volzfan59

Heck yes!!! I love to see my home town doing so well.

Congratulations, great looking rig. Lowe boats are well constructed and will last.

I used to fish in tournaments, did fairly well. Never won one but was in the top 10 numerous times. That said, I just got to where I didn’t enjoy it. Once money is involved, there’s a certain pressure to perform. I used to be a very competitive person, that and the pressure ruined it for me. Almost ruined fishing as a whole for me. When I was racing stock cars, it got to the point where it was like a job and the pressure (competitive/financial/ family) was unbearable for me. I’m a life long racing fan and it pretty much ruined it for me. Rarely ever watch or attend anymore. Due to my wife’s family being heavily involved in NHRA drag racing, we go to one national event every year. To tie that back into fishing, I didn’t want tournament fishing to ruin something that I have enjoyed since childhood. It came pretty close. Hope that makes sense.

I still love to pour over every page of the new BPS catalog when it arrives. Been my winter time habit for decades.

Right next door to the Springfield, MO Bass Pro Shops store. If you go to their website, there used to be an icon you could tap to see what they have. I think that it is titled “bargain cave” but they may have renamed it. Edit, I just checked via the app. It’s still there and titled “bargain cave”.

As you can see, opinions are many and varied. It all comes down to your budget, how you fish and how fast you fish. I’ve owned a bunch of boats with different t/m’s, some 12 volt and some 24. Operated a few of my buddies 36 volt t/m’s. For me I fish painfully slow and deliberate, choosing to pick apart cover. I tend to get in a good creek or on a bank and stay. I’ve gone back to a Minn Kota Edge, 12 volt 45 lb thrust and I love it. Have a lithium 100 a/h battery hooked to it. Extremely happy with this setup.

BPS has a huge clearance center beside the mothership store in Springfield, MO.

@Eric 26, It will be seven to ten days before most will receive their catalogs or you can request one.

Good, glad that they took steps to rectify the situation. Still a solid no for me. They burned me twice, I won’t give them another chance. BPS and FishISA have everything I could possibly need.

Personally I’m looking forward to getting my 2025 BPS catalog. I order tackle and clothing from BPS quite often as the closest store is over 2.5 hours away. They are a little more pricey unless you catch a sale. One thing about BPS, unlike TW (twice) my card has never been compromised.

I saw that it was $47k+ with the standard 150. I know that times have changed, but I’m just not going to spend that kind of money for a boat.

Saw a YouTube video last night, Rick Clunn in a new Tracker Savage 215, 21’ aluminum bass boat, V-hull, rated for a 250, tandem axle trailer. I thought that it was a great looking rig.

@NorthernBasser, Like others, I just don’t have the words, don’t know what to say. Just know that you’re a loved and respected member here. I will be praying for you, your family, friends and your medical team.

Check your local Walmart. Ours had diggers a few months ago.

Congratulations!!! After retiring from my career, I worked for BPS for several years. Started p/t in the fishing dept, spent a year selling boats full time then moved back to the fishing dept as a full time lead. I hope that you really enjoy your new gig. A lot of things are dependent on each particular stores management team, but I found BPS employment to be the best job that I’ve ever had. Again, congratulations! Edit, the bait monkey and his cousin, the rod and reel monkey are going to pretty much own you. Even after giving a ton of stuff away, I still have more tackle than I’ll ever use. Same thing with rods and reels, I’m down to twenty. It used to be better than that! I’ll send you a PM

They make it up with personal property taxes. Pay those every year.

Here in Arkansas, for a 16’ to 26’ boat it’s $15.00 for three years. If my boat was 15’ and under, $5.00 for three years.

Even though I own a boat, I still go bank fishing from time to time. Like others have mentioned, I enjoy the simplicity of it plus, I really enjoy it.

So sorry for your loss.

I definitely fall into that camp! Used to love weather. Now that I’m older, I don’t even like chilly weather. Before retirement, I had to be on duty no matter how cold it was, snow, ice, whatever. Now, other than getting the mail, haven’t been outside in three or four days.

I used to throw one of those on my old fly rod while chasing bluegills. It was a lot of fun and from time to time a largemouth would hit it. That was a whole lot of fun! Don’t remember what ever happened to my old fly rod and reel.

It was 26 here in southeast Arkansas when I rolled out of the rack this morning. We’re forecasted for some ice and snow this afternoon, coming up from Texas. I hate winter!

I always tear my reels down, clean and lube them in January. Depending on how much I’ve fished, I’ll do it again in July. Do to my house remodel I didn’t go fishing at all in 2024 so they’re all ready to go for ’25. Always store my reel’s with the drags backed off.

I agree with the above responses Considering what you probably spent on that Loomis rod, I would return it too.

I’ll check out Bigbluegill.com. I don’t do FB.