i need help 1.how to drive boat on trailer 2. how to debone pike

[TYMAN]

any help would be appriciated

[Slugo]

Well as to putting the boat on the trailer each one is a bit different but with mine I set the trailer in so about 1/2 to 2/3 of the bunks are still out of the water, tile the motor if it is a shallow landing, line up with the trailer as a slow speed, When I feel the boat hit the bunks I'll give it some gas to slide it to the bow stop, Leave the motor run in gear until I hook up the strap and tighten it up, shut down the motor lift the motor and pull out.

As for cleaning a pike I never did figure that one out!!!!

[TYMAN]

mine has like half bunks half rollers or all rollers i forget

[John Mickish]

Pretty much the same with rollers as it is with bunks, only you might not need to give it as much gas. Just a little practice till you get it right. The important thing is to remeber to hook up the stap before pulling out!

The first time is scary but it's pretty easy to do as long as you don't have a strong cross wind. If that bothers you you can always put on a set of guide ons.

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[TYMAN]

u leave the boat running? like ure still dong 20k rpm when u hook it up?

[NotoriousBLM]

You don't remember if you have bunks or rollers??? Don't mean to be inflamatory, but really, you don't know if you have bunks or rollers?

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[This message has been edited by NotoriousBLM (edited 05-18-2004).]

[Lunker]

tyman, shoot me an email about the pike
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[B-bear]

Go easy Notorious. I believe TYMAN is a lot younger than most of us.

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The Great Outdoors

[TYMAN]

thanks bear (im 14) however i cant blame noterious for thinking i lack the "grey matter" reason i didnt know was cause its a bunk roller combo and the only time u see the bunks is when they're underwater loading and usually i got more important stuff to worry about lol

[united jigsticker]

Yep...I like the drive-on method.

I do as mentioned above; Pull the winch strap about 1/3 back and rest it on the first roller closest to the truck, and lock the winch.

Back the trailer in so the last rollers on the trailer are just in the water (this will ensure the boat goes on straight.)

Be careful once the front of the boat goes on the trailer is the launch is shallow, as the motor will dip down in the water further as the front of the boat rises. Electric trim and tilt makes this alot easier.

Then I give her a little gas to drive it to the strap, leave the motor in gear, hook the strap...and if I feel lazy...I goose it all the way up to the winch pillar.

As far as Y-bone-less Pike fillets...here's an awesome method (but makes 3 cuts of meat which the CO may not appreciate)

Lay the Pike on its belly. Start by cutting down behind the Pikes head towards the back bone. When you feel the knife hit the back bone, pull up a slight bit and turn 90 degrees, cutting towards the tail of the fish.

Cut along the back bone by gently guiding the knife along the back bone until you run out of meat to cut. This will be your first fillet.

With the back meat removed, you can now run your fingers along the Pikes back, and you will feel 3 sets of bones. The center is the backbone, and the two strips on the outside are the Y-bones.

Now simply take your filet knife and filet around the outside of and past the Y-bones, down to and along the rib cage, as if you were filleting out any other specie of fish.

The Y-bones stay with the guts, and you have 3 boneless slices of meat.

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Good fishing,
UJ
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[Slugo]

Keeping it in gear keeps the boat from sliding back on you and/or gives some help if you still need to crank it up further.

[TYMAN]

oh ok so the motor wont start turning all over? thats what i was worried about

[united jigsticker]

Depending on your steering system, it might turn while you're attaching the winch strap.

My motor has a friction lock on the plate for the tiller steering, and the Johnson I had before it also had a lock for the steering. Console types are typically tight enough that they don't move.

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Good fishing,
UJ
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