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They need to hang him by his ankles and let the town beat him like a fricking piñata. ...
They are both good motors. I don't think you can go wrong either way. I typically go with whatever brand has the closest service center to my home. ...

re: Skeeter ZX200

Posted by bbarras85 on 6/13/24 at 8:13 am
I had these on my aluminum ranger and pulled it countless miles with no issues for eight years. Just sold it and bought a triton with the same hubs. Hopefully they hold up as well on this trailer. ...

re: New 1/2 ton shopping

Posted by bbarras85 on 6/13/24 at 8:09 am
[quote]Must have never driven a 5.3 then.[/quote] I have had five trucks (mix of GMC and Chevys with the 5.3 in them. The 5.0 is hands down a better motor than any version on the 327 but lacking compared to my previous ecoboost. ...
Nope, I will take my family to East TN over Destin in the summer time every time. We always seem to find some shaded mountain stream for the kids to play in and it is always a good time. The best part is, no sand. ...

re: OT mechanics

Posted by bbarras85 on 6/12/24 at 4:44 pm
I've had a bad front strut screw up tires before. A lot of factors other than an alignment could be the issue. If everything was good when the alignment was done and any other component wears out causing the alignment to be off then your tires will wear funky. ...
My insurance including my house (Truck, SUV, Bass boat) is like 8,000 a year and only getting higher. shite is nuts. ETA- Truck is a 2018 F-150 SUV is 2016 Acadia Boat is 2017 makes zero sense. ...
This doesn't bother me at all. I don't let stupid shite bother me though. ...
[quote]Dodge Charger[/quote] why does it have be a charger? :lol: :lol:...
What is sad is, this bridge is going to have a catastrophic failure one day and lives will be lost. The state needs to stop kicking the can down the road and replace it!...
[quote]With points of her own, sitting way up high.[/quote] And points all her own sitting way up high Way up firm and high* Bob was a old dirty bastard. :lol:...

re: Keeping duck boats up to spec

Posted by bbarras85 on 5/24/24 at 12:22 pm
[quote]Keeps the prop from overheating…[/quote] from what? running in neutral?...

re: G3 Boats

Posted by bbarras85 on 5/24/24 at 12:19 pm
[quote]You'll need the 36v for the Ultrex, especially for big open lakes.[/quote] I have a 24v ultrex on my glass boat with no issues. 36v for this aluminum boat is way over kill. ...

re: Headed to Toledo Bend

Posted by bbarras85 on 5/24/24 at 12:17 pm
I was on Rayburn a few weeks ago, but they had the lake drawn down. Bass were in 15-20' of water. These two lakes usually fish similar. ...
This makes me not want to fish tournaments anymore. And you know it is more than likely happening during small town tournaments and no one is catching it. ...
I have tried scented soft plastics and still use them at times. I have also used the garlic dye. The problem with it that it doesn't just attract bass, it attracts every fish around so more often than not, i will catch a choupique or catfish before I catch a bass using anything scented. Also I a...
This is like beating a bunch of blind people at dodge ball. ...

re: Hidden costs of boat ownership

Posted by bbarras85 on 5/22/24 at 3:31 pm
I just bought a used 18' triton bass boat. This was my first used boat. Right off the jump I had to pay state and parish sales tax because i purchased from a dealer out of state. (4,000 dollars i wasn't banking on) Next was the insurance. My old aluminum bass boat was around 350 a year to insure...

re: Best fish to catch on Topwater

Posted by bbarras85 on 5/22/24 at 3:23 pm
I caught a 27" redfish on a buzz bait last summer scouting for a bass tournament. That was a wild fight. Buzz bait was not usable after that. ...