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Welcome aboard. You might want to unlock the caps lock...that way you make less of a splash.

I wonder what the recall was about??

It seems like you need a 12-14+ footer to be stable. Bassman018: The width of the bottom plays more of a role with stability of a jon more so than the length of the boat.

Sweet looking setups KU_Bassmaster. and Madd Lunacy.

Sweet! When I first saw the unit on the net, I wanted one for my bass raider and tiller tm. I've since then sold the boat and tm, but still think the procontroll is a unique concept. Let us know how it works. If it fails, I can knock on the owner's door which is 2 miles from me ;D.

Oh no, I normally only take 3-4 rods with me. In the pic, I had just added the rod saver velcro straps to the boat, and wanted to see how many combos I could fit. Got the straps from Cabela's. Package comes with two straps: a big one and small one. Big strap is intended to be used to strap your rods close to the reels while the small one is intended to be used to strap up aways on your rods. I wanted a rod strap on each side so I cut the big strap down to fit on the little platform and sewed it back together and used the smaller strap on the other side. Nothing special about it.

bassman018, Here's another pic of my set up, loaded onto my short bed truck. My set up had a 36lb thrust MK tm, 3hp outboard, Cuda300 ff, and a group 24 deep cycle battery. I agree that a bass raider type boat is heavier than a jon, and your back will agree. Build a boat dolly, it makes loading/unloading alot easier. I recommend craigslist over ebay for an item like that. With CL, you can go look at the boat first, and if you don't like it, you can walk away without any obligations, and plus you can try to negotiate price down. Good luck with your decision.

Here's the link. $30 at HB. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=39168 Also found a photo of my previous BR.

I have a Shumacher 2/10/15 amp marine charger, and I experience the same thing from time to time. Most times it will charge as normal all the way to 100%. Never thought twice about it, batteries hasn't failed me...yet.

You can't go wrong with either vessel. Both has pros and cons. I had a 10ft Bass Raider and it was great, but it lacked room for my gear. Stability is good because the bottom measures about 45 inches across. I could stand and fish all day. 10/12ft jons gives you more room for your gear, but is very unstable with a 32-36 inch bottom. No standing until your sea legs are strong. Not sure about the Pond Prowler, but BR is made with Ram-X material and it has held up very nice to rocks, stumps, and cement ramps, and my boat was a 2000 model. You can transport both in a truck, but I would use an extender support that hooks up to your hitch receiver to support the longer hull of the 12ft jon. I only use 1 battery for tm and ff. On a jon, you can use a bench seat clamp and place a seat on it. Or you can get a cheap swivel pedastal and put a seat on it. You'll need to make a floor so you can bolt the pedastal to it. Basic seat is going to cost about $20-$25.

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Don't let my experience get you down. I only used it a few times and really never gave it a fair shake. Just didn't like the inconvenience of carrying more gear. To each its own. Good luck!

Can't help you much, but I once had a HB depth finder that mounted onto a fishing rod with the transducer on the end of the line. Used it a few times and sold it. Found it cumbersome, because I had to carry an add'l combo to my 2 rods that I normally took bank fishing. Plus the 1" screen and Atari2600 like pixels wasn't much help. Best use your money to feed the bait monkey.

Welcome aboard. Nice setup to help you get started.

Hello from KS and welcome aboard.

Me likey. Looks great.

Welcome aboard. Great to see another KC basser here.

Welcome aboard. Lots of advice and info on lures. It'll help get you started.

Welcome aboard!

$10 increase is mucho. KS fishing license is $20.50 and didn't increase from previous year...surprising. Which only means they're hiking it up next year.

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