Autumn is here! As the water cools, fish feed heavily for winter.
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Harbor Freight Boat Trailer Upgrades | Adding a Winch | Bunk Mods
Several people has asked how to make upgrades to Harbor Freight boat trailers. Here you go.
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Hot Rod Your Mud Motor In Stages
Oh, I just figured out how to give Darth Predt more power without him totally disintegrating. (Darth Predt is my SPS longtail for those of you who don’t know.) It’s the old stage system. In auto racing drivers and builders refer to a system of escalating stages for any motor build. Here’s how it works.…
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Three Things Outboard Motor Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know
I searched for several years to buy an outboard motor. The kinds of motors you see all the time here in the United States, the Johnsons, Mercuries, Yamahas and Suzukis of the world. Don’t get me wrong these are all nice motors, well built, but being a poor, country man like myself, these motors were…
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From the “Catfisher’s Prayer Book:” Big Henry
I sat in my dinky old rowboat, the one with the green paint peeling off, the lettering “Pine Crest Day Camp” barely visible. My fishing pole was propped against the side of the boat as I reached in my pocket and plucked out a peppermint my grandfather had given me earlier that day. The glare…
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SPS Longtail Hot Rod Your Mud Motor e-Course
http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Hey, guys. I just finished putting together a new video e-course teaching how to hot rod you mud motors. If you’ve been wondering how to get more horsepower and torque out of your mud motor without ruining the engine or breaking your bank account, this e-course might be for you. It’s free. http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Good…
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From “The Catfisher’s Prayer Book” | The LORD is my Lord
The LORD is my Lord. He stretched the heavens and brought forth the many lights. He named them and taught them to shine. He girded Orion’s loins, and gave him his strength. He placed His dipper the Big Dipper on His table the sky. With His Little Dipper He scoops a bowl of soup for…
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From the Catfisher’s Prayer Book | “Biggie”
A lady friend of mine wrote this poem about man-sized catfish below the dam: Every town has a legend or myth That locals are familiar with. Ours is more truth than myth, ‘Bout a man-sized fish named Biggie. That in the waters around here Is a creature that strikes fear When the story reaches the…
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SPS Longtail | Setting the Throttle Tension
Someone asked about setting the throttle tension the Predator Series motors. It’s a simple deal, there’s one bolt on the throttle body that sets it.
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Ideal Hull for an SPS Longtail?
From interesting discussion over o the Swamp Runner Forums about what would make the ideal hull for a longtail mud motor. Check the Swamp Rummer Forums
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How to Start Your SPS Longtail After Long Storage | First Engine Start of 2015 | Darth Predt
Use fuel stabilizer if you’re going to store your motor for a long time. Something I didn’t mention is you can put a tablespoon of oil or gasoline in the combustion chamber so the spark plug can immediately ignite a fuel source, making for faster starting after long storage than what you saw here.