| You don't always get what you want, but do
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| | trolling motor he lent us broke. Not only
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| you get what you need?While pre-fishing
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| | did it break, but it actually broke at the
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| for a tournament at Bull Shoals Lake in
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| | shaft, it was a mess! We paid for the
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| Missouri, we had some of the strangest
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| | trolling motor, checked out of the cabin,
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| things happen to us in three days there,
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| | (as it started to snow again), and started
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| than at any other lake we had ever been to
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| | the 15 hour drive back home. We had fished
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| then or since.Now don't get me wrong, we
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| | for about 4 hours, in 7 days! We stopped
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| love Missouri, but this tournament and the
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| | at a motel on the way back, and my brother
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| things that happened were a nightmare. We
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| | said, "I'll bet there's somebody in there
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| started our drive from Delaware in 1998,
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| | that can fix a motor" "look at all the
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| (we decided to go in March to pre-fish),
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| | boats in the lot." We pulled in and in the
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| and we stopped at a gas station in Ohio,
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| | lot after we registered, two older
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| and not having that much experience with
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| | gentlemen were standing out by their rooms
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| our trailer and new truck yet, and the
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| | talking and my brother say "Do you guys
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| excitement of the Big Bass World
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| | know anything about boat motors?'. The guy
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| Championship coming up soon, momentarily
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| | says " DO I!", I've fixed motors my whole
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| clouded my perception, and we clipped the
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| | life" Hey Joe, he says to his friend,
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| side of the pumps and took out the wheel
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| | "I'll bet I can fix this guys motor faster
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| and the whole fender had to be taken off.
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| | than you!", his friend and he came over,
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| We arrived at some cabins near Bull
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| | took off the motor cover, and had it
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| Shoals, and low and behold the water was
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| | running in less than 10 minutes. We were
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| down, I mean REALLY DOWN! We checked in
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| | dumbfounded and overjoyed at the same
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| and launched the boat. The mud was so soft
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| | time. We couldn't thank them enough, and
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| that we got stuck while it started to
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| | you could tell they were enjoying doing
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| snow. It was freezing the whole time but
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| | it. I was so excited, I jumped off the bow
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| we made the best of it. The following
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| | to the concrete, and broke my ankle.Many
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| morning, at 36 degrees, and a good wind,
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| | hours later, after the hospital, we went
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| we left the lodge at 8 am. The motor ran
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| | out again, determined to fish somewhere
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| for about 45 seconds and quit! We started
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| | and catch something at this point. We put
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| it up again, several times in the next 2
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| | in the boat, and started flipping the
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| hours, but finally 100 spouts and spurts
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| | docks with a jig. I hooked into what felt
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| later, it quit altogether.We decided right
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| | like the World Record Bass on the second
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| then and there that we would catch fish
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| | flip. It pulled so hard, I was shaking, a
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| before we would leave! We used the new
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| | few minutes later I landed my 20 pound
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| MinnKota trolling motor, that we just got
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| | carp!After a few choice words, I started
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| a week before, and slowly maneuvered to
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| | to laugh and so did my brother Kurt. We
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| the closest point. We started catching
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| | composed ourselves and started casting
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| some real nice hybrids, and some
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| | around the docks again. A few minutes
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| largemouth, and really starting to develop
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| | later, he set the hook on a monster. A
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| a pattern for that area, and the trolling
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| | beautiful 25 pound Carp! We loaded the
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| motor short circuited, and smoke came out!
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| | boat, and headed back home. Sometimes it's
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| It was completely broken.We paddled the
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| | just time to quit. We went to these lakes
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| bass boat back to the marina where we were
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| | again, and had many great experiences in
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| staying and told him what happened. The
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| | the Midwest. My brother even won a
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| local tournament was out, and so was going
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| | tournament or two, and he was the Big Bass
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| more than 100 yards now, but he said, I'll
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| | World Champ/De, in 1999 and 2001, but that
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| give you my trolling motor so you can
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| | one week in March of 1998, was one of
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| still go." We thanked him, and went to the
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| | those ones that you never forget.Steve
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| dock where he said it was. It was a
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| | vonBrandt is an author, tournament angler,
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| transom mount motor with about 28 pounds
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| | professional bass fishing guide and
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| of thrust! Not exactly standard fare on
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| | instructor, and hosts his own radio shows
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| Table Rock or Bull Shoals in March, with a
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| | each week on Anglers Radio at He is also
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| Nitro. But we were determined. We went out
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| | a tackle dealer specializing in tournament
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| to the point where we were the day before,
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| | grade tackle for tournament anglers.
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| started catching some more fish, and the
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