detroit1

I can't disagree with Ajay and Jig Man, but eveyone's situation is different. Add about $6500 to your price for a 150 / 80# upgrade. Probably more. I couldn't care less about resale, i've had my current boat for 31 years, and it suits me and the lakes / way i like to fish just fine. You do you Ata.

Good looking boat Ata. That picture from behind, hiding the console, makes it look like a tiller., with all that open floor. Pretty good price with a 115 these days. I have a 54# t/m on my 16' deep v, and although it is fine, i would like a 80# 24v. But i understand your circumstance with this boat and i hope you bring it home.

Alas, the motley crew lol

Spinning: 6 & 8# xl (also used for leaders) 15# x-9 braid Baitcast: 12 & 14# xl, 50# x-9 braid

Nice...and happy bday

i thought it was my problem lol

I paid 4.48 today and passed at least 10 stations with regular between 4.75 - 4.99

Palomar for me. Cranks and jerkbaits have their line - tie split ring removed, and i use a cross-lok snap for those. Braid or mono. Don't use floro...

That was a pretty sweet haul. iwouldhavelikedtohavewon.

I know that every year they have a walk across that i will never participate in.

My wife won't look down thru the bridge when we travel across. At the CN tower in Toronto, she wouldn't get close to the edge at the lookout area. lol

Every time i see a dropshot subject come out, i can't help but think of gim, and how much he despises it. 🤣 I, on the otherhand - LOVE it. Use it at some point during every time out. Sure, i get bitten off by a pike a couple times a year. Spinning 7' ml, 15# berkley x9 crystal to a spro swivel, then 6# mono leader about 5' long, usually a #1 ewg and 1/8 oz. pencil-(skinny) wt. I fish it in 2' - 25' fow. Petty dad-gum versatile in my experience.

You're killing me Toxic. In the early 80's my dad and i were going down to see the relatives and stopped at Knoth's bbq near the Ky. dam. The guy to us back to the pits and gave us a tour. Nothing smells like 20 pork shoulders smoking with his custom wood blends. Been my favorite sandwich ever since, but cannot duplicate their flavor. I am hungry now, thanks.

I know a guy that uses knockoffs with great success, many are less than $5 each.

I would throw it scaleface. On those occasional days when i can't get bit on my normal stuff, i break out the pike baits. It will keep me on the water for an extra hour or two, with new enthusiasm. I also caught my pb largemouth on a rapala super shad. Dang, that was almost 30 years ago...

Go Team Ess ! good news...

Before i changed my trailer lights to led's, i had to unplug before i launched.

Might take more than a short moment.....

I have been "assembling" my own since the '80s. I can't imagine paying $10 for any spinnerbait when i can build 3 with any blade configuration / color/skirt that i want.

d/s, spinnerbait, bladed jig, all season. The other 4 varies by time of year.

Northern...please pm any of us, regulars or not, if you just want to talk fishing (or anything). I think this group wouldn't mind one bit.

Don't want to spend the time looking it up. Hard no for me. Ruins 2/3 of the fun. The strike, getting them to the boat, then landing them without a net. That's how i like to do it, just watch those hooks...

Leave your outboard on the boat, you will need a rudder, lest you spin or crabwalk moving forward. Or make a rudder if you want to leave the o/b @ home.

3572+ 57=3,629 3629 Fix above

Alternativelures and Sugartit sell some decent looking copies that cost less than $2 each, unpainted. I don’t fish bfs, but the “normal “ size baits are pretty decent…