Hey, I'm Damon, and I make custom fishing tackle at Black Warrior Lures. I design make custom wooden fishing handlines and slip corks primarily for chancing catfish here on the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama. Each fishing adventure is shot in a documentary-film style, rich in storytelling. This resonates with people. www.blackwarriorlures.com/shop Good times, tight lines! Damon #919429 0349
very nice. I turn wood also. I will have to make a hand reel. I have a plastic one in my truck. I live near the Tennessee river, and throw a line in whenever I can.
Thanks for the video it was very informative. I always wonder if they was a one time and throw away 😅 . Once again thank you I see rearming it was a task it got you sweating lol good job 👍
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I have 20 hp tohatsu and I use it on inflatable, its having difficulty getting my inflatable into plane with 2 ppl and it runs ton of water over the transom :/ ....How do I raise the motor if that's an issue?
It sound like you don't have the motor properly trimmed. You need to move the brace bar in toward the transom by at least one notch. Then test to see. On my old 1957 Lone Star I had to move it forward two notches to get it to plain properly. I was wondering if you had an inflatable craft considering the problems you've had with oil leaks. What type/brand of inflatable do you have? The tech told me to loosen one side, raise it half an inch, then tighten it down. repeat with the other side.
@BlackWarriorLures i tried different trim levels, and although it did helped with water spilling over transom, i had hard time getting to plane even with just me and a kid. I have saturn sd385, 13ft boat, its transom is slightly positioned at a slope (leaning backwards) by design which makes motor sit deeper in the water than if transom would be just in upright position
Question please, i transport tohatsu 20hp on proper side, tiller down side, and second time oil been flooding cylinders and locking starter. Why is this happening? I mean road can be windy and different change in slope when riding my car, but its laying on proper side, by the time I come to fishing spot, theres ton of oil leaked out and motor doesn't start, so frustrating, i just bought this motor and already having issues. Any suggestions?
Hmm, yes, tiller side down is the proper way to transport it. I've transported it and had zero problems. Something is definitely wrong. How much oil did you put in the motor? The tech at Backwoods Landing told me to use exactly one quart of oil no more. Get on the horn with Tohatsu USA. Sounds like something is wrong. www.tohatsu.com/marine/na/ Did you buy this from a dealer?
The only other thing I can think of is if your going off road to get to your spots, and you're having to go in extreme off camber of downward tilt, that could spell the difference between split oil and unspilt. My motor lives on the back of the boat, I have transported it once to Huntsville on the proper side with no problems. That interstate travel for a 100 miles or so. You may need to prop up the powerhead side up slightly if the roads you travel have severe slopes.' Otherwise, I'd be on the horn with Tohatsu USA. I hate you're having problems with this motor. I've had nothing but good luck with it.
I went up a couple days later and it was unblocked. I believe the lock has been shut down because there is a crack is the base of it. There were working on it.
Haha I can honestly say you’re the first person I’ve seen catch a catfish while fly fishing. You would have a hell of a time if you ever hooked a 60lb catfish on that thing.
That's the plan. Because of my handline fishing, I'm used to catching big fish on light line. Honestly, people catch 100 tarpon on fly rods smaller than this.
I’ll probably be in the market for a new small motor for one or two of our jon boats. One of them has one, but it hasn’t run in over 15 years I think, so it may need some work. Are the Tohatsu’s pretty reasonable on price? You can definitely tell a difference on your wakes with it raised up a 1/2 inch.
Well, yes, they cost less than Mercury and much cheaper than Yamaha. (Tohatsu makes powerhead for Mercury.) They just launched a new 8.8/9.8 hp motor. The 9.9, 15 and 20 hp motors is all the same motor, same displacement. They just use timing, programming and a choke plate to get the lower horsepower level. That's how they keep the motors lower in cost. Every year prices rise about December or so. I bought mine from Backwoods landing: www.backwoodslanding.com/
I like the wood setup and if you seal it right, they should last a long while. The only negatives would be the weight and maybe the odd size when transporting or storing them versus a regular old plastic jug setup. Cost may be an issue for some people as well.
Not sure if this would be better for you or not. I’m sure the rubber bands do their thing, but we just wrap the line around the top and then drop the hook inside the bottle and tighten the top down a little so we don’t have any exposed hooks.
Good to see someone actually using jugs. I see all these pvc noodles calling it jug fishing. If you’re not using a jug it’s technically not jugging, though the concept is the same. The noodles aren’t any better than a Gatorade bottle, milk jug, or oil container at catching fish. They just cost more money and won’t last any longer than a recycled container. I also prefer shorter lines. We’ve tested both ways and they both catch fish, but that shorter line is much easier to deal with when putting them out and pulling them up. I prefer 3-way swivels with our weight on the bottom swivel, even though the weight will rarely hit bottom. Bait is just above the weight with about a 12” leader off the swivel. Also, good to see another Alabama jug fisher. We run on Lay in Shelby. Shoot me a message if you ever want to come try a new spot!
@@BlackWarriorLures thanks, now I know what that specific rig is called 😂😂 Enjoying your videos! Thanks for taking the time to put them together and get ‘em on RU-vid for everyone to see.
I feel you Sir. For me, pride in my work is everything ! Over here in the UK my average size of float is between 6 to 8 inches taking a maximum of 3 to 4 triple A shot. They really are some big *ss floats. Are they for salt water or big fresh water fish ? ✌❤ Bob.
