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I've got one. I've got a 98 Explorer Sport, which is the 2 door, short wheel base SUV. Rod Saver makes it. It can be adapted to fit overhead on any SUV or station wagon. It is sized to hold 8 or 12 rods, I don't remember which but you can fit more rods on to it. I usually put 20 on mine. (edit) I just went to the Rod Saver website and looked it up. It is called a vehicle rod carrier. I'll bet it is just what you're looking for. I got mine at a local tackle store but it seems to me I've seen them at BPS as well.

That's heavy line for a spinning reel, even a 3000 size reel. If you really need that heavy of a line, go with braid and use a fluorocarbon leader as necessary. Anyway, that's how I'd solve that problem.

I encountered this issue years ago with my previous boat, so here's what I did. I was fishing 150 to 300 or so acre conservation lakes and I was concerned about running out of batteries so I got 3 deep cycle batteries and ran them in parallel. I solved the charging issue by getting a 3 bank charger (it was supposed to be an on board charger) I didn't install it in the boat, I just kept it in my garage and once I got home I'd wire it up to all 3 batteries (which took less than5 minutes) and just plug it in and leave it. I had other issues with that boat, but I never ran out of battery power. I also got new batteries every other year.

Hummingbird makes a great portable depth finder, the Fishign Buddy. Used to be made by Bottom Line. They work great. Depth finder, temp guage, etc. Runs on batteries. Not too expensive.

The latest issue of In-fisherman talked about how 65 lb braid would float a senko & hook, so in theory you could suspend a wacky rigged senko at any given depth using a fluorocarbon leader to get the senko down. (they recommended 20 lb fluoro.) I haven't experimented with this, but the theory seemed sound enough. It seems like something worth messing around with some.

Where I buy most of my Yamamoto/Kinami products, there are different color options. A few colors are only available in Kinami and most of the others are available only in Yamamoto. Go figure.

Basically the advantages of glass rods is that, for the most part they are heavier, slightly more difficult to break and less sensitive. Should any of these features appeal to you, by all means, you should get one, maybe more than one.

I've got a 2002 Lowe WF 180. It is less than a foot longer than what you're looking at. I think overall that Lowe boats are well made. What I like most about my Lowe is that I can fish around rocks and stumps, and I can smack into stuff and keep going. The guys with the glass boats have to be more careful. I'd think that would be an almost perfect boat to be bouncing around the rocks up close to Pickwick dam.

If I had to guess, I'd say its an older Burke or Snag Proof product, but I'm not sure at all.

I like Frog Toggs for spring & summer lightweight rain gear.

With the 11 ball bearings, I think it is one of the slickest pitching reels on the market

I replaced the old boards on my trailer with the products from ultimate bunk boards. (poly-styrene I think, some kind of plastic) They work ok. I think they are worth the investment.

On my single Colorado "Thumpers", I've had the most success with a copper blade in stained to downright muddy water. Gold would be choice #2. Really, in muddy water I don't think blade color makes any difference at all, but, like I said I 've had the most success with copper.

I haven't seen any bungee worms for a few years, now that you mention it. Berkley probably retired it. I thought it worked ok on a shakey head.

I'd go with the right place, right time notion. Different baits work for different people. Me, I can't catch a cold using a Rattle-trap. Currently, the old Berkly Frenzy rattle bait is working for me. Prior to that my favorite rattle type bait was Cordell Spot.

The correct o ring size is 3/8" o.d. (outside diameter) and 1/4" i.d. ( inside diameter)

Probably the easiest decision would be to have a couple of rods, one on each and switch off every few casts. That's what I do, i.e. carry 20 rods + or - a few, and have lots of different choices tied on. Rods and reels have a price on them, fishing time is priceless, I try to maximize my fishing time.

I have a 2002 Lowe with a 100 horse Yamaha 4-stroke. I bought it new, basically because of financing. I found lots of good 2 to 5 year old boats, both glass and aluminum. The issue was my bank would only go 4 years on a used boat, no matter how good a shape it was in, but they would go 12 years on a new boat. I really wanted to upgrade from the boat I currently had then, so I got the biggest boat that I could afford to finance. 10 years later, I'm still basically happy with it and it still runs great.

I've got a Hibernet, where the net stows inside the handle. I think it is a little more than $60, but I don't know, I forgot what I paid for mine. Every net has issues, but no net is more "stowable" than the hibernet.

I can remember a time 2002-2003 when you could go to Maple Leaf in the middle of the week,catch 30 or so fish and half of them would be 15" keepers or over. I saw several 7 and 8 lb fish during that time. Then word got out, it got popular, many small bass clubs held tournaments there and after 2003 the fishing slacked off there big time. The last few times I fishes there, keepers were non existant. I don't go there any more. Also, it is very close to I-70, the last time I went there I had some stuff stolen from my truck and so did a couple of other guys. I've heard from other guys that it has a decent catfish population and it is popular with bank fishermen. It is more or less set up for bank fishing.

I had this issue back in the day, when I was into fishing from a belly boat. Solve the problem by getting another inner tube. You can strap a few more rods onto it and also a cooler. Just drag it along behind you. You won't lose that much mobility, really.

Make sure you get one that fits. In my case, I tried both the BPS 100 MPH suit and the Cabelas Guide Wear suit and the Cabelas suit just fit me better. Having a lighter, summer weight suit is also a good idea.

This past January, I got hit with a diagnosis of Type II diabetes. Talk about a wake up call.

Be sure to use the zip lock freezer bags (or the wal-mart equivalent) They are a lot stronger plastic than the regular zip lock bags.

To echo the above post, I'd get it checked out and assuming its ok, you know the guy and how he took care of it, I think it is a fair price. How soon before that boat becomes a collectors item?