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A couple years and the market will be flooded with slightly used boats and the new and used market pricing will reflect that.

My weakness is knowing when to switch spots. The whole "don't leave fish to find fish" saying is flawed. Generally, schooling fish are of the same age/size class. Generally, patterned fish are of the same age/size class. Just because I'm catching numbers of 14" fish on one particular bait or pattern, doesn't mean all the bass are following suit. If the big girls aren't hitting junebug wacky worms but the buck males are, time to figure something else out.

Then the Pro V Bass would be perfect for you if you can swing it.

OP I just noticed your post in the Renegade thread. If you are going to fish Green Bay with any frequency, get a 20'+ fiberglass multispecies boat. I fish Sturgeon Bay a few times a year in the spring and the fall as well as Chicago's lakefront, and have for years. I had a 20' Lund Predator which I recently sold. The Predator was more suited for bigger water than the ProV Bass is. While Lund is a helluva boat, you'd be doing yourself a disservice expecting it to fish comfortable and safely, with any frequency, on the Great Lakes.

Bromance! I just sold my 20ft Lund after 8 years because I am moving into a bigger boat. I would make no hesitation buying another Lund if it suited my needs. There's a reason they are the "Cadillac" of aluminum fishing boats.

Airbnb.

In the mid to late 80's I did car prep/detailing at a new and used car dealership, with Chicago mafia ownership. I was in my teens and did what I was told. People would come in with a trade in and we were frequently told to remove distributor wires to help the salesmen seal the deal.

Successful people are passionate at what they do. I'm passionate about fishing but not to the point where I am obsessed. I've met and attended seminars by some of the pros and they are a step above. I have also spent many years fishing against a current BASS elite member who will be dropping out of BASS if he has another crappy year. Mind you, he's a great fisherman that he qualified for the Elites, but he isn't the Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods of the sport. I have a nephew with a form of autism. If he was "interested" in fishing, he would be the next KVD or Clunn. Instead, he's obsessed with the Japanese culture and will be going to college in Japan. He taught himself to speak Japanese over the last 2 years while in high school. He can recite the Star Wars movies verbatim and then become very reclusive if he is confronted with something that does not interest him.

Zombeaver was good as far as B movies are concerned.

It's different. Good movie, not a great movie. I also watched 31 which is a Rob Zombie film, which was decent. Lots of gore like all of his movies

Recently watched Clown

I used the talon more for panfishing than I ever did for bass fishing. It's a great tool and the next boat will have one as well

Until there is high mileage on the Tundra. Granted, i never had the transmission serviced in 225k miles, the last 50k it would hunt gears on the highway with the boat in tow.

I was going to buy another Tundra but price was the main determining factor. Also, the crew cab is only available with a short bed which was another deal breaker. I also didn't care that were I to buy, at that time, a 2018 Tundra, that hadn't changed cosmetically very much from my 2008. Let's face it, the Tundra is the ugliest design compared to the big 3 and even Nissan.

Are the squirrels the problem or the alarm?

I bought my 2008 Tundra SR5 new in December of 2007. The 2007 model was the first year of the last redesign. I had previously only owned Dodge and had both Chevy and Ford 3500 series vans for work. At that time, I bought Toyota because it was less expensive than the Ford the way the packages were set up. I had zero intention, at that time, of buying Dodge or GM based on past experience and still feel the same way. As far as the Tundra, Under warranty, I had the front differential rebuilt, replaced bumpers for chrome issues 4 times, 3 stereos, recalled for power windows, recalled for the "mysterious acceleration" issues, maybe some more stuff, I don't remember. Out of warranty, water pump, 2 radiators, and just maintenance stuff like u joints, shocks, struts and so on. At 10 years, I put 225K on the motor when I traded it in. I had electrical gremlins and a bed that had rusted thru. A broken seat and other misc. broken stuff. There had been rumors of a Toyota redesign and a diesel option. It never happened. I love the Super Duty even though the women in the family don't. The Super Duty is a truck. It's not a car and will never ride like one and the girls don't care for it.

The midsized Toyota powertrains are bulletproof. What I don't like about them is the gas mileage is no better on the 6 banger than it is on the V8 Tundra and there isn't a big enough difference difference in the price point for me to justify the Tacoma or the 4Runner over the Tundra. 5 grand is less than a $100 a month addition to the note over 60 months for a much superior vehicle. A no brainer for me. I'm more function over fashion. I can't justify paying $20K for options that have little to do with the functionality of the truck. IMO, the only "modern" truck technology that is a Godsend for me is a backup camera. This is my first vehicle that has one and, while I was about 85% success on the first try with the mirrors on the Tundra, I'm at 99% with the Ford. Fun fact, my Ford has been trouble free for the first 50k. I can't say that about the Tundra I had before this which had plenty of warranty work done during the first 36k. I'm not opposed to Toyota by any means but, they aren't the perfect vehicle like they are portrayed to be.

They've been redesigning the Tundra for 15 years. I couldn't wait any longer when I traded in mine back in 2018.

The guy who bought my Lund last month drove from MN here to IL to buy it. At the end of the news clip she said the boat dealers expect this to go on another year. This is my hope. I'm banking on a bunch of lightly used boats to be on the market in the next year or so.

Is that Billy Basses cousin Petey Piranha?

In the original cartoon, Why are Fred Flintstone and Betty Rubbles eyes black and white like normal eyes yet Wilma Flintstone's eyes are black dots and Barney Rubbles eyes are black circles, skin colored in the center?

Hell if I know. Do they make carpenters?

My neighbor would have your hide. She's a part time bee keeper and brings me fresh honey.

Maybe you're expecting too much. I always found cruise control as a better option than spotlock for wind.