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Thanks fishn bear. I think i actually found a boat through this website. it's an aluminum boat and i think i'm going to buy it on friday. I'm so excited. well thanks again. Hookem

Thanks fellas i'm talking to forum member Flechero right now and hopefully he can help me get my first bass boat. I just get giddy thinking about it. HOOKEM

1. Get a Boat 2. Find confidence in Cranks 3. Find confidence in Jigs 4. Find some new places to fish

6lb - LM hopefully one day i will be able to compete with the likes of this crowd...but in the meantime i'm honing my skills Hookem

So here's my dilemma... I am dead set on getting a small cheap boat to fish out of for the spring and summer, but i leave for college next fall and the boat will just sit. I mentioned this to my dad and he asked if it's possible to instead of buying a boat for say 1000$ is it legitimate to ask to rent it for 6-7 months or so? have you ever heard of anyone allowing their boat to be rented? Hookem

thanks for the link...mine will be here in 2-3 weeks, a late christmas present

haha sorry guys i forgot how cold it is up north... i don't think i've ever seen a frozen lake before. well thanks a lot i really appreciate the feedback. MattFly i remember talking to you a while back about the austin area. been fishing around here in a while? how'd you fare? well just to rub beautiful texas weather into you northerner's faces... it's 63 degrees outside and the sun is shining brightly. it's going to be a good day, especially if i get some fishing in.

So i am just curious, i know that everyone says that they can't wait til the spring to catch fish, do fish just not bite during the winter? so if i was to go fishing during the winter would fish just be less apt to bite? do the fish seek shallower water or deeper water in the cold? in what stage are the fish in right now in terms of spawning? will someone just kind of clue me in please... thank you ahead of time Hookem

i fish only docks because there are a bunch of docks that i can walk to and i don't own a boat, but i usually catch most on a watermelon senko. my friends had seen this same bass over and over again and could not catch it because they were not using senkos. i saw the bass one day and casted near him and he destroyed my senko. put up a hell of a fight. i take that back it was a watermelon seed yum dinger. but either way it is a fish catching bait, but it might not be that fun to fish the senkos/dingers, i also use jigs to locate the fish and once i locate the fish i then cast a senko/dinger in the same area and catch two or more fish that way. HP

fluke how much did you spend on yours HPenn

yeah i've seen the john boat section but i just need to find a cheap john boat under 400, a guy i know got one two weeks ago for 100 that was trailer included so i need to find a rock bottom deal like that one... but mudpuppy if you find out about that boat let me know... HP

you might be putting the hook too low in the senkos... i had the same problem because i was hooking my worms near the end and too many fish were swallowing it so i just moved up about 1/4 of an inch and haven't had one swallow the hook since... HP

yeah i've been looking for one for about a month now and the cheapest one i've found is 800, and that's without the motor... so i'll just keep looking HP

Raul for us less knowledgable fisherman would you please explain yourself further as in what those various circumstances could mean... HP

i've been looking for a john boat but my knowledge is limited, i don't know how much is too much and what is too little... if anyone knows of someone with a john boat willing to sell, i'm interested... HP

just to make sure we are talking about the same thing because i called it the wrong name...it's actually called the bass hunter... is this the one? http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/horizontal-pod.jhtml?id=0018488&navAction=push&navCount=1&indexId=cat21340&parentId=cat21340&parentType=index&rid=&cmCat=MainCatcat21276 HP

i was looking at the bass tracker in the cabela's magazine has anyone ever fished from these... i was wondering if they are stable enough for two people as they advertise in the magazine? HP

that's a good looking boat riverbass... how much would you estimate a used tracker would be? HP

at least twice a day, at school and at night HP

what were the different boats you have had over the years? any good ideas for my first boat, thinking about a jon boat... HP

i'm jealous... HP

Nick Barr what have you been working on... i need some ideas i have to get creative and keep it cheap HP

booyah jig with the rattles it's a quality lure for muddy water

couple months ago i was lying around the house one saturday and sunday morning and they have the FLW shows on ESPn and i started watching those for a couple of weeks and i began thinking that i have the access to water and i have a pole just need to buy some tackle. since i was 5 i had been saltwater fishing but my dad hates fishing and only took us because he didn't want to keep us from experiencing it for ourselves. so i was a little skeptical but once i saw those shows i was like i want to do that... so here i am months later with a full tackle box, thinking about buying a new rod and reel combo, caught a 5.5 lb bass that i didn't know existed out at my ranch, and my friends and i plan on fishing all summer long and maybe even taking a road trip to some of the major lakes in texas... because i saw those shows i found this website, i got a couple of friends into bassin', i have something to do on the weekends instead of partying, something worthwhile to spend my money on, and hopefully i'll keep this hobby and obsession up and pass it on... because someone sees the shows doesn't mean they are going to fish the same body of water and stringers still can be huge you might just be fishing the wrong body of water and you might need to expand your territory that you fish...and don't be selfish ;D the new fisherman are just trying to experience the greatness of bass fishing that everyone keeps talking about! HP

yeah leave the bass and eat the walleye HP