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Not sure if you're still looking, but I have a galvanized trailer, that came with a 17' fiberglass boat. Has a title, needs work, mostly on lights and probably needs bearings greased. Sell it for $400.

I have a used but perfectly working LakeMaster Great Plains v5.0 chip compatible with iPilot Link for sale. This is the card for table rock, Lake of the ozarks, Truman, etc. $50 Call or text nick @ 303-918-9080

There are a few examples where the lowest common denominator doesn't win out. Brunswick bought Boston Whaler many years ago and while there have been some 'synergies' that haven't been positive (only available with Merc's), much of the unique features and quality that Whaler was known for (stainless everywhere, foam filled hulls, all tinned copper wiring, and phenolic backing) have remained. Turned out that Brunswick liked the idea they could charge more for a premium product. Unfortunately...what Bass Pro has done to Mako does not look promising for Ranger...

I've been a member on this site for a long time, since I moved to the Ozarks in 2009. I've always found this site a huge help and I've contributed one those very few occasions when I felt like I could. I got Phil's email a few months ago about advertising, so that ad for Springfield Dental Care is for my dental office, I'm a general dentist in Springfield. I'm amazed already how many people that I knew through work are fisherman and frequented this site but we had never talked about it. Thanks to all the regulars who are so kind with their information and time, this is a great community that exists for all of us who like to live and fish in the Ozarks.

I'm selling my Boston Whaler Montauk 170. This has been a great boat and I'm the original owner. I've used it for fishing and family time here in the Ozarks, mostly at Table Rock. For more info, please see craigslist ad: http://springfield.craigslist.org/boa/4379947875.html It does include a Humminbird 998 CSI Graph and is ready for bass fishing or anything else you might enjoy! Contact me via PM or email or by phone Nick 303-9(one)8-9080

If you want something to flourish, give humans an incentive to keep it going. We call that incentive...profit. Things become extinct when no one has a motive to promote it's continued existence but only it's destruction. Teaching a kid to throw parts of an animal in the trash, particularly when they are parts that are valued by someone else, does not teach the value of life, a catch, or the sanctity of harvest.

The problem here is that our culture has taught for so many years now that 'profit' is a dirty word. Our whole popular culture tells us every day that those who work for nothing and non-profit is good and wholesome but those who seek profit are dirty and ruthless. While there are dirty and ruthless people, profit is not. In this case, someone is willing to pay thousands of dollars (that they presumably gained from honest work somewhere else) in exchange for these eggs. For fear that someone harvests these eggs in hopes of making money, we decide to use the government to destroy a resource. Bill couldn't be more right here, our fear of profit seeking is causing the destruction in potentially millions of dollars of wealth, simply thrown away. I like sport, I like the outdoors and serenity it provides. I also think that guides who make a profit by taking customers out to enjoy this and teaching new people the beauty of our sport is good and both client, guide, and casual sportsman like me and all those who read this board, benefit from that trade. Our guides that have sustainable businesses that exist for many years are not 'raping' the resource, they have more interest in protecting it than anyone...and so the profit motive goes. Similarly, I met a family a couple weeks ago who saved up all year to drive down from Mexico, MO for dad to teach his 9 year old boy what snaggin' is all about. They were cleaning a monster paddlefish and were disposing of the eggs, telling me about this travesty. If we'd allow them to utilize the several thousand dollar resource they harvested, their lives, regular people, and the community they live in (and potentially they fish in) would be made better. Instead, for fear of 'profit', we use government to force them to throw the eggs in the dumpster and pay their own darn gas to get home. Who wins here?

Those commercials where he's braggin about the SHO's "holeshot" are going to be even funnier lookin' now. I've never understood the holeshot thing...?

Price drop to $925

I am selling a used Humminbird 997c SI GPS/Sonar unit. This has been used for 4 years, has always worked flawlessly and has been updated to latest software. I am only selling because I upgraded to a 998. It will come with a brand new side imaging transducer and a brand new GPS unit (I didn't remove the old one's so you will get the ones that came with 998), cover, power cable, and standard mounting bracket (also new). The bad: There is one small scrape on the power cord from mounting that I have covered with repair tape. It does not affect the performance of the unit at all and the scrape doesn't go through to the wire, just the outside jacket. Asking $1150. Call or text Nick at 303-918-9080 or send me a PM or email to coloktm@mac.com Thanks for looking!

Again, be careful on rules. A recent discussion on a wakeboard site talked about Livewells as a way to spread invasive species. They had never considered their pump in/out ballast tanks...

Everyone should remember, when you say, "they should make a law..." you may not like that law. I've lived in several places where fisherman made requests about skiers/wakeboards, etc. Many of those lakes ended up with restrictions that affected fisherman too. Horsepower limitations, speed limits, whole sections of lakes off limits to certain activities, etc. Try to remember, it's public. When something is public, everyone MUST get along or the lowest common denominator will win. I recently heard some rule makers discussing damage to the docks by wakeboard boats. It was brought up by some of the wakers the amount of fishing gear that is wrapped around their lifts. A serious proposal involved no wakes and no fishing within 100 yards of any dock. I know it's frustrating, but just be careful. Any time you say "they should make a law," you may not like that law and by threat of force from Water Patrol, you will live by it.

Card is in excellent shape, a 2009 edition, never a problem with it. This is for the Humminbird units. Just want to switch to LakeMaster because I spend time up in the Great Lakes area. This is the Platinum unit that has the 3D views. Cost $200 new, asking $150. Please call or text Nick at 3zero3-918-9zero80 or email coloktm"AT"mac"dot"com or PM. I am in Springfield.

We (myself included) always seem to mention when we are treated poorly by retailers and manufacturers, so I thought I'd relay a good experience for once. I bought a Shimano Crucial rod at Bass Pro in May of 2010. Yesterday, while setting the hook (not some crazy hook set, just a firm one), the tip section broke. We can argue that it's my fault because of the way I set the hook, but I fell like a $150 rod shouldn't break when not abused. I've always tried to buy rods with good warranties but have never used one. I did, however, remember that Shimano advertises their "over the counter" lifetime warranty. I took the rod and receipt back to Bass Pro today. I was initially told by the Customer Service desk that I'd have to send it back to Shimano. I walked down to fishing and looked at the tag on the new shimano rods and sure enough, it still says "Over the Counter" lifetime warranty. I asked the manager in the fishing department what gives and he grabbed a similar rod, took me to Customer service and asked me to pay the price difference ($10) since the price had gone up. I felt like this was fair since the rod is 22 months old. I was on my way with a new rod. I really appreciated the fact that they stood behind the product and it makes me much more likely to buy more Shimano rods in the future. Kudos to Bass Pro and Shimano.

First, I'll say that I'm a nobody, I've never fished a tournament (though I'd like to some day), just a guy who likes to go fishing when I can. Yesterday was my first day with A-Rig. Caught 2 great fish, one over 3 lbs and one over 4. So for that, i had a great time, much bigger and more consistent fish than I can usually catch. However, I heard someone say once, "I know I can catch fish with a crank bait, I just don't enjoy it. It's not fun FOR ME." That's kind of how I feel about the A-Rig. It's an efficient system, there's no denying it catches fish. I just don't enjoy it. It's not the physical aspect, it's just not fun. For me, the sudden jerk on a drop shot or a texas rig or of course top water...now that gets my heart going. The A-rig, it's like I either snagged something or I got a fish, but I'm not sure because it's so muted. What do you all think?