3 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

Micah with the BURN!!!!!!! LOL!!!

HAHA

I wasn't referring to anyone is this thread or our group.  Everyone was super helpful when I was looking at boats and had questions.  But I take heat for the boat from people all the time.  Even people who do not own ANY boats.   

16 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

My right eye is starting to twitch... cabin fever is starting to set in.... I freaking hate winter!

Me too. Crappie fishing on Clinton is nice and all, but I need that green fish fix. Think I might make the trek to WC Sunday.

Gonna be 10 degrees sunday morning... I hurt for you. 

8 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

Gonna be 10 degrees sunday morning... I hurt for you.

I've owned both.  Had an '01 procraft, and now you guys know I have a '10 triton tin bass boat.

Storage was a biggest issue for me with the fish n ski.  No rod storage whatsoever in the procraft, and the front deck wasn't even big enough to lay rods down when running.

If you do end up with a fish n ski, I know of one that's for sale in your price range.  It's an '04 skeeter SL 180 with 115hp yamaha.  It needs a few upgrades if you're wanting to really outfit it for bass fishing, but it's a solid boat.

1 hour ago, gardnerjigman said:

Gonna be 10 degrees sunday morning... I hurt for you. 

Well that's changed significantly since the last time I looked at it. 

Guess I'll just have to lull myself into a stupor until next weekend when it looks more bearable.

I'll be out in the rain tomorrow. I've got an emptyseat if anyone wants to be miserable with me. To add to the misery I'll probably be at La Cygne. 

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'll be out in the rain tomorrow. I've got an emptyseat if anyone wants to be miserable with me. To add to the misery I'll probably be at La Cygne. 

Ugh... Glutton for punishment or jonesing that bad? 

24 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

Ugh... Glutton for punishment or jonesing that bad? 

I'm jonesing enough to go to WC and fish in 20 degrees, however I'd rather fish in 44 degrees and rain.

I officially hate Kansas! I had an 8 hour continuing education class today. The other guy in the class flew up from Dallas just for the class. It turns out he was a bass guy and said Lake Fork was one of his favorite lakes.  He proceeded to tell me about a night that him and one of his guide buddies caught 3 that went over 15#!!!

 

12 hours ago, conorsixtakc said:

Little off topic here, but more interested in hearing your guys' thoughts vs posting to some other thread. For you fish & ski owners, and guys that have spent significant time fishing out of them - what are  your biggest likes and dislikes? Ownership's not probable this year for me, but potentially not too far out and trying to weigh different options.

Fiberglass is a must... thinking bass boat first, fish and ski second.

I've owned two different fish and skis over the years and fished in many other bass boats. Micah, Drew, KSadler and Cole covered the pros and cons really well. I wanted to echo that the windshield is really nice in cold weather and the lack of storage (rod storage particularly) really sucks. The only difference I have is that rear deck space has not been a problem in either of my boats. You can find models with a decent rear deck if that's important to you.  

2 hours ago, Hi Salenity said:

I officially hate Kansas! I had an 8 hour continuing education class today. The other guy in the class flew up from Dallas just for the class. It turns out he was a bass guy and said Lake Fork was one of his favorite lakes.  He proceeded to tell me about a night that him and one of his guide buddies caught 3 that went over 15#!!!

yah... but can you catch 100  10 ounce bass??? #doco4life!!

1 hour ago, ljd1971 said:

I've owned two different fish and skis over the years and fished in many other bass boats. Micah, Drew, KSadler and Cole covered the pros and cons really well. I wanted to echo that the windshield is really nice in cold weather and the lack of storage (rod storage particularly) really sucks. The only difference I have is that rear deck space has not been a problem in either of my boats. You can find models with a decent rear deck if that's important to you.  

Nitro, Stratos and triton make pretty decent fish and skis. Fishing deck and storage will always be an issue since that's the point in a fish and ski. Part lake cruiser, part bass boat. A compromise of both. 

13 hours ago, conorsixtakc said:

Little off topic here, but more interested in hearing your guys' thoughts vs posting to some other thread. For you fish & ski owners, and guys that have spent significant time fishing out of them - what are  your biggest likes and dislikes? Ownership's not probable this year for me, but potentially not too far out and trying to weigh different options.

