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I have had to return a rod to that retailer because I had the wrong one and they were quick to replace it with the one I wanted with no cost to me.

GO CHIEFS! If Green Bay ends up winning tonight they should call the SuperBowl the State Farm Bowl. Would also be a rematch of SuperBowl I (which the Chiefs lost) AND it would be against one of teams they lost to in the regular season (after having beat those teams, except Indianapolis, in the post season) Revenge Tour ‘20!?!?

5 degrees outside. “We’re just chillin’ “

Had the a similar situation last year. Went with the glass boat because I fish mostly reservoirs and wanted a 17-18’ boat that could go 50+. It kind of depends on what kind of water you want to fish. If you fish a lot of rivers/creeks, then aluminum all the way. If you fish mostly reservoirs then a glass boat is IMO a better choice. If you fish BIG water a deep v aluminum boat. For 10k you can get a hell of an older rig if you have the patience to wait for the one you want in the right condition. There some good ones out there. Also, my dad has a Tracker 175 and there were a lot of things I didn’t like about it when I was looking for a boat. The bow sits high out of the water and it gets blown around like a leaf in the wind. It’s way underrated. He has a 60 HP and has a hard time breaking 32 MPH with two passengers and some gear. The bilge is too small as battery compartment, it takes a little engineering to get 3 batteries back there to run a 24v trolling motor AND adding the weight in the back brings the bow up even more. I ended up getting a 96 Ranger R70 (17ft boat) which is smaller than the tracker 175, but IMO my boat fishes much bigger than his tracker. I’m sure that effect is amplified in the R80 and R90 series. I can’t say much about other brands of boats because I don’t have much experience.

Technically it has been released. But a very small number of units and any future are probably held up until April.

It’s still not actually here yet. Humminbird needs to get it together.

When I am reading reviews for an item I always sort it by “lowest rating” first. I read the bad ratings and if there is a recurring theme (not just people having unrealistic expectations or having a bad day), I’ll go search in other places to see if people have had similar experiences.

Tomahawk chop!!! GO CHIEFS!

I wish he would just cut that turd hanging out the back of his helmet. Haha

Pretty much the next day coming. I guess I’m just excited for life.

This plagues me for fishing as well as other things.

Seems to work for me... ***sorry I couldn’t resist***

Seems to work well for me...

He’s yelling, “LET ME OUT!”

Sounds more like a man lure than a fish lure. Got Hinkle’s, DEPS 250s, some Romans and others ... it’s honestly embarrassing to think how much I’ve spent on some of these baits. But they get fished and the only one I have yet to catch a fish on is a DEPS 250.

You make even be able to charge both batteries with that setup. Might take a little longer when they are low, but should be fine for maintaining.

Seems fair. 18-20k

Depends on if you keep the reels on or not. I can fit 8 casting setups in an 8” tube. 4 facing one way and 4 facing the other and staggering the reels. Could fit a ton of rods alone. Probably 20.

That is usually the time they will mark down the close-out namebrand stuff. Id save them at least until the ad comes out.

You mean to tell me a pound of ice weighs less than a pound of water? Kidding of course. Thanks for sharing your info in detail.

Got the hydraulic steering installed and lines and helm filled with oil. What I didn’t realize was how much turn of the motor I would lose due to the cylinder bottoming out. Boy am I disappointed. I really loved how how the little boat could maneuver at idle and how I could turn the motor to gain a couple inches in the garage. I went from having greater than 45 degrees of motor turn to either side to having far less than 45 degrees on either side. I did everything exactly per the instructions and checked it all multiple times. I think it’s just an artifact of the UFlex Protech system I am using. Hoping I can come up with something to gain most of my turning back, because the install is pretty much irreversible given the larger hole I had to make for the new helm and the routing of the old steering cable. *sigh* I’ll try to find some old pictures of the previous turning angle to compare to the new.

Sounds like you’ve thought it through and the Tracker is the boat for you!

What is the appeal of the Bass Tracker? You can possibly get into a slightly bigger boat (but older) that can do much more for around the same cost.

Was also my first fish of the year. Didn’t weigh it, but I’d guess it was easily over 6 maybe closer to 7.

Truly awesome and inspirational story! Thanks for sharing! Always great to get to do the tings you love in life.