Sounds like a first world problem mom... My new place to fish is to far of a walk to keep the fish, but some bluegill fillets sound tastyI'm getting tired of cleaning fish. Did a tally of the freezer and there are over 500 bluegill filets in there already.
Sounds like a first world problem mom... My new place to fish is to far of a walk to keep the fish, but some bluegill fillets sound tasty
I'm looking at a little 12' Jon boat myself. The strip pits down in clay county have some great fishing if you can get back off the bank. Me and dad had a 14' full V that was very tippy, but it would run into the shallows really good.Both of our boats have been spending a fair amount of time in the water this year. The bigger boat won't go in some of the lakes we like to fish since they don't have boat ramps, but the little coleman boat sneaks right into those and can go in very shallow water where the gills are hanging out.
I'm looking at a little 12' Jon boat myself. The strip pits down in clay county have some great fishing if you can get back off the bank. Me and dad had a 14' full V that was very tippy, but it would run into the shallows really good.
That's a heck of a deal, I think I'd have a hard time passing that up to! The little Jon boat I was looking at is only 100 lbs, so I can just slide it in the back of the truck, but all I'll have on it is a trolling motor, so not much added weight besides the battery. Hopefully I can pick one up before winter, but winter might be the time to buy?We have a little Coleman Crawdad...plastic flat bottom boat. It is light enough that we can easily put it in and out of the truck bed to haul it around, but we can use the 5hp outboard or the trolling motor on it. The other boat is a 14' Lund that I found on FB right before Christmas. The guy was selling it cause he needed money for Christmas. We paid his asking price...$800 for the boat, trailer, 25 hp Evinrude, gas tank, trolling motor, pole holders, anchors, new winch, fish finder, etc...he threw in all kinds of stuff. Hubby replaced the plywood flooring and added indoor/outdoor carpeting and added a few things he wanted. It was too good to pass up even though we didn't really need another boat.
That's a heck of a deal, I think I'd have a hard time passing that up to! The little Jon boat I was looking at is only 100 lbs, so I can just slide it in the back of the truck, but all I'll have on it is a trolling motor, so not much added weight besides the battery. Hopefully I can pick one up before winter, but winter might be the time to buy?
I'm gonna have to get on my game here. You folks are loading the freezer while I'm busy with silly stuff like work and family issues...
I think we are going out again tomorrow.
Been out a couple times. Crappie, Bass, and Pike caught. All released except one nice Pike for the grill. Nice to clean one fish and feed my family.
Would be nice to put up some Crappie although am concerned people are taking too many.
Been out a couple times. Crappie, Bass, and Pike caught. All released except one nice Pike for the grill. Nice to clean one fish and feed my family.
Would be nice to put up some Crappie although am concerned people are taking too many.
Finally got the canoe in the water! Caught a couple foot long channel cats and 9 or 10 decent bluegills.
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On a side note. I spent 4-5ish hours on a beautiful small public lake. When boat and bank fishermen came rolling in toward dusk, I left the lake to them. With an hour of light left, I decided to quit griping about the heathens that frequent public waterways and do something positive.
Picked up trash around the boat ramp for a half an hour. I'll never understand why idiots think that a boat ramp is a good place for their campfire and to then fill the inappropriate fire with beer cans and bottles (the one's that didn't just get heaved anywhere around.)
The next generation will be better about this though? We're all "greener" right?
Insult to injury was the half dozen diapers I picked up. All were tossed away from easy access, some in the water, some in the briars.
I made sure I was quite obvious and loud about what I was doing for everyone on and around the lake to see. They are bound to catch on right?