Utah Lake tomorrow morning

[FlyFishingMoose]

Water level was fine, 3-4 ft deep 100yds out 300yds out 5-6 ft deep. We can try and get back out as soon as I get the trolling motor mounted and it registered. I hated paddeling could'nt paddle straight if my life depended on it. I also need to configure a rod holder and prior to getting it rigged for the trolling motor and mount for it. The toon frame has 1/4 holes already drilled into the back for the trolling motor rack but the factory mount was as much as the the whle toon. So needles to say its up to me to figure out was I want to build it with. I was figuring 3/4" plywood. But building the mount will take some engineering to figure out especially since I've never had a boat before so don't know the slightest thing about motors and their mounting structures. But its aslo very fortunate that the trolling motor I have is a freebie, and very light. (Mincota 15) One other thing I noticed was that without the battery and trolling rig the toon tended to lean forward just slightly which means it is pre-designed to counter balance for a trolling rig already which I think is very neat. Things that didn't work, well my rig for the little ice chest, the stripping apron (I hated until I caught a fish) my incapability to paddle straight lines, and I didn't know how to use the anchor system,(until I quit for the day and really looked it over). Things that did work: Well first and formost it floated, it went together in 15 minutes, had big enough pouches for the stuff I needed, very light on the water, takes very little to propel it (in any direction, much to my disliking at times) and this is very good for the trolling motor. I just may need some help in getting a final configuration that will work. You up to the task Pat? All in all it was a fun day on the water, Yeah I know some of the BFT guys wanted to be there when I launched it the first time but I wanted to at least experience andy short comings before I joined the weekend flotillas. I kind a looked like I knew what I was doing out there, and other than getting roasted alive which I'm paying for today I had fun. Oh, one more thing, I don't think sunblock has a very long shelf life. I got burnt bad and used SPF 45 sunblock, but it was a couple years old. I will be tossing it out and buying new sunblock before the next trip out.
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