GRiver

Congratulations on your retirement, enjoy!

Me too…. Thanks Glenn

Yes , I fish Texas rigged all the time.

Wow! I actually cringed when reading your thread.

I’ve got two group 24 size, one for starting, the other is deep cycle for trolling. They are ever-start (I think), Walmart brand, had them three years now. Maintenance is important with any battery, don’t run them down too far, keep fluid levels up, keep the terminals clean.

Where there’s a will, There’s a way. Nice job, I’ve got to figure out some for my truck. My old one I put a gun rack in the back window, my truck now, the whole rear window goes down.

Hopefully many more to come.

@chainsawsql your boat looks like it has very good bone to start with. Are ya going to just fish it this season, figure out what ya want and where ya need it? Looks like a fun project.

Yee haw ….. you scored, big time.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida, sends some pics of your project boat. I’ve fixed up a few Jon boat style rigs, it’s fun

I really like my carbon lite reels, reliable, smooth and user friendly. Not my most expensive reels, but I find myself grabbing them every time I go. I have two of them, ones and LE (limited edition) it likes lighter weight baits.

Thanks again @Glenn

Nobody is safe around me if I try to cast left handed. The birds fly out of range, bears leave the area. The turtles and gators all sound and go deep. I’m right down dangerous.

Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida

Never broke one …… i loose the whole thing.

When I was young and trout fishing, I would catch smallies on in-line spinners and be upset that it wasn’t a trout….how things change.

@Rocky998….I think you’ve got a pretty good handle on it. Seems like you got the colors figured out. You can’t go wrong with green pumpkin, caught many a fish on that color. Okeechobee is one of my favorites, when I lived in Nc, works great here in Fl too. I agree with @FishTax and @Pat Brown , might need to work on presentation. How are you rigging it and what weight, how are ya working the bait?

Glad you figured out what the problem was, but sorry you have to repair or replace everything.

Too cool

Congratulations Be sure and give us an update on how ya like it.

“The only stupid question is the one never asked” An instructor had this hanging on his wall, never forgot it. Hi from the Sunshine State of Florida!

Very interesting, thank you.

My little humble boat…. A 15/48… Polar Kraft with a 25 hp Yamaha, 4 stroke. A 45lb thrust, Motor Guide moves me stealthily along. The pluses….. Fuel consumption, it has a 6 gal portable and I carry a 2gal reserve. ( for all day) Stability….. it handles great and stable to walk around on. Paid for…. $1000.00 with trailer. Now it was a basket case, but it gave me a chance to put new wiring and everything in it. CONS NO STORAGE No rod locker Over all I really like my boat.

Congratulations

Saw a guy at the ramp….. he used plastic gutters over his bunk boards, don’t know the longevity of them. He said they were very slick.