Luciddreamer

Holy nice! That helps me understand the inner workings of a livewell. Thanks a lot for that!

Currently the livewell I do have is fixed to the boat, it is metal and welded in. So my first thought is to fix it up. However if I was to remove it I was thinking about replacing it with one of Cabela's Dry-Stor/Livewells removable ones that would mostly be in the boat at all times but could be removed if needed to be.

Last year I got myself a old 18' 1987ish bass tracker for $500. The boat was in great shape and has proven itself worthy a face lift. The guy who had it before me had redid the deck and layout of everything and this included welding off the live well. I have never seen a livewell before (was a bank fisher before I got this boat) so I have no idea how they work. Cabelas has a nice livewell that you can put into your boat or I could figure out how this one works and fix it up. Which would be the best option for me and if I was to try and fix up the preexisting livewell what would be the best way to go about this? Thanks for any advice any of you can give!

Yeah it is pretty nice. The guy who sold it to me did so for $500. He had gotten a even better boat and was trying to sell that one, and he worked with my mother who told him I was looking for a boat so he cut the price down pretty low and sold it to me rather cheap.

Anyone here live in Butt County that is a seasoned fisherman? I have a boat and would be willing to meet up and take anyone out fishing with me granted that they could help teach me to fish. You don't have to be an expert or pro, but I have never really fished in my life and started only a few months ago and have no friends, family members, coworkers, or anyone I know that fishes to fish with. So any experience to help me to get started off would be nice!

Yeah I have a fishfinder, it is a humming bird 565 I believe. I got two bait casters, both are 6' 5inch with medium to heavy action One was a rhino combo with rod and reel that I have placed 14lb mono on(i use it for top water lures like walking the dog, popers, and such) The other I bought seperate from each other and put together, the rod is abu garcia same length and action as my rhino, with a Megaforce 100tsh 7.1:11 reel that has 12 pound floro on it and lastly my spinning rod was a Daiwa combo for about $20. It is light/medium action with 8lb test line on it. This was the first rod I got for shore fishing, then I got the boat for cheap and have been fishing at a place call one mile which is full of heavy weed cover, so I went with some heavier setups so I won't loose my fish or lures. Also I would like to add that where I fish is so full of weeds that the fish finder is useless out there. We have a nice big lake out here but it is constantly being fished and is used in bass tournaments so I felt I would go out to this little pond and learn the basics there first before trying to fish in a pressured lake.

Thanks for all the advice so far. I am not expecting to be an expert over night or to become a pro. I just didn't have any idea on where to start but all of you have so far given me a lot of good advice. Also to answer your questions WRB 1. I have a older 17 foot long bass tracker 2. I have a spinning pole with a spinning real and a bait caster pole with a bait caster reel. 3. My goals are mostly to catch bass, I don't expect to land monsters or get 100 fish each time I go out, but getting one bass per month does kinda suck because I do go out to fish. While it is nice to be out on the pond I am there to fish, and when I don't produce fish it tends to get to you after a while. 4. I know how to tie the improved clinch not and palomar knot.

I live in northern California. In Oroville if anyone is around in butte county let me know. I have looked and looked and the only people I find that fish are old grumpy men, and only the guides out of them will take me only if I pay them which I don't do, due to the fact I don't have that much cash. I have read many articles and pages on fishing and yet when ever I go out it still is clear that I do not know how to fish, and the fish I do catch are purely luck catches. It would be nice to have someone to fish with since I believe that would be much more informational then articles can even be. I just can't find anyone I would like to get to the point that when I fish I am using my knowledge of fishing to help increase my odds, not just tossing a lure and crossing my fingers in hopes I get a fish.

To make a long story short, I have never fished before. I am 21, my father never taught me to fish and I have no friends for family that fish who I could learn from. I suck, at all forms of fishing from bass, to trout to catfish. I got myself a boat, some poles and reels and tackle, but yet I find my fishing prowess is lacking, which I expected. Does anyone have any tips for someone who has no experience on how to learn to fish all on their own?