Took a long break from this blog after my father passed away in 2015. At that point going to the water was my escape and way of grieving. Fishing still helps me feel closer to him today. While i have some down time post op, i decided to jump on and check this out and possibly write a little bit again. A lot has changed since my last post, most importantly i am a father to a wonderful 5 year old daughter Autumn. Instagram will have most of my updates linked below.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Cossayuna Lake... trailer problems
After waiting 8 months to finally get back to this lake we went this past Saturday for Josh's birthday trip. 3.5 hour drive to Argyle New York we were there but not without a serious problem. After launching the boat we noticed that one of the tires on my trailer was riding on the rim. Both bearings gone completely. Not sure how long we drove like that and to be honest i dont wanna know... So we went out on the lake knowing later in the day was going to be a project.. We started off fishing right by the launch and each missed a few fish pretty quickly. Working our way to the north end i get a 23 inch pike to get us started.. Fishing all around the lake with little happening we went to the hot spot from last fall and bam... fishing got hot. As soon as the fish finder read 7 feet we would get hit. We got 7 pike and 10 bass. Mostly on spinner baits. also had some great hits on some massive lures josh was throwing. A 9 inch money minnow on a 1 oz chatter bait head... got smashed twice and left some teeth marks in it that were huge. Was it a musky.. who knows. We caught 2 of our pike and 2 of our bass trolling. By 3 pm we were off the water. No pike over 28 inches.. no bass over 2.75 pounds and No musky. Also had no possible way to make it home with that trailer. We tried calling some places for parts and or service.. and had zero luck. We decided to try to drive to the next town slowly with hazard lights on only driving 20 mph until we found a body shop where the people let us leave the boat and drive to a nearby town for parts. These guys let us use any tools we needed but we didnt know what we were getting into. After 5 hours the job was complete but not done properly and we headed home stopping occasionally to let the bearings cool down even pouring water on them to help cool it down. After another 5.5 hours we were home.. dont know how we made it. Bringing the trailer to Pete at fishing factory today the bearings didnt even make the trip one town over so id say we were extremely lucky to make it home the other night.
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Glad you made it home OK. Love the pic of the normal size bass on the super-sized spinnerbait.
ReplyDeleteLubricating the bearings is one of the most important things to remember on maintaining a trailer. Keeping the bearings intact can make the wheels run smoothly.
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