fell forward. I'm glad I recognized the pop as rivets pulling out and had my hands free! I had an incling that it would happen soon because as my rod would rest in the flushmount a gap would be present on the edge between the back to rivets and it flexed quite a bit. I would NOT trust trolling anything more than a sabiki on my traditional rivet side. And even that is taking its toll.

My reinforcement idea worked out really well, except I did a trial edition with much cheaper, and thinner plastic then I would like. I might end up having to cruise over to oex to pick up some new flushmounts to go with the project as well. Once I get all the proper equipment I'll post up pics. It's a simple idea with great results this far.

I think once I have all my flushmounts reinforced, I'm going to spray that cheap rubber car undercoat all throughout the inside. That would seal any small leaks on installed gear, and make my boat a dark hunter green :) I love being recognizable on the water but damn.. this boat shows EVERY bit of dirt.

Not to mention how easy it would be to clean fish out of it! Just gotta give it a good scrub down on the inside first!