Corey91

Well, I have a rod and reel ordered. Thanks everyone for all the replies. I ended up going with a dobyns medium fast rod and a Pflueger President-25. I will probably put 20lb braid on it with an 8lb leader.

Yes I'm looking for a spinning set up. Thanks for everyone's advice, I am currently looking into the suggestions.

Hey everyone, I need a finesse set up, never had one or fished with one but I know my arsenal needs it. What would be the best route to go, I'd like to keep it under $150 bc it's completely new to me. I currently have 2 Texas rig, 1 Carolina rig, swim bait, 2 crank bait, and a frog set up in the boat. I mostly fish from a boat for large mouth. Is there anything else I'm missing?

My favorite way to fish is hands down Texas rig, but frogs in pads is a close 2nd. To me it seems like throwing a frog is for certain times of the day but Texas rig is anytime of the day. To me it sounds like both of you are leaning more towards a finesse set up to be the next one to get. I do like the idea of having 2 Texas rigged rods on the boat and that probably is what the 6'10" rod will become, the dc reel it is paired with would be great for skipping under docks with jigs and stuff too. I guess my next 2 will be a finesse set up, then a heavy set up for frogs, and jigs in thick cover, after that probably get something for heavier crankbaits bc my crankbait rod is just a medium. Not sure what to do after that, but by that time I'm sure I will have found out what I need to fill in gaps. I haven't been able to fish on boats a whole lot so I don't have much experience with finesse or heavy set ups and didn't know which would be more important. I appreciate it

Ok, so I got a new to me boat, nothing fancy, tracker 170. My question is what rod and reels can you guys not live without? I have fished off the bank for years but now the lake has opened up and I can fish where I couldn't before. Seems like endless possibilities. I'm only asking about bass set ups, I have crappie and catfish rods covered. As of right now I have A Lew's 7.1:1 reel on a Lew's laser 7' MH fast action rod, I use it mostly for Texas rigs. I have a Lew's laser mg 6.4:1 reel on a 6'6" Berkeley lightning rod I use for mostly crankbaits and rattle traps. Then my last bass rod is a shimano slx DC 7.2:1 on a shimano slx 6'10" MH extra fast action rod, and to be honest I don't know what this rod would be best suited for but right now I throw everything on it. What should my next one be? Heavy for punching/frogging, a medium light for finesse, or something completely different? I will mostly be fishing on lake guntersville in Alabama, thanks in advance.

Ok guys, those of u running a 55lb thrust TM. What battery do u recommend? I got the motorguide r3 55 for $100 and now all I need now is the battery ?

The guy had it in Craigslist for $175 and I noticed he dropped the price twice this week so I text him and offered him $100. Turns out he just needed it out of his house lol Does anyone have any experience with motorguide r3 TM? I was going to go tomorrow and buy a Minn Kota at Academy, but $100 for this one brand new in the box seems like a great deal

Ok another question about trolling motor. I have found a motor guide r3 55lb TM brand new in the box for $100. Will a 36"shaft work fine for a 10ft bass raider?

Got the boat registered today, will probably get license in the morning and a trolling motor Saturday. If it all works out I will be in the water this weekend, if so I will take a few pics. Thanks everyone for awesome ideas

Unfortunately in Alabama it's worded "powered by motor" it does not specify gas or electric so I am assuming you have to havea license with any motor. I will check into it a little more bc it would be awesome if I didn't have to. I'd be one step closer to getting out on it. Thanks for the comments, I am now looking for a bigger trolling motor then what I had found.

Well, after looking through the Comments in this post I thought the bass raider would be good for me and my wife, or me and our 4 year old daughter so I bought one a few days ago. I didn't know in Alabama u had to have a boating license just for a trolling motor, so I have to get the boat registered, get license and find a trolling motor lol it looks like it will be fun once I get it legally water ready. I tend to have a way to keep rods from falling off the sides and maybe some other stuff from this forum on it before I take it out too. What's the first things I should add? I'm thinking about a 40lb trolling motor, and that's about as far as I have got so far. Thanks in advance