Bigger Boat

Bob, I was just hoping you would sell me your boat - yuck yuck yuck. Actually it was your boat that prompted her to think about Gary having a bigger boat. The Gunnels on my boat are too low for an old guy. Sounds crazy but its easier to stay in your boat than a bass type boat. And I fish with Torger and he is 83+. I can care less about speed so a 50-60 hp engine would be fine. I do have a spare 15hp I could use for a kicker or emergency motor to get back home.

I'd take yours whenever, but lets just postpone that for quite a while. Too many walleye left for Bob to catch.

Got the new (to me) boat today. It's a 1993 19' 3"` LOWE 1903 Fish-n-Pro - Deep V.. Has everything including downriggers, yamaha 80hp 4 stroke 2003 and a yamaha 2003 6hp 4 stroke kicker.. New batteries,, new tires and clean as a whistle. Cost $8K. Credit union says it is worth $12,250.. All it took was for you to give your blessing. I'll transfer my new Terrova i-pilot and my better lowrance graph.

BTW, if you are getting too many white bass (and/or their bigger cousins) throw them in a bag and call me. I'll come over and pick them up - even if its midnight. Just leave the bag out by your garage. Momma likes them, and Torger has relatives from Norway coming in soon and they all eat fish.

Another question - what size circle hooks do you use on your leader rigs for fishing the green lights??

Thyanks for the info Bob. I have a dozen or so leaders that were made from a sample you gave to me except for the hook. I have a package of Eagle Claw "fine wire" circle hooks in size 6 which I guess I bought to use. I also need to get out my shad netting to make some more of the nets which if I remember are 4 feet wide by 6 feet deep. My biggest problem with the shad nets is figuring out which is the sides and which is up and down so the mesh opens properly. On the new boat I have to change out the current foot controlled trolling motor for my i-pilot and change out the Garmin fish finder for my bigger Lowrance. Some day I maybe will add Livescope or maybe the Garmin stays if it is Livescope compatible. Then I too can fish "video game style".
This new boat is BIG. Two of my other boats can just about fit inside the gunnels. Much less chance to over balance and go swimming. I'm not as young as I used to be.

jackie53 said:

Any of ya in the North fork/Bullshoals Walleye Fishing Club?
We are Starting one on Greer's Ferry..

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I'm going to be joining now that Covid is mostly passed.