Bail r matic drain plug

[I Walleye]

Does anybody have one of these on their boat?http://shop.northernbrightlights.com...HOR-TH-100.htm

I am very interested to keep from crawling way under my 620 to get the drain plug everytime I come out of the water but like all new products, I'm a little leery about it.

[eriksat1]

I would be Leery also unless I saw exactly how the insides work? What is to keep weeds or other crap from making it stick open? I know your bilge should be clean, but sometimes a fish hook or something else makes its way down there. If it failed how do you plug it manually, quick?

[Catcrazy3]

I was given one to try and it seemed to work fine. I was on the water for about 4 hours and did not have any water pool in the bilge. About half the time we were pulling plugs and the other half drifting or pitching jigs.

I didn't feel comfortable leaving it in while on vacation this past week though, knowing the boat would sit it the water for the week.

[Wade B AKA: Ruger2506]

I Walleye. Unless you like paying big fines for not removing the plug I would just keep climbing under the boat. I do not beleive these get you around the AIS Nazis here in MN.

[Dave in Walker]

At Reeds in walker, they have a letter from the dnr enforcement division that these are legal in minnesota on display on the rack where they sell them, but I am going to wait a bit.

[Wade B AKA: Ruger2506]

Originally Posted by Dave in Walker

At Reeds in walker, they have a letter from the dnr enforcement division that these are legal in minnesota on display on the rack where they sell them, but I am going to wait a bit.

Thanks for the update. I would bet having a plug in while towing (even this legal plug) is huge flag screaming "pull me over"!

[jack24]

Tried one of these plugs for an afternoon.Did some casting moving around spot to spot then decided to troll went in rod box and was full of water,turned on bilge headed for dock.There was a litte cotton ball stuck in there from the cottowood trees.Looks like a good idea but does not work.

I have had one in my boat for the last two weeks with no problems. The early models did not have a screen on them. Those would plug up with debri at times. The new models have a nylon screen. I have the new model installed in my boat. So far it has been trouble free.

The only thing I would reccommend is when washing out your boat remove the Bailomatic device and flush out any debri that has acumulated in the bilge area. Which is exactly what I was doing when I washed my boat out when it had a regular boat plug in it.

[REW]

The rules seem pretty clear --- The drain plug MUST be removed when transporting the boat.
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Minnesota waters are threatened by aquatic in- vasive species. It is illegal to transport any aquatic plants, zebra mussels, New Zealand mudsnails or other prohibited invasive species, or to launch a boat or trailer with these species attached.
Required Actions - It's the law!
4 Clean visible aquatic plants and animals from your boat, trailer, and other boating equipment before leaving the water access.
4 Drain water from motor, boat bilges, live wells, bait containers, and other boating equipment be- fore leaving the water access. Drain plugs must be removed from bilges and live wells, and all water draining devices must remain open while transport- ing.




4 Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.
4 Display Watercraft owners or operators must display an Aquatic Invasive Species Rules Decal, issued by the DNR, on watercraft before launching, entering into, or operating on any waters of the state.
Recommended Actions - Protect our waters.
4 Spray, rinse, or dry boats and recreational equip- ment to remove or kill species that were not visible, before transporting to another water body, especially after leaving zebra mussel or spiny water flea in- fested waters. Do one or more:
rinse with very hot tap water;
spray with high pressure;
 dry for at least 5 days.
For more information, contact the DNR Invasive Species Program, Ecological and Water Resources, at (651) 259-5100 or (888) 646-6367 or visit www.mndnr.gov/invasives
　

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[Dave in Walker]

I do not know how to find it, but the bulletin from the dnr at Reeds, says this device is totally legal to them. I agree I do not want to give the dnr a reason to pull me over. It cost about $40, a ticket would be $50 and soon $150. Depen ding onm who was checking you it might save yhou a ticket?