WCWV

Thermocell.....

I'm usually unloading at day break and back to the ramp just before dark.

I've been using mine close to a year now on a 115 and I'm glad that I bought it. Wish I had went with it on my last boat.

Mainly I fish by myself, so it's a good breakfast, then a thermos of coffee, plenty of water, and a pack of crackers. When my wife goes with me, it's a cooler with, sandwiches, chips, candy, coke, and then cold watermelon. I usually just find a shady spot and we have a picnic. Sometimes followed up with a nap.😋

Prayers for you and your family

Yeah, I have on occasion. If I can't seem to figure anything out, I've been known to troll around some to try and find them. If I find a few, I quit trolling and start fishing for them.

Because it's Fun!! I've seen several tournament guys that looked like they weren't having much fun

I've fish alone probably about 90% of the time. My wife go's with me occasionally and maybe a family member once a year. I enjoy my wife going, but I also enjoy by myself. Now that I'm nearly 60, I take precautions out by myself. Planning on going after walleye this weekend by myself.

I too have the Pro XS 115 4-S on my 190 and have been very satisfied with it.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

First I would say don't ignore it, and don't take the first diagnostic. When I was younger I had back problems and just kept going, thinking if you work hard every day that's just part of it. Fast forward to 2014, I lost the use of my right leg while doing night work on a interstate Hyw, after drinking a cup of coffee, I finally got it back. A few days later and after a MRI I found myself in a surgeon's office discussing all my issues. I found out I had broken my back at sometime and I had two herniated disk above it and that I needed surgery. I asked how long I would be off work and he said I would probably never work again. I didn't agree with that thought and seek further advice. I was 48 at the time and had never heard much good come from a fusion. So I continued on, wearing a high dollar brace, eating pills and getting epidural shots every 3 months. It all came crashing down this past February, again working nights out on a Hyw and I had no choice this time. Over the last four years, the surgeon that gave me my shots had told me of a neuro surgeon that he would refer me to if this day ever came. On April 1st 2019, I went into surgery for five hours, they did a fusion, along with two rods, four bolts and two artificial disk. I was released on April 3rd, quit all pain meds by April 7th and took the boat out on April 12th (didn't catch anything) on May 15th on my 54th birthday, I returned to work on a light duty basis. Fast forward now, I feel better than I have in 25 years, I can stand for a hour or so on the front of my boat, I went back hunting this year, not wearing any brace, No Pain pills. God is Good!!! Best decision I ever made. Look at All your options, don't be to quick into letting doctors telling you all you can't do. It's amazing the things they can do to help you these days.

Use your trolling motor and one thing that helps me is I'll drop a buoys, it'll give you a reference.

I owned a 15' side console many years ago (purchased it new) and it wasn't very stable, but it was a smaller boat. I only kept it a couple years because that, but I had no problems with it.

Why does your socks ride down and your underwear ride up? ?

Yes, and yes. I live pretty close and have fished it a few times over the years, I've never caught any lunkers but being the New River it's possible. The only complaints I have is the very rough dirt road going down into the it and it's a small Lake There's supposed to be some big strippers in there but I've never seen any. It also a good Walleye fishery, but there is a limit on them. My son has fished it more than me and has landed some really nice smallmouth and Walleye.