Alex LaFave

You are not out of line. Western Wyandotte county (Namely Piper) has been mentioned above -this is where i live and about the only place in Wyandotte county (other than perhaps Bonner Springs) which i would recommend. Piper is very suburban - i see a farm out my back door and has great schools. Wyandotte county lake is just a few miles from my door. I purchased our house (2013 build 3 bedroom 2.5 bath with 3 car garage) in 2018 for $270K. Wyandotte county taxes can be high - but so is Johnson county. PM me if you would like more details

You realize Garmin's roots are in Aviation and Marine right? And those segments continue to be the highest revenue. "Dash units" were a much later development.

Picked up my new ride this weekend down in Arkansas. Wife gave the blessing if i agreed to stop at Big Cedar Lodge/Tablerock lake for a few days on the way back! Boat is a 2018 tracker heritage. Purchased from original owner who sold after using it just twice for a total of 5.4 hours due to health issues. Boat is practically new.

Picked up my new ride this weekend down in Arkansas. Wife gave the blessing if i agreed to stop at Big Cedar Lodge/Tablerock lake for a few days on the way back! Boat is a 2018 tracker heritage. Purchased from original owner who sold after using it just twice for a total of 5.4 hours due to health issues. Boat is practically new. Looking forward to getting more serious about fishing!

Thanks everyone - i went ahead and pulled the trigger! Hopefully i will go get it or have it shipped sometime next week. Boat has only been out on the water twice and comes with several upgrades - dual fuel tanks, dual fishfinders, vengence SS prop and some miscellaneous. Deal was too good to pass up - i feel like i could even sell it for a profit come spring if needed - but i doubt that will be happening . Haven't been serious about fishing for a while - going to have to go max out a credit card on new tackle..kidding... mostly

Want something I can fit in in my 20 foot garage. You're right, getting older boat has perks and I have had my share of them! 1978, 1998, 1996, 2005 and am competent working on them. However, I'm at a point where I would prefer to be using it than working on it. I am also a furniture maker and prefer to be in the woodshop than working on vehicles at this point Agree. Also looking at paying far less than 10k, so it becomes more attractive

The issue is certainly not wanting one! I just tend to get gunshy when it comes to large purchases-especially those which do not necessarily benefit my whole family. In this case, I am confident the deal is good so I think I will pull the trigger.

thanks ajay- been reading all day - on page 20!

Hey all, New to bass fishing, but not new to boating. Have owned several boats: checkmate, crownline, Sea-Hunt and currently a 1996 regal 176 which i picked up for a song - plan to sell in the spring. Looking for a change and to get into the challenge of bass fishing. Within 10 minutes is a 400 acre lake (Wyandotte county lake in Kansas), which is likely where i will do the majority of my fishing (early mornings before work) because i have kids and a lovely wife which require my attention. With that in mind, i have come up with a few options: 1. Pelican bass raider, predator or similar (was what i was planning before i found the deal below) a. Pay cash and have paid off - boat, 3-5hp 4 stroke and already have a trolling motor if desired to mount on front. b. If this "disease" takes hold, i may be looking to sell and move onto a "real" fishing boat and will lose much of the investment in resale. 2. Used (barely) 2018 bass tracker heritage for what i believe to be quite a good deal a. Would place a sizable down payment but would require financing (actually could easily pay in cash - but i like to keep a healthy cash reserve) - i can swing it in the budget but tend to feel guilty as this is a mostly selfish purchase, and i typically subscribe to "dont finance toys". However, in this case, i am confident i could actually sell it later for a profit or at least get my investment back quite easily if the fishing thing isnt as fun as i expect it to be. requesting boat and especially financial advise on the internet is opening up a big can of nightcrawlers - but what say the internet?