New to site and trying to get back into bass fishing as I did years ago with my dad. want to introduce my son to bass fishing but need a boat. with economy as it is can not afford to purchase on now. am looking for anyone that has older boat that needs work that they are willing to give away to someone that can fix it and put it to good use again. does need to be on  a trailor since will be towing behind an s-10 with a 4cyl engine can not be too big. if anyone has one or knows of one please help I am in the Jackson TN area email trnbeasley@gmail.com. thanks

check craigslist in your area.

Good luck finding the boat but in the meantime take your son fishing , you really don't need a boat to get him started into fishing.

New to site and trying to get back into bass fishing as I did years ago with my dad. want to introduce my son to bass fishing but need a boat. with economy as it is can not afford to purchase on now. am looking for anyone that has older boat that needs work that they are willing to give away to someone that can fix it and put it to good use again. does need to be on a trailor since will be towing behind an s-10 with a 4cyl engine can not be too big. if anyone has one or knows of one please help I am in the Jackson TN area email trnbeasley@gmail.com. thanks

Look for a cheap jon boat. You can get one for a couple hundred and car top it or put it in your bed. Add stuff to it as cash becomes available.

If you can't spare couple hundred right now...just do some shore fishing. I used to take my girls for more than a year from shore before I got my jon.

Look for a canoe, that is another possibility. If not just do shore fishing, I did for quite awhile and it teaches you alot. And once you get a boat you are much more appreciative of it.

Most boats that are free, just tow it away,  are usually in such bad shape they're not safe to float in and the costs to fix them up will cost you way more money to fix up to make it water worthy than if you simply saved the money to get a better boat that's already water ready.  

i second craig list. thats how i got my 11 footer. the boat and trolling motor went for $300. though i had to up grade the motor so all and all $430 and done deal. i got the bass pro shop 40 lb thrust trolling motor for $129.99. but i did seen some jon boats in there for $100 to $150. man craig list has great deals. unbelievable!! the guy i got mine from just sold a 10' plastic boat that look alot like the pelican predator. it had a trolling motor and live well and he sold it for $450. the predator is retailed around $1,100. so yea go check out craigs list and keep an eye out for one. i tried so hard to get that one too but he wouldnt hold it for couple of days. that is the only down fall but most are like that no matter where you find a sale at. its always first come first serve. so when found out  bout his 11 footer i told him i was coming that day with the money. that io have to get it. and he turned out to be a very nice man that i was glad to do business with.. just rule of thumb at least in my eyes is make sure you get a title unless you dont mind filing for a loss title. so far i had no problems with my two boats.

also while thinking about it you might want to check junk yards they have boats on trailers that look in decent shape. at least the junk yards around my way. i went to one that had at least over 30 boats there.

maybe you will get lucky and land one with a title,