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I don't know about stripers. I have been a HUGE trout fishing guy for a while (linville, NC & Jefferson, NC). Finally broke down and bought a jon boat (they got some good deals on Tracker Jons in Kannapolis) and have been hitting Lake Wylie like crazy. Already found a nice couple of Bass holes on there. Just scratched the surface of that lake though. There is so many places to fish it. I am mainly out of Gaston country though.

Nice work. I got the exact same boat except a 8 HP Mercury motor on it. You have any issues with the weight on it riding too low. I have been looking to do what you are doing there but to date, have been concerned about the weight. It does ride pretty low in the back and I have been worried about it getting swamped by some of the less than courteous boaters I have run into who do their best to do so. What thickness was that on the plywood you used for the deck? Also, if you were to guess what do you figure the total cost was for you on this one? Thanks for this post dude. You have given me some awesome ideas.