I know about the other stuff. I do it all myself, except for valve adjustments.

I am lucky where I live. I have Auburn Sport & Marine (Yamaha dealer) near me so I can get parts from them and South Seattle Motor Sports, another Yamaha dealer.

You keep talking about the dark side as going out in a big boat and using gear other than what the good guys use. Well I've been thinking along those lines also. As my fly fishing lately sucks. At least when I used spinning gear I caught fish. I am getting tired of getting skunked every time I go out lately.

I think I'm getting beyond help.

TM, I gather from some of your other posts you work on boat motors for a living. If you don't mind me asking, where do you work? You can email me an answer if you would like.

TM works at Mercer Marine at the Bellevue location.

He also told me what those "recessed areas" next to the seats are for. Dummy that I am, I thought they were either for Power Bait or maybe, drink holders.

He told me they were for Pautzke's egg jars.

So, how the heck would a Trout Master know about salmon eggs???

The part about him being at Mercer Marine is true.

TroutMaster used to ( dont tell anyone ) fish with them little eggs all the time before he heard
his calling and went with the force. Now all he uses is the force that is with him. And yes I work
at Mercer marine here in Bellevue. I am semi retired ( or is it retarded) from actually working on the boats. I am in the office now.

Can it be true that the fabled Troutmaster once kept little red "BALLS OF FIRE"
in his fridge????? I'll only believe it when I hear it straight from him!

I will admit only to you that I did fish with the green labeled balls of fire at one time in my life.

How about Garden Hackle. Did you also use that.