Bulletman20XD

Here's a Lake Falcon Hawg for you boys!!

The Gore Tex 100MPH from Bass Pro also has a liner you can purchase for colder weather. By the time all three are purchased you'll have about $700 tied up in them.

Has anyone been on Amistad lately?---If so, please give us a report! Thanks

I have been wearing cheap rain gear for years UNTIL a recent tourney where I had to run 10-12 miles in a bad storm. I was soaked from head to toe making the last 2 hour of the tourney near unbearable. Luckily it was summer time and did not have to deal with cold temps and being wet. SO--I researched rain gear for a couple weeks before making a purchase. I ended up with Bass Pros 100 MPH Gore-Tex Jacket and bibs. $100 is not going to get you much in the way of quality. Depending on how/when you will use a rain suit spend more and get a quality suit that will last you a lifetime!!

I have it happen all the time with many different multi-treble baits.

Current River in South/Central

Can't see the need---If a fish bites just enough to move a rod tip on even a mildly sensitive rod this movement will transmitted to your hand to detect the strike!

As with any boat, the max HP rating will give you better fuel economy due to weight to HP ratio. You also never know when your gonna be loaded down with folks and the higher HP will be needed.

You're apt to hook fish outside the mouth with any lure w/trebles. These are more reactionary baits that invoke a fast moving strike/swipe--Unlike a slow moving worm or jig where they can accurately pick up the bait with their mouths.

Pepper Custom Baits Penetr8tor---Started using them this time last year and attribute at least 5 tourney wins to these heads paired with Zoom Z3 Trick worms. Most all heads will work to a degree, but these heads come thru cover great. They excell in grass due to the head design. They as well as some others will stand a 7 inch trick worm straight up every time.

Managed to pull off a win this past weekend on Choke Canyon with tough conditions, fish with Lock-Jaw, and 96 degree temps. Had 17.8 lbs anchored by this 5.43 Florida. Caught all but one on a drop shot in 10-20 fow. Pulled 7 lbs ahead in AOY standings.

Yes Minnow I'm very aware the fish don't care what boat you're fishing from---Been doing this near my entire adult life. I want something new that I don't have to work on all the time, with a warranty for them to pay for it when something breaks or if a piston decides to exit the exhaust. I will still be fishing competitively and like to have space for the tackle store I have on board. When you have that 30 mile run back to the weigh-in with 25 minutes to get there, new or newer gives you a sense of confidence when tournament fishing! Toxic as I said at the start, my plan is to guide just enough to make a boat payment. If I get 1-2 clients per month I'll be happy. IF the VA does as I expect (which they called me today my disability physical is next Thursday) my income is about to drastically change. So, if I expect to be able to continue fishing as I do I will have to do something to be able to afford it.

Yes J it is a 20XD, my 3rd in 25 years (2 XDs and 1 XRD w/Merc 260 Offshore) So from that you can tell I love my Bullets and will probably cry when I sell it. I'm too old and broke down for the HP stuff and having to rebuild motors out of my pocket! I need something with a warranty, more storage space and a boat that is a little easier on my back when the water gets rough. Many of the lakes I fish can get really rough. Yes a Bullet rides better than many would think but having fished from near every boat brand on the market, I know for a fact Bullets are not a big water boat, 20 or the 21' 10". I don't think I've had my boat past 65-70 in over a year. I had Jay Smith from JSRE rebuild it Dec 15. It now has about 255-260 HP and should run 90+- if set up correctly. I just lost the "want-to" after I rebuilt it. It's 18 years old but I get compliments on it every time I'm at a ramp---EVERY TIME! I take great care of it and pride myself that it looks nearly new at 18. It barely has a scratch on it. When I do sell it, someone is gonna get a hell of a deal.

The VA will more than likely disable me in the next couple of months which will drastically reduce my income. I will have to move to an area with a much lower cost of living and plan to move close to a lake I know well and may guide a bit to afford my fishing habit. That said, my Bullet is not the ideal boat for guiding so a new boat is in my future. I have been researching boats which has caused my blood pressure to explode once I see the cost these days. I will have to buy what I can afford and not what I want. Nitro basically being the cheapest of the big glass boats were looking pretty good at least until I read some reviews from Nitro owners on their Facebook page. I wanted to ask for reviews from current owners here. What are your likes and dislikes? How was your customer service experience? What's your experience with warranty work? Thanks in Advance!

Adults doing such are beyond help. But by being passive and not saying anything to children is what's wrong with the younger people these days. Their parents by "Sparing the Rod" teaches them to disrespect others and to have problems with authority figures (their elders). I raised my boys to follow the rules, respect their elders and to expect punishment if they didn't. In doing so they understand there are consequences to their actions. It is sad what has happened to our youth in this country the last 25 years or so.