Boat questions...

[SoonerBorn]

No hating here. We own a runabout ourselves and love having it but we've never made payments on a boat and never will. The only reason we have one is because we were able to pay cash for it. You mentioned the costs associated with owning a boat and sadly a lot of people don't realize those costs beforehand.

 

[Stan Upchurch]

Kayak! Low cost, fishes anywhere even in the ocean. Can have livewell and all the electronics. Carry on top of a car or truck. some of them even come with motors. Cost for the best is under $5,000.00.

 

[Garand]

Kayak! Low cost, fishes anywhere even in the ocean. Can have livewell and all the electronics. Carry on top of a car or truck. some of them even come with motors. Cost for the best is under $5,000.00.

+1

I've spent more time fishing since I picked up a kayak than I ever did in my boat.

 

[OkieGentleman]

You know I forgot about my first boat. A canoe 16ft if I remember right. Best boat I have had, had more fun in it than a barrel of monkeys. Taught my girls and wife how to fish out of a canoe. An in the early morning in a canoe by yourself is SO nice.

 

[vvvvvvv]

The best boat I ever fished from was a sheet of plywood across two styrofoam blocks with 2 five gallon buckets and a trolling motor.

 

[XD-9Guy]

The best boat I ever fished from was a sheet of plywood across two styrofoam blocks with 2 five gallon buckets and a trolling motor.

I find it shocking that this didn't occur to me as a 13-14 year old boy. Sounds like a good time.

 

[cichlid-dave]

Remember to check your insurance.

 

[dennishoddy]

Well, I started fishing the Red Man Tour Bass fishing tourney trail in 82. Went to the Ranger factory, bought a 17.8' Ranger with a 200 hp Merc, and had it painted exactly like the 82 Ford Broncho. Hit the trail for a year, and just couldn't juggle the time from work to get to the tourneys, and make enough money to stay in it.
Anyway, our family used that boat for many years, It has sat in the yard for about three years now, going to the lake once a year or so. I've graduated to a 14' Larson aluminum with a 20hp merc.
This boat was bought brand new in 1954 by my grandpa. It was bought as a family boat. 7 kids growing up with their family's shared this boat on weekends and vacations.
I'm the oldest of the 2nd generation family now, and that boat sat in the weeds in the pasture for 15 years or so. Last year, I said screw spending $100 a day on fuel to fish, and to get back to my roots of using a small motor and oars(now a trolling motor, my dad rowed me around miles of bank so I could fish) I resurected the old Larson, replacing the transom, seats, and added modern electronics, internal lights, running lights, rod holders, used motor, etc.

I've gone back to learning to fish the waters you have, and not ripping across the lake to where the grass is greener. Amazingly enough, my catch ratio has increased.

Its all about learning the water your in, and adapting your methods to fish it.

Also have a 16' lowe canoe with a square stern to accept a trolling motor that I use to get into the shallow creeks in the spring for sandbass and crappie runs.
I'd rather paddle, but the distance to travel doesn't allow that.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

Fiberglass boats suck - go metal.

I will miss my Tundra 18... But I'm loving the Z8

Fiberglass boats don't suck until you do something stupid in/with it.

 

[vvvvvvv]

I find it shocking that this didn't occur to me as a 13-14 year old boy. Sounds like a good time.

Definitely. Fished a lot of farm ponds with my dad on that boat when I was little. Good times.