Geez Fishless sounds like you got some of my dumb luck LOL Here's wishing ya a great weekend fishing Maybe talk to ya on Sunday not sure yet?????? Take Care God Bless and Tight Lines LOL Dave From up North P.S. You think the wind spins you???? Man you should see how quick it spins The TUBB LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

Fishlessman,
& I was the one who refered to Murphy's Law twice in my post! WOW! Your latest adventure sound like one of my trips to the lake! Sorry about you kicker.
Very kind of you to offer to fix my trolling plate. I had the older "plastic" kind. Broke it, ordered the parts & fixed it, broke it again and said the heck with it.
The other thing that helps the "Tank" is the Trollking I installed on the kicker. You can hit the Momentary Full Throttle button and it advances the kicker so you can straighten her out if she starts to go round like a top. Been there, done that.

All the Best,

Gary

Gary,

I followed your advice drilling a 2.25 inch hole in the bucket an drug them from a ski harness. It worked perfect. It would have taken me many “trial and Error” trips to get that worked out. I see what you mean about the handle that would make it just about perfect. I am scrounging around the house today to find some foam.
In case anyone has any doubts the hole DOES increase the drag, quite about. My Dad must have ingrained more Yankee trustfulness than I had thought. I had a real hard time drilling a hole in a brand new bucket….. Glad is did.
Thanks for the advice.

Scott,
Any flat foam will work. (With flat foam the bucket will sit upright, with the handle under it, when it's back in the boat.) You could even slice up some pipe insulation type foam. Old winch strap or seat belt material works great for the handle material.
The bottom handle is the key to amazingly easy bucket retrieval.
Being a true yankee I understand about your reluctance to use a brand new bucket!
I'm glad the info helped you.

All the Best,

Gary