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Pulling the weight of either won't be the issue....it's stoping it that may be a problem. I've towed my boat with my wife's Volvo before with no issues other then gas being sucked out fast. Stoping on the other hand, took about 25 yards longer then it should have with a proper tow vehicle. I have an 18 foot with 13 batteries in it, at 63lbs each and a 135lb electric motor. I promise, if you are towing a bass boat it won't be heavier then that.

I normally have good luck sitting a little further from the shore then normal and throwing at cold running creeks flowing into the lake. The rains will deffinately hurt if not kill your water clearity so make sure you bring the chartruese. If that doesn't work try weightless plastics on wood near deep water and if you can skip the worm UNDER the wood so it drops to a place on the tree where the rain wouldn't have hit as hard. Either way, it's never a good situation but tough conditions make you a better fisherman. That's never been true for me but I've heard it a ton of times. Actually tough times make me want to start bowling.

Kudos on talking him down but that still seems expensive as hell. I just bought (and then turned around and sold) a 1999 G3 175 Pro with carpet a 70HP Yammy, 46# foot TM, and the works. The boat was ready to drop into the water and fish and I only paid $3500. Look on NADA...that will give you a rough "what's it wrth price" It just seems expensive....I think I would pass...but that's just me. Good luck

I fish out of an 18 foot Alumacraft with Rhino Lining on every surface about 70%. I also just finished my boat and selected to do carpet rather then a lining system. The Rhino Lining is great for grip, last forever, and relatively inexpensive. However, it will scratch the crap out of you rods and reels, tear your knees apart if you eer kneel on the boat, get insanely hot on clear warm days, and any oil canning an aluminum boat is doing is amplified due to the material being thickened(sort of). The carpet is expensive, a pain to take off and put on, and doesn't last much more then 4 years of heavy fishing. It's also easy on your rods and reels, easy on your knees, eats up the heat to the touch, and hides any oil canning effect. Personally, fishing from both, ALOT, I went carpet. As a matter of fact the person who's boat I use with the lining, is going carpet at the end of the season. My $0.02

Thanks for all the comments. She's a bit slow compared to some I've seen but comfortable and holds a line well too. When you throw 13 60 lb batteries in a boat they typically are weighted poorly and give to one side.

G3 1860 Side Console 60 Volt Ray Motor 80# Maxxum Pro Minn Kota 2 - Lowrance 522C The 3 compartments (nearest console) hold 8 6volt batteries The rear compartment (used to be gas tank) hold 4 6 volt batteries and 3 12 volts for TM and electronics It tops out at about 7 MPH and was built to be used in electric only reservoirs outside of Baltimore MD. http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0793.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0794.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0795.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0796.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0797.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj164/ddseabolt/IMG_0798.jpg

I fish in a reservoir outsideof Baltimore a good amount (Liberty Reservoir). Lately I can't catch anything worth talking about. 1 or 2 fish here and there but nothing big or abundant. Big for this lake would be 3 lbs or more with keepers being 12 inch plus. I used to drop Senkos under wood and they would get hit on the way down, throw jigs along rip rap, ribbon tails on humps. Lately nothing is working. The lake is down a good 8 feet but that happened weeks ago and isn't much as the lake is deep. So basically it's a very rocky lake with little to no grass and the ledges and shores are super drops. 5 foots from the shore and you are in over 20 feet of water on most of the lake. Large Striped Bass and some Walleye. I've tried shallow, deep, fast, slow, hard baits, plactics, new places, and places were I almost always catch fish. What am I doing wrong and what works for you all on steep drops from shore. The confidence I used to have in this lake is long gone but even my go to baits can barely produce 2 fish a day. Water is clear (6 - 8 foot) and temp is around 78- 80 degrees and reaches depths of 110 foot. :'(

2ND that....lovin the chompers stick baits and really anything they are making right now. It makes me sick to smell them but they are nice.

Any way to copy a Navionic Platinum Hotmaps Chip? I ave 2 GPS units and really don't feellike dropping another $200.

The flat bottom will give you more stability but not much. The flat bottom won't take chop very well and if you are using a smaller HP motor the V will displae the water better and have less drag (as previously stated). 14 Foot boats you are only talking about inches of width so the stability difference would be minimal.

I am about to install a new Minn Kota 80# Maxxum Pro with universal transducer and I am also replacing my bow mount Lowrance with a 520c. My questions iscan I just get away with buying the 520c without a transducer. Since the Minn Kota has the built in Transducer and I have the cable to attach to the correct Lowrance shouldn't I NOT need a transducer? Thanks

I have one and love it....the 812 You can't beet a loomis.

I use Flouro on my spinning reels almost exclusively. In fact the only time I use mono on spinning reels is if bass are suspending on ledges in the mid to late summer. The mono will slow down the fall since it's bouyant. I have never once had even a tiny issue using flouro on spinning reels. I actually very rarely use mono. And braid only for pitching or flipping matted grass. 6 - 10 lb Berkley Transition (Gold) or Professional Grade 100% Flouro is on almost every reel I have 99% of the time. Other then top water I'm not a huge mono fan. The only time I get any line twist is with an unweighted stick bait but even taht isn't hard to correct.

I would take photos and lots of them but toss it back. That carries a certain "I'm the man" air about it.

Hit Hopkins cove (last cove before the d**n) and the strecth or shore before you hit it. Hopkins is very grassy and very close to deep water. Water clearity will play a huge factor but in good conditions with nice clearity it's a small mouth factory with most being decent size, some hitting 3lb or maybe a 4lb in there. A big problem with Conowingo is the floating or submerged trees. Yes trees not branches or drift wood but whole trees sometimes. Just be careful though and you'll be fine.