Being a non American, my query is that why do you not bother to shape the cork body at either end ? OK it makes no difference other than a shaped body means less weight to cock the float. But, aesthetically speaking, to me a shaped body is more pleasing to the eye, and is also much more aerodynamic for casting.✌❤ Bob.
Time. Honestly, I won't put the same level of detail in these floats as in my handlines: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iNaVQ3sxAT4.html Unless people are willing to pay me 50 quid for a single float it simply isn't worth my time. Also these are meant to be crud and rustic.
Very random but hopefully you could help me out. First off thank you for all your videos. Especially the ones on circle hooks and cane poles and hand reels. Anyways I need help. I don’t know whether to upsize or downsize. I have 6lb line, size 4,6,8 circle octopus hooks from gamatasku as well as five 1 inch Pokéball bobbers. You know the red/white ball ones? Anyways I also have a bunch of reusable splitshot weights that are about bb sized. Any recommendations on what I should/could add to my set up. Anything I should take away? My fishing pole is one of those wooden hobo reels with the little storage so it has to be very minimal.
Very random but hopefully you could help me out. First off thank you for all your videos. Especially the ones on cane poles. Anyways I need help. I don’t know whether to upsize or downsize. I have 6lb line, size 4,6,8 circle octopus hooks from gamatasku as well as five 1 inch Pokéball bobbers. You know the red/white ball ones? I also have a bunch of reusable splitshot weights that are about bb sized. Any recommendations on what I should/could add to my set up. Anything I should take away? My fishing pole is one of those wooden hobo reels with the little storage so it has to be very minimal. Thank you in advanced
It's me again Tyrone, if you're looking for more speed put a 11 pitch prop on your tohatsu it will be just as fast as a 30HP , 2 stroke . And poul strong with two people on the boat as well. 🎣
Another good day fishing in the books. You could make a J hook about 5 feet long 1/4 inch steel rod or that small rebar to help pull and guide the line. This would really help when it's close to the motor.
UPDATE 4: I received a notification today that Newport shipped a new motor and refunded the shipping costs for the parts that didn't arrive on time. Expect warranty claims to last 1-2 months before resolved. UPDATE3: A month later, the company still refuses to respond. I filed a claim through BB and this is the response I received from BBB: "Regretfully we must inform you that our numerous correspondences made on your behalf to Newport Vessels have gone unanswered and we have closed your complaint as No Response.". If you buy anything from them, just know what you are signing up for. UPDATE 2: I filled a warranty claim and the company is not responding on any channel: live chat, email, or phone. First UPDATE: still one star, but I could go for 0. I went fishing for the first time. Freshwater. Motor started acting up after 2 hrs. It was full of water. The seal between the magnet housing and the brushes housing was faulty. Customer service couldn't find the part. That seal actually does not exist on the diagram! I found it randomly by googling it, because you can't find it by motor type on their website, as weird as it sounds. I ordered the part, paid $30 for 2 day shipping, it arrived in 3 days, I asked for the difference in shipping because it didn't arrive on time, and since then the company refuses to respond to me. Guys, trust me on this: don't do business with this company. You may be lucky, or you may regret it like me. Original review: Got this to replace a 40lb Minn Kota. I have another Newport 62lb that behaves well so far in saltwater. So I decided to get another one, 55lb, for use in fresh water. - Out of the box the reverse is making rattling noises like the wheel of fortune. Sounded like something loose, maybe a screw of the plate or a brush. Anyway, too risky to go out with it like this. Could have been armature rubbing on a wire and then you get smoke. - Sent a video to Customer Service, and the dialogue that followed was ridiculous. - First, they said it's normal. Nope. It's definitely not. After using, fixing, and servicing trolling motors for 20 years, I can say it's definitely not normal. - Then they said I shouldn't hear it when in water. Well, I'm not interested in hiding a problem, I'm more interested of not getting stranded 5 miles from the ramp. Not to mention the stealth part being gone for fishing. - Than he said he conferred with a colleague and the colleague said I shouldn't worry about it. Wow. That's definitely another level. What was offensive was how dismissive they were with this response. - Finally, they said they can't do anything unless I test it in water. My next fishing vacation is in about a month. And that's out of Amazon return window. - Anyway, I decided to open the motor and check. Indeed, one of the brushes was chewed unevenly. And that's on a motor that ran a total of 4 minutes in it's life. See pic. The problem is the manufacturing quality of the armature and lack of Quality Control. The posts of the armature are not sloped as they should and are unequal in height, and they hit the top of the brushes. - Definitely Minn Kota from now on. I never learn that saving $50 may result in a lot more trouble.
Well, I haven't used them in years. Honestly, I started making my own jugs: TimberHook Jugs Overview ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j06akZUHF6o.html TimberHook Juglines in action: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HzX1SqVDXMo.html
Well, you can. That's why you often see walleye fishermen use a nightcrawlers harness. However, it doesn't fix everything. If the bait is above the hook, then the fish will bite the bait and not the hook. Honestly I've fond treble hooks or multiple free-hanging hooks to be the best bet, but that adds cost and complexity to your rig. There are always pros and cons to every rig. Sometime you will miss the fish no matter what you do.
I tried to learn to fly fish but every time I tried I had three young daughters show up with their little fishin rods wanting to practice. So the rest of my time was spent untangling lines and getting little rubber fish out of trees. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
That was brick mason line. I don't fish with it, but shows up best on camera. My current rig uses monofilament backing, level fly line as the main line plus mono leader. It's time for me to update this video.
