Dale on sunday...what a mess..

i went to dale on sunday and fished for a bit... i only had 2 which came on back to back casts within the first 30 minutes of being at the lake... one was about a 17 inch brownfish and a 20 inch brownfish.... and they came off the fly.... the water was still around 41 degrees but it was a beautiful day... I have never had this happen to me though... i cranked up and went wide open down the lake throwing a roost... then booom beeeep powerdown..... uh oh.. brand new pro xs this cant be good is what i was thinkin.... well dad was with me and he was beside himself cause he thought i blew the motor and apparently telling him that it has a 5 year warranty dont help things... but when u would crank it blue smoke would come out adn the motor would rattle.... finally i figured out that i blew a fuse on the motor... even after i did i had to get dad back for all the grounding and whipping and such i got as a kid so i played it for a few minutes... dad was done mad now he is kinda uptight about things and i am pretty laid back.... he was getting ready to start trolling back to the dock and i told him we blew a fuse...and i was digging for a fuse and it was then my fault that we didnt have spare fuses so i had to take the aerator fuse out adn put it on the motor so we could continue fishing... and the motor cranked and ran just fine.... i have not a clue what made that fuse blow but it sure did... it was just one of them days.....

Thats not the first one of those i have heard of doing that. A friend of mine has a 225 proxs and it has done this too. Guess ya hafta carry spares huh?
Somethin ain't right though, there is a cause for the fuse blowing. I would have it checked.

That is what you get Ryan for buying a Mercury. Got one, hate it and won't have another. Nothing but Yamaha's for me from now on. Had nothing but trouble out of mine for the first 3 years I had her and luckily I had purchased the extended warranty for it would have cost me $1000's and $1000's to fix all the crap that went bad. Glad you got it fixed and at least caught a couple. From what I have heard from others on the water this past weekend, a couple would have been the mother load to them.

Hey Ryan, Yamaha's actually running a good deal offering a 3 year "YES" warranty, or up to $2000 in free accessories with the purchase of a new one now. Might be a good time to unload that Mercury and get in on the quality of the Yammy :) You can access them through the [URL="http://www.armybassanglers.com"]www.armybassanglers.com[/URL] website and see the current deals you get from them. Good luck man and don't think my wife wouldn't second your dad's "whippings, groundings, and such" :) She still ain't let me live that call down, nor the fact we haven't fished together yet after all that....LMAO Take care.

Rob

Yeah,
I went down there Sunday and skunked up the hole place. Couldn't figure out the right depth. Fished some deep banks and then went to the flats with no luck. A beautiful day to be out on the lake. Better luck next time.