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Currently living in NC, but I'm taking a 2-week business trip to Burlington, VT on August 5th. I won't be able to bring my 19 ft Nitro up there, so I'm looking for options for how to get out and fish on this amazing lake. Looks like I can't find any good jon/fishing boat rentals when I search on Google. I guess paying for a guided trip would be an option but not ideal. Anyone interested in having me as a fishing partner at some point during this time? Any open tournaments in need of co-anglers? Any other ideas?

Yep, filled the livewell, hit the empty switch and it all emptied out through the central hull fitting. Thanks!

Just bought a nitro nx 898 2003. Seems to be taking on water. I know that The bottom hole is the normal drain, and The outside holes are livewell intake/outtakes. But what is the top hole in the middle for????

Just got a 19 ft Nitro with a 200 outboard. I was towing a smaller boat with my 2007 jeep grand cherokee (rated for 3500 lbs towing capacity). This pulls the new boat decently but I can definitely feel it a lot more than my last smaller boat. The car is also just getting old so I'm looking to get a better (used) tow vehicle, but I'm not experienced in the exact specs that I need to look at besides max tow capacity when looking to buy a tow vehicle. So my questions are: What else is important (behinds max tow capacity) to look at when buying a tow vehicle? 6 vs. 8 cylinder engine, Liter engine size, tires? In regards to buying a used SUV for towing...how big of a deal is it for it to already have a hitch on it? For example, if I get a used 2018 jeep grand cherokee rated for 6200 lbs max towing, but it doesn't have a hitch...should I still expect it to effectively tow at this rating if I get the dealer to install the trailer hitch when I buy it?

I'm fishing the Potomac River FLW Tour event as a coangler (starts next week) This is my first BIG tournament, and I'm a local her and off work/school all during the practice from next monday-wednesday. I remember reading somewhere that some coanglers would just sit by the launch ramp in the morning and ask pros if they want a nonboater to practice with for the day. I'm considering doing that since I have no boat. Any other ideas for how to practice with some of these tour guys next week? Anyone else fish the tour as a co-angler?

you are talking about the weekend series right? I just fished two potomac weekend series this summer. I have to say it is run poorly compared to every FLW event that I have fished, but if I was in town and had money for an entry fee, I would def sign up. ABA is not bad, but I'd rather do FLW

I don't use scent often, but when I do I prefer Jack's Juice ...Stay stinky my friends.

Can you give some specific examples?

fishing as a coangler: some old rusty gambler fishing in the front of the boat: 21 ft ranger with a 250...thanks to FLW college fishing

I've asked before in this section about lakes nearby seneca with little luck. i don't think many on here fish the finger lakes a lot

Tide was crazy low today! I got stuck at one point...in my KAYAK!

For small trailer hooks, i like to just take a treble hook and cut off two of the points

I have one of these: http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=130870&stc=1&d=1209650736 very stable...I ALWAYS stand up in it and fish, and it's great with two people standing and fishing also, but they don't make them anymore :'(

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/where-fish-bass/2010/04/study-says-80-percent-male-potomac-smallmouth-are-basically-hermaphrod

Thanks guys. anyone know of any clubs in the area?

I just weighed the same 5 lb weight twice, making sure I keep the scale still and vertical and got 5-14 and 5-6. What's the point of spending $50 on a scale that's going to be as accurate as your best guess?

I just tried out my brand new $50 berkley digital lip grip scale. Caught 3 last night that went 3-15, 3-11, and 4-10. I thought they were all smaller than what the scale read, so I weighed some of my lifting weights with the scale back home. A 5 lb weight was 5 lbs 8 oz on the scale. I had similar results with other weights. I don't understand?

I might be going to vet school in this town next year. What's the general deal with bass fishing in this area (clubs, lakes, etc.). I've only been to Cali once (for a day) and I'm from the northeast US, just looking for some info. Any local lakes that have a lot of 10 lb plus potential?

just watched this video. My biggest bass was caught midday in June - 11 AM. What time of day was yours caught?

you would probably have to watch it on bassinsider or watch the 1 hour wrap up show that they usually have on espn

http://www.***.com/Abu_Garcia_REVO_S_Casting_Reel/descpage-AGRS.html or http://www.***.com/Abu_Garcia_Orra_Casting_Reel/descpage-AGOC.html I want to get either one of these from ***. Do you guys think the Orra will suffice, or is it worth it to spend an extra $30 to get the Revo S.

http://www.tackletour.com/previewabugarciaveritas.html

It doesn't seem like you could go wrong with any, but since you are fishing a weekend series event the weekend after, go with the weekend series tx. This way, If you make some good money in the first two tournaments you might have enough to fish the rest of that division's weekend series and do well in the points race. Will you be fishing the college event on mt. island lake? This lake is connected to wylie, so it may be similar. Also you may run into guys down there who could give you info on mtn island, so you might want to fish the wylie tx instead. I fished my first flw college event after 2 bfl's. The bfl's don't even come close to being as fun as the college tx's! I can't believe they are not letting us seniors fish this summer's events! Will you be fishing the northeast bfl's?

TW gives us flw college guys NICE discounts on products

ocean kayak ambush i always stand and fish in it...even if my partner is doing the same. it's very stable, and you can put a tm on it. the problem is finding one