12poundbass

Has your friend put up big numbers like KVD did, or did KVD find something inside your friends spot that produced the big numbers? That would 've been pretty cool to sit and watch KVD fish your spot and pick it apart fish by fish.

90lbs of small mouth? KVD just put on a 4 day butt kicking clinic!

If you haven't opened the package the transducer came in and want better images, you could exchange it for an HDSI transducer.

Of course he's the man, he's from Michigan!

You can absolutely have SI at the bow. I initally thought the same about SI and trolling motors but was set strait by a member on here and more research. Moving your trolling motor will cause minor distortion but it quickly clears up. Look at it like this, if you put your transducer at the transom you're seeing things that are 14'-22' behind you depending the size of your boat. The choice is ultimately up to you.

I'd given them another chance before writing them off. Too many good thing to just give up.

Welcome aboard! I'm just north east of you in Greenville.

Move the 898 up front and put the MEGA at the console

I don't see what the problem is....

Marine grade plywood will not corrode aluminum. Wolmanized lumber maybe. I had a Tracker that was over 30 years old when I got rid of it and no problems and still the same marine plywood. There's a thread arguing this. I'm won't go down that road, just giving you my experience.

I'm no expert, but I would've/would use treated material. It's made to get wet, and it'll last quite a while if taken care of. If you use some type of sealer you have to reapply every so often.

Are they taking a break today on Live? It doesn't say on the main page, just wondering, trying to plan my lunch so I can watch a little bit of it.

You didn't use treated wood?

Extremely weird. I read all over the place how exceptional their customer service is. I saw you on "the other forum" your referring to and I was surprised at the lack of response. I've seen day one questions asked and was flooded with answers. The whole situation is just weird.

3 inside the cut. I expressed my concern earlier J-Pow and Morganthaler worry me. J-Pow has a chance tomorrow, Morganthaler not so much. Gotta love auto correct.... I have Hackney not Jack net. A-Jay: KVD did tear it up! Shame on me for not picking a fellow Michigander on a northern Lake. A little interesting tid-bit I've heard several people in the fishing scene around this area say KVD's brother Randy (JVD's dad) is or was a better bass fisherman than KVD but took the safer route and stuck with his outdoor sports store. Could you imagine 3 VanDam's on the water at once?

It would depend on the approach from the pro. If he approached like Rojas or Horton did to J Francho I'm out of the way quicker than quick. If someone came up with a chip on their shoulders, my ears might not work. That being said, I most likely wouldn't fish if there were a tourney, I'd simply watch and learn. I fish small lakes for a reason where nobody goes. Peace and quiet, and no people.

A: Jack net B: Lefebre C: J-Pow D: Lucas E: Morganthaler C & E are the only 2 I worry about. J-Pow bombs every time I pick him.

Could it be a grounding issue? I have no clue just thinking outloud.

Give them a call and see if they can order one. I haven't looked at Nitros before but I'm willing to bet you can custom order them with a lot of different options on them (trolling motors,finders,power poles) and that could explain why you don't see any there. The aluminum boats you see are one size fits all deal. That's exactly what I'd do is go to BPS check them out,sit in them and get a feel for it before you make a decision.

Chances are they'll have to order it and you'll have to wait up to 10 weeks for it. That's probably why you don't see any Nitros.

According to Nitro's website there are 4 with in 163 miles of you. That should help get you a decent price.

You live in Pittsburg and there isn't a Nitro dealer closer than 160 miles? That's crazy. I have 2-3 within 1w0 miles of me and I live in BFE. Looks like Tridelphia, WV is closest to you. Then Ashville,N.Y.

The Cubs have expressed interest in Verlander recently. I haven't heard of anyone else. He has a big contract and I believe extends quite far into the future. Avila, meh, unless it's his father getting traded then great! After the J.D. trade last night he can hit the road. Three S.S.? All prospects, one was their number 4 prospect (big deal j/k), the other 2 who knows? Like always who gives a bleep about the bullpen, their good enough. Verlander controls his own future. Per his contract he can deny any trade, so we'll see. Over the years we've seen one of the best running back (Barry Sanders) and widreceivers (Calvin Johnson) retire early because they're stuck with a scrappy team their entire career. Verlander has been to a couple World Series, should have been way more and at least one championship. I would be surprised if he leaves and I can't say I'd blame him. It would be a bummer because he's been here his entire career and his little brother is in the Tigers organization but it's business. Rant over. Lol

I don't know the exact number but it's around the bottom 5-10 get bumped out. If I remember correctly Chas Pipkins was one who was bumped out because of points, but requalified in the opens. Then there's guys like Nate Wellman who drop out for personal reasons and others for financial reasons (it's extremely expensive). So there's a steady flow of guys coming in and going out.

Makes sense. I'm not looking for images of fish (bonus if I can see the fish on "side seeing and down) I just want to have decent images of trees,rocks, and other fish holding structure. I'm looking for fishy areas instead of chasing tiny little dots. I've seen screen shots of some units where it's really hard to decipher what you're looking at. You're probably right. With the proper set up and proper tweaking of the unit most or all will suit me just fine. Hell I don't have a unit so anything is better than what I have now.