Crappie on Monday

[Tightline]

Crappie,very wise words from a true Ozark Mountain man, "The sport of fishing isn't all about fluff,its about enjoying the lake,friends with you,and the fish." Enough said.

Thats true about the trolling motors!!

[tarpon14]

Wow - 50 replies to this thread... stirred 'em up! My chime in on the boats and cut-off's - my bass boat is a 14' kayak (I have two kids in college). Don't mind the wake of you fast guys unless I'm up against the bank tying something on, but I hate it when I'm trying to drift a bank and some folks - working against the wind - act like I'm not even there. I'm thr trolling motor, cut me some slack. I see more guys fishing kayaks lately; it's good exercise, quiet, and a great way to get to a lot of good spots. We are at the mercy of the wind though, so consider letting us drift. Thanks.

[ColdWaterFshr]

I like hte Trackr boats, and with Johnny Moriss' blessings, jes wish , someday I could 'ford one. And, perhaps, I would win a lot of tournaments as opposed to fishin out of rental boats thtat leak far warse and severe.

[porter57]

well, i dont own a tracker ,but i do own one of those cheap package boats, a sea nymph(no longer made, i think)

its served me well for the 20 years ive owned it. i try not to be

discourteous when on the water but one thing has me wondering.

ive always found that id rather if someone was running down the lake,

it produced less wake if they kept em up on plane and just ran on by.

of course,i mean with a wide berth of where im fishing.

when folks slow down to pass and plow through,it seems to me like they leave a bigger wake than if they had just kept her up and ran on by. maybe its just me.

there is no excuse for cutting in when someone is fishing a line.

at best,its acceptable to figure out what they are doing and then cut in behind thier line at an acceptable distance(perhaps 100 yards or so)but even then i feel you are horning in on them.

there are occasions when multiple boats may set up in an area and drift but i still think you need to keep an acceptable distance.

i myself ,when i pull into a spot i know and find someone there,tend to just go to the next spot on my checklist. dont mind a little interaction on the lake, but sometimes its too much.

i havent fished tr,but i have been hitting bs for 25 years or so.

the fishing has been up and down over the years and right now, it seems a little down. but they have gone years without high water held through the spring months so that could have a lot to do with it.

i tend to fish from k dock down to the arkansas line. never had much reason to go into arkansas with that area to fish.

dont really see too many boats on that stretch so maybe i dont see as many buttheads as you guys do. i have towed disabled boats back to thier docks and welcome boaters caught out in a sudden squall to the dock i was staying at.(that might not have been such a great idea,now that i think about it) i just think folks need to be a bit more corteous of the others around them. i hope i never get so disgusted that i give up my boat. i used to wade fish the trout streams and smallmouth rivers but i dont think i could hold up to that nowadays.

[taxidermist]

I inhertited a LOWE riveted VSN 170, Since then I have spent some time doing things to bring it back to good working order.

It does not have all the fluff, but it serves what the wife and I would do just fine. The main thing is now it loads/unloads great, all electrics work fine. The motor starts everytime without work. Its dependable and I will say its a dry ride, rides smooth too. I have not seen many boats that come out of the hole as fast. It if I have the trim right jumps on plane and is at top speed fast. Of course since I am new to this boat I don't get the trim right all the time.

One thing I have noticed is that at idle speeds the boat pitches and yaws, ithink thats it, left and right , right and left. This is the one item I don't like.

I really would have liked tohave a larger motor, the gearhead in me screams for more power, but the 90hp is fine in reality.

One thing is the price was right!! I can afford to add toys. Did I mention the wife thinks I should put a Humminbird 565 back near her seat??!! She has the Humminbird 10 and sure like the 565 better.

Hum maybe I can give her mine and upgrade hehehe.

If I guided daily I am sure this boat would not hold up, but for the average person thats not going to trade every few years, its a fine boat. I wish it was a welded hull.

John

[Steve Smith]

John; put a "whale's Tail" on your engine and it will take that roll and bounce out of it. It did on my Lowe's 50 horse. I can't remember what they are called, but it bolts on.