steves191145

I'm gonna say a 6 1/2. ...20ft aluminum center console with a 150sho and a garmin 106sv and garmin force trolling motor. I enjoy catching fish but it's more about enjoying time with the kids more than anything. When they get older and move out maybe I'll up my game to a fancy glitter boat with ffs and start tournement fishing but I doubt it.

Had a very windy day this week so we decided to just anchor and see if the channel cats were hungry.

These still produce for me on the upper potomac for smallmouth in the summer when the water is down.

My remote stays attached to me not sure how waterproof the garmin remote is but hopefully I'm reaching for the anchor button before I even hit the water lol

Congratulations! Ill never forget the day when my retirement paperwork was all finalized and approved. I was at the boat dealer the next day lol

I've been happy with minn kota digital it does lifepo4 ,agm etc

I run single and double 8s on inline spinners for musky. I've caught a few big smallmouth on them over the years while musky fishing. Hope he is using a good reel 8s and anything bigger will give it a workout.

I was delivering a piece of heavy equipment we sold to its new owner in North East MD but with all the pot holes I didn't notice.

Xpress h20 bay 150sho + sips fuel at cruising speed (32mph) + rides well in rough water + tons of storage - low speed handling - pricey for an aluminum rig - factory will let you order a ton of options then tie them all along with the outboard to a single battery ...mine came with a livewell pump ,baitwell pump, recirc pumps for both,10" chartplotter, 2 bilge pumps, hi pressure washdown pump, interior lights in all hatches and along gunnel and a 4 speaker 200watt radio all on a group 27 lead acid dual purpose battery.

I dehydrate beef heart and liver to use for treats. Deer heart and liver work equally well. I'm not a fan of the tongue either so the dogs always get those too.

My boat is close to yours 1880lbs dry and I went dual axle. Add in a 150hp outboard, 4 group 31 batteries, 40 gallons of gas, 40 gallon livewell (we often fill at home with bluegills for catfish trips) fishing gear and coolers and it adds up fast.

They don't have to be all that big by comparison my little 150sho burns 15gph @ wot which is mid 50s in my rig. Dial it back to 30mph and it's 3.5gph. Wot runs are never very efficient.

I have large hands so I don't care for the 70 and 80 reels as much with the way I hold a rod so I've been using a curado 150mgl for small cranks.

St croix makes a 7ft 3 med xfast that would fit the bill. I have it in their legend tournement bass line but it's In others as well. They have a 7ft10 ml xfast that would work well for that too.

I couldn't imagine chasing smallmouth without tubes. Catch plenty of largemouth on them too. On the susquehanna and potomac a tube is probably my #1 lure.