As This Season Ends...11/21/2024
by Capt Juls on 11/21/24My last trip, which was an attempted perch trip, this past Friday, resulted in the power steering going out on the 400, so the trip was cut short. Luckily, we made it back to the dock and loaded out, but it was definitely getting close to completely going out. I knew what it was, because it had done the same thing back in late October. Dubbert's found the PS fluid reservoir low and filled it back up. It was working fine for the next couple of trips, but then...went out again.
(Dubbert's has had the boat since Friday, waiting on a part from Mercury. I'm told it's some little control-pump-thingy in the steering wheel area, that controls it, that went bad.)
As soon as I experienced the trouble, I knew I wouldn't be able to run the walleye trip the next day, so I called Capt Ryan Pettry, asking if he was available. I had seen a Facebook post by him, saying he had availability for the weekend. He said he was available to take my crew. I called my customer, and explained the situation, and that I found a great Capt for them. He was thankful, that they were still going to be able to get out fishing.
Capt Ryan didn't disappoint...I sent a text to my client asking, "Was it a good trip?" He responded with, "Great trip! got our 18 eyes in less than two hours. Then we caught over 20 jumbo perch." So, even though I couldn't run that trip, I'm happy that they were still able to have a great experience, here on Lake Erie.
So, in a nutshell, my season is pretty much over, unless the weather turns nice again.
I only have one more scheduled trip....but, it's scheduled for this Saturday. The weather this week, is forecast to be really crappy. Saturday is calling for winds 9-17 with gusts to 32...out of the WNW. That's a definite "No-Go". They are opting to go the following weekend, if the weather allows.
I should have my boat back by today, or tomorrow. Then, I need to get her cleaned up, (showroom clean), because she's going to be listed, "For Sale", through Fisherman's Central, pretty soon.
If there's room, the boat will be put inside the PC store's showroom... to be shown, and ready to go to her new home....wherever that may be.
I want to take pictures after it's all cleaned up, so a buyer will know exactly what they are coming to take a look at. I won't post pictures from when it was brand new.
The new Vexus DVX22 will be going into production in the next week, or two. And, since this boat probably won't be here until late December, or early January, I'm going to put it in over at Fisherman's Central, here in Port Clinton, to use as a display....until it's time to start fishing again...which is when the lake opens up in the spring, and the ramps are not iced in.
That's the plan anyway....;)
My next blog entry, will be about my first season running the Off Shore Planer Boards, opposite from the way I have run them forever, and finding it to be far more superior, to the way I ran them before.
Stay tuned....
Capt Juls
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