No desire to own a sports car. Even if I quit towing I would still drive I big truck.
No desire to own a sports car. Even if I quit towing I would still drive I big truck.
You could always join a BASS Nation Club and fish as a "non-boater", as long as you pay the boater your share of gas money and don't piss him off !
Buy a 1970 chevelle SS 454.
2024 Phoenix 818, Mercury 175 (3B414035) Trick Steps, 3 Garmin 106 SV,s, LVS 34. BoatEFX dual bow mount. Ionic 12V 125AH, 2 12V 100 ah LiTime’s with Blue tooth for the TM. Minn Kota 345 PCL charger, Minn Kota Quest TM.
assuming my health holds up, I will sell in 10 years.
Fly in trips, guided trips and guided trips on the gulf will replace. I want to be out boat maintenance and launching solo while I'm still in good health. Kinda like letting the younger generation drive.
2024 Phoenix 818
2024 merc 175 pro xs 3B411947
We sold ours to pay my wife's hospital bills.
If I were to ever sell mine, I’d probably buy a newer tin boat.
Retired 2022...Ranger 2011 Z520, OptiMax 250 1B822149, 8" Bob's Jack-plate, Helix 12si / Helix12di, Duel 12' Talon's, Ultrex 112 i-Pilot Link, Mega 360 and Bravo XS 25.
At ~400 hours had injectors cleaned and calibrated by INTEGRITY Injection (by European Marine)
2023 Xpress H18 with 115 SHO that's optioned to fit my wants and pulled by a little Ram.
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Just smile and walk away.
2005 Nitro NX 882
2002 Mercury 175 EFI
Me
#1 CRY!
If professionals who's careers depend on catching fish use FFS then that's what I'm using. Might be too simple of a philosophy but makes sense to me.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own,"
Mathew 6:34
There's lots of decaffeinated brands that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Hi Mike.
I sold my bassboat and bought a multispecies boat....no regrets
Dryer ride, more comfortable, more storage, power steering.
Only runs 60mph but thats fast enough.
Biggest negative is that it burns more fuel which may be an issue heading into retirement.
2020 Vexus DVX20
Mercury 300 Verado/ Mercury 15HP Tiller Kicker / Minn Kota Ultrex/MDI
Bow Graphs:
FFS: Garmin 8612 / LVS34 Livescope / DD26 Livefoot Scanner
Solix 12 Gen 3 for Humminbird 360
Solix 12 Gen 3 for Mapping and Transom MDI (Networked with Console Graphs)
Console Graphs:
Solix 12 Gen 3 for Mapping and 2d Imaging
Solix 12 Gen 3 for MSI/MDI
Favorite Lakes: Dale Hollow in Ky/Tn, Lake Kabetogama / Namakan in Minnesota
I'd spend all my time fishing small rivers, like this.
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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own,"
Mathew 6:34
There's lots of decaffeinated brands that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Hi Mike.
Those are actually clips from an old Fishin Hole where Jerry McKinnis and Bobby Orr floated for smallmouth on the Pisquaticus (sp?) river in Maine. They fished small crappie jigs on 4lb line catching 1-3 lb smallies. The Huron River runs about 120 miles from North of Ann Arbor to Lake Erie. It’s not as picturesque as Maine but there’s lots of smallies all along that watershed.
my wife could pull her car in the garage for the first time since 10/31/2004.. To Bad..
If I sold my boat, I'd make damn sure the nurse changing my diapers looks like Salma Hayek. Cause the only way I ain't fishing is if I am bed ridden.
2020 Vexus AVX 1880
Evinrude E-Tec 135 HO
Ultrex
Lowrance