This afternoon on Lake Ferguson, the second time I hit the trolling motor, it would not turn on. The foot switch felt lifeless. I turned it to the lowest speed and turned it to the constant on position. The motor ran constantly except when you reached down and turned the toggle switch off.   Not a good way to fish. The shad were everywhere in the lake and the white pelicans were more numerous than the last time. The bass that have been in the shallow end were not there, or at least not showing themselves. There was a small amount of visible action on top.  I’ve been thinking since being scolded by the Yozuri and figured a Little George might work on the schooling bass. On the second cast I had a hookup. I gloated a little but it didn’t feel right. Up came a catfish. To try to save the day I broke out the DT – 10 on the steep bank and caught 2 relatively quickly before dark.  At home I took the switch out of the foot pedal of my trolling motor and found the rubber button of the switch was broken. The switch is still good and if I can’t find another button, I’ll rig something to work.