April 18, 200719 yr Just curious what some of you may own. I currently have a '98 Nitro that I bought for a song off of Ebay but had to trek all the way down to south Alabama to get it. I bought a 17' Fisher aluminum 3 yrs ago from Connecticut on Ebay. I am currently having the carpet redone and I had the seats reupholstered last fall. I have some work in it, but it is a solid boat that runs wonderfully and has many upgrades since I bought it. I do wish the carpet guy would hurry though, it's about prime time!
April 18, 200719 yr 17' Bass Tracker with a 55 Johnson. I am not a real big fan of doing 60mph plus on the water. I just got back from a very productive trip to Arkansas. Three of us caught 154 largemouth in seven days that were above the limit. We had a lot of 17-19 inchers. No wall hangers. The big fish on the week was 21.5 inches and weighed 5lbs 9oz, according to the lie detector.
April 18, 200719 yr Author 17' Bass Tracker with a 55 Johnson. I am not a real big fan of doing 60mph plus on the water. I just got back from a very productive trip to Arkansas. Three of us caught 154 largemouth in seven days that were above the limit. We had a lot of 17-19 inchers. No wall hangers. The big fish on the week was 21.5 inches and weighed 5lbs 9oz, according to the lie detector. Sounds like you had a great trip! I liked my Fisher, it had a 50 Merc and ran fine. However, we went to Lake Fork in Texas last spring and I nearly got blown off of the lake(wind), and I vowed to get a bigger, more stable boat. My son ( the one in the avatar ) thought we were gonna meet our maker once when we tried to cross the lake. With all things equal, I liked my aluminum just as well though. My current boat will go 60+, but I don't run it like that a whole lot. Not to mention, I didn't mind beaching it during turkey season!:thumb:
April 18, 200719 yr Sounds like you had a great trip! I liked my Fisher, it had a 50 Merc and ran fine. However, we went to Lake Fork in Texas last spring and I nearly got blown off of the lake(wind), and I vowed to get a bigger, more stable boat. My son ( the one in the avatar ) thought we were gonna meet our maker once when we tried to cross the lake. With all things equal, I liked my aluminum just as well though. My current boat will go 60+, but I don't run it like that a whole lot. Not to mention, I didn't mind beaching it during turkey season!:thumb: Me and my father have been going on a week long bass fishing trip since I was eight years old every spring. It is good to hear that people still keep up the old bonding traditions.:thumb: My grandpa owns a fishing cabin on Lake Quachita in Arkansas, but we have been all over the south. I have never fished west of Arkansas. How was Texas? Me and my old man though we were going to drown a few years ago in Okichobee (sp). The wind came up across that bowl lake and was rolling headers over the bow of the boat.
April 18, 200719 yr 1989 Ranger 360V with a 150 Merc. I've had it since 1991 and it probably has been my best investment. It has taken me and my two boy's on a lot of fishing trip's to Norris Lake. Nothing like spending some quality time on the water with your kid's.
April 19, 200719 yr Author Just had installed 2 Lowrance X-17's and networked them. Looking forward to learning how to use them. I'm not the greatest GPS buff by any stretch, so my learning curve may "arc" a bit steeper than some others. The unit can do so many things, I doubt I'll scratch the surface of it's features. But I'll enjoy trying. Do many of you use GPS units?
April 19, 200719 yr My Father owns a 20 foot 290 Super Bee Bumblebee powered by a Mercury Optimax XS 200!
April 19, 200719 yr i dont really get a chance to get on here much but i was interested in buying a decent boat to get started on. I live in Alabama and I'm from Kentucky so i have a great fishing surrounding but i was just wondering what would be a good price range for one, what size and maybe a make. Thanks. :thumb:
April 19, 200719 yr Author I would start with a boat like 94Camels if I were you. Bass Trackers are awesome, very fishable and you can find used boats that are in good shape without mortgaging the farm.
April 23, 200719 yr Author I'll be getting mine back this week from the boat fixer-upper. New carpet, 2 new Lowrance GPS/Sonar units, and a new water pump for the old Merc. Rumor is that the fish are starting to act much better than the turkeys are, so perhaps I should rethink my plans. Senko's and trick worms have been popular.
April 23, 200719 yr I'm interested in getting a fairly nice, used bass boat sometime soon. Where is a good place to start looking?
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