fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

sergioy

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I moved to Texas last November, and have been dying to do some serious fishing since. I've had a ski boat all along but nothing wiht a trolling motor. And yes I still went fishing but its not the same when you have to pull up the ol anchor and fire up the big motor to move to a new spot, instead of trolling around the entire shoreline of a cove and throwing a plastic worm :) <br />Yesterday I went out and bought a REALLY old fishing boat witha trolling motor. 1981 Skeeter Champ with a 70 hp Johnson. I would have liked to have gotten somethig nicer but this is good enough to get me throught this year with out spending a fortune. Hopefully my inspection was thourough enough that I wont be spending more time with the motor cover off than wetting a line. I just cant wait! Me and my son are going out this afternoon after work. :D
 

LubeDude

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Re: fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

Congrats on your boat, the time spent with your son is whats important, not the metal flake on the deck.
 

sergioy

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Re: fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

I'll be fishing the lakes around the Dallas TX area. There is plenty to choose from, so there will not be any room to get bored. And maybe someday during the Fall I will hit Lake Fork.
 

Ron G

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Re: fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

hows forkdoing these days havent been in 2 years was the only fish we could catch was bedding but it was fun caught some nice ones never been in the fall is it better than spring?
 

sergioy

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Re: fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

I've never been to fork either, but always wanted to.<br />I've been out with the newsed boat 4 times. I really love it. It seems that the lake near my house keeps an ample supply of really small bass. I've caught fish every outing but can's seem to get anything over a 1/2 pound. But no matter, I have been getting reaquainted with my bait casting equiptment. Plus working out all the bugs on a boat that is 24 years old with a motor that is 30 years old.
 

Dhadley

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Re: fianlly got a fishing boat!!!!

LubeDude, that the best advise anyone could ever give.
 
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