Todd Hawkins

Wayne, those pictures of the lake are a little intimidating for a first time boater like i am, haha. Looks like a mine field. Would a 16 ft be much more maneuverable at briery than a 17ft? I'd rather only take one person with me and get around more easy... than to keep getting stuck with all of my family with me. How do you like the bass tracker? I have been looking at them, triton, and the g3 boats aluminum boats. Not sure if there is much of a difference in the boats. Big fruits, I will get a 9.9 motor then. Don't plan on taking it on any of the big lakes but guess I should have as much power as possible should I need it. I will take it to other lakes of decent size like Philpott, lake reidsville, etc. Thanks for your advice, and anyone else who can help. Todd

Thanks,that helps. I was thinking I was gonna need a mini bass boat, but if can get around in a boat like that then I we'll go that route. Thanks again for the advice.

Hello to all. Just joined this forum today but have been reading all the info for a while now. I need help from those experienced fishing briery creek. I am looking to buy my first boat as soon as I can decide on what to get. I live an hours drive from Lake conner, lake burton, briery creek, kerr lake, Smith mountain lake, etc. I am 37 and now getting into fishing mainly due to a 7 year son that absolutely loves fishing. He is happy sitting on a bank for hours catfishing or catching bluegill. We want to do more bass fishing though and that has been hard without a boat. I am wanting to get a small boat for fishing all the small lakes close to me. I have never been to briery creek even though it is so close. I have heard the stories about how navigating it is difficult. I want your opinions on what kind of boat to get. Should I get a twin troller? Should I get a jon boat? If so, how long should I get 12, 14, 16 and then should I get a small 2 hp motor to keep the weight light or should I get a9.9 hp motor? I guess I would like to know what works best. Money is not really a concern, I just want the best setup possible for briery creek,then I'll be fine on all the other small ponds/lakes. The only other concern I have is that I do have a 9 year old girl who likes to fish when the action is good and might need room for a third...but I think that I'd rather have a great two man boat than an ok 3 man boat. Besides she prefers to hunt so i spend bunting season with her.I want my son to be comfortable when we go fishing. Thanks for any help you can give. Todd