Fiberglass is a must... thinking bass boat first, fish and ski second.

I had a 20.5' fish/ski that neither fished or skied very well. 

it was slow, had a small casting deck and sat deep in the water. 

The ski locker held rods fine and it had plenty of storage but it was no bass boat IMHO. 

6 hours ago, gardnerjigman said:

Ugh... Glutton for punishment or jonesing that bad? 

Those are the best days!

7 minutes ago, gardnerjigman said:

yah... but can you catch 100  10 ounce bass??? #doco4life!!

He also told me about watching a guy in a John boat catch a 17# on the spook he just gave the guy during a "big bass" tournament. 

14 hours ago, conorsixtakc said:

Little off topic here, but more interested in hearing your guys' thoughts vs posting to some other thread. For you fish & ski owners, and guys that have spent significant time fishing out of them - what are  your biggest likes and dislikes? Ownership's not probable this year for me, but potentially not too far out and trying to weigh different options.

Fiberglass is a must... thinking bass boat first, fish and ski second.

Keep in mind the biggest bag weighed in our KC Area tourneys this year was caught out of a fish n ski.

And mostly off the smaller back deck 

10 hours ago, awohlwend said:

Keep in mind the biggest bag weighed in our KC Area tourneys this year was caught out of a fish n ski.

And mostly off the smaller back deck 

Fish and ski it is! hah

10 hours ago, awohlwend said:

Keep in mind the biggest bag weighed in our KC Area tourneys this year was caught out of a fish n ski.

And mostly off the smaller back deck 

Something most be wrong with the front deck

On ‎1‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 7:39 AM, conorsixtakc said:

Little off topic here, but more interested in hearing your guys' thoughts vs posting to some other thread. For you fish & ski owners, and guys that have spent significant time fishing out of them - what are  your biggest likes and dislikes? Ownership's not probable this year for me, but potentially not too far out and trying to weigh different options.

Fiberglass is a must... thinking bass boat first, fish and ski second.

We've had a fish/ski for almost 20 years now, you've seen it. My biggest like is the windshield, keeps you warmer on those cold days running across the lake. Also keeps the spray off of you, which goes back to keeping you warm. The front deck on ours is a little small but that is also because it has a cutout, which I could easily modify if I felt like it. Because of the smaller deck I've gotten used to using a butt seat just for a little extra stability. Ours has two livewells which has come in handy when spring crappie fishing, but other than that we use the front livewell for "soda" cans. The rod/ski box is plenty big in ours and I can fit a good amount of rods in it. We only use it for skis now but whenever we take our vacation I'll load it with all my rods for the drive down. The back deck on ours is fairly good size. One problem with the windshield is that it's very difficult for a 3rd person to fish from the bottom deck, but if you get a boat with a windshield that doesn't extend too far back that wouldn't be too much of an issue. Skeeter is one fish/ski that comes to mind with a shorter windshield. The ride on ours is outstanding, cuts through waves very nicely and is very smooth. Gets on plane very quickly and we can get almost 50 mph with the 175 hp (original owner upgraded from 150 to 175). Not sure how the newer boats are, but ours has several nice storage hatches front and back.

Sorry I missed the dinner Saturday, too much holidays I guess.  Anyway, any discussion of friendly tournaments scheduled this year?  And, I'm three months away from retirement and have a pretty flexible schedule for the next couple of months.  If you want a fishing partner, let me know!

8 minutes ago, stinger360 said:

Sorry I missed the dinner Saturday, too much holidays I guess.  Anyway, any discussion of friendly tournaments scheduled this year?  And, I'm three months away from retirement and have a pretty flexible schedule for the next couple of months.  If you want a fishing partner, let me know!

PM me.

speaking of... see yall on tuesday nights 

Chris look! Ice cream!

3 hours ago, micahthorlawson said:

Something most be wrong with the front deck

Front deck is responsible for making the backseater have a good time.  You put the boat in areas to catch fish, and the backseater is supposed to catch them... At least that's the way it works when my wife goes with me haha

49 minutes ago, Doc-Drew said:

Front deck is responsible for making the backseater have a good time.  You put the boat in areas to catch fish, and the backseater is supposed to catch them... At least that's the way it works when my wife goes with me haha

Micah is a solid front seater. No doubt about it.