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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
NO CANES
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Welcome, young grasshopper
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Great info here. Thank you for taking the time to share with everyone.
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Nice report and solid day. Good news seeing some decent redfish reports around the area.
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I know others have chimed in, but here’s my take:
Fiberglass all day over aluminum
Must haves are a good graph with downscan and sidescan and a spot lock trolling motor.
Power poles are awesome, but mostly unnecessary unless you do mostly shallow water fishing.
No T Top. They just get in the way. They do look bad ass though.
Less is more. You want a boat thats easy to clean and easy to work on. Accessibility to work on things that break is another huge key IMO.
Garmin, Lowrance, and Humminbird are all great graphs. You can’t go wrong with any of them. My only suggestion is to get the same brand graph as your trolling motor so you can use it to its full capability. The new trolling motors all have amazing features that you can utilize with the graph and trolling motor communicating. Yes its boujee and not necessary, but if you have to buy a trolling motor and graph, then IMO it’s a no brainer to get the most up to date equipment.
After that, I would go with a boat that’s stood the test of time. I wouldn’t get a new boat. I would get a decent priced used boat thats in good condition, and would bring it up to speed myself. That all depends on your level of handy-ness though.
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To piggy back off why I wouldn’t go with a new boat:
My first and current boat was bought new. I wanted the warranty that came with it and I figured it would be less of a headache since everything is new. Well I got a rude awakening. Things go wrong on the boat monthly that need attention, maintenance, or fixing. That is true for any boat no matter the age because of what we put them through. So, save that extra $10-$15K in sticker price, get you something used that will need just as much attention as a new boat, and use that extra cheese in your pocket to fix it to your liking.
Also, sending your boat back to the dealer for warranty work is a royal PITA. It has to sit there for so long no matter what needs fixing. It could be something as simple as a leaking livewell pump. It’ll be there 4 weeks minimum sitting out on their lot before they can work on it. I learned quickly to just say screw the warranty, eat the cost, spend a day or two fixing it, then I’m back on the water in a couple days.
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Post nut shot picture below when I was considering leaving @ShooterMcGrabbin behind for the attempted neuter job.
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Summary of the trip below
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It depends on the time of year, but once the water temp drops into the low 70s and 60s, you’ll be able to catch them as close as the first spillway in SW Pass. The run from the marinas to the mouth of SW Pass is about an hour. You can do well there anytime of year for the most part.
However, when the fall and winter fishing kicks off, you can catch your limit in the Jump or even a 5 min further ride to Baptiste Collette.
My advice on Venice is just go. Don’t think and just go. It can be intimidating yes, but it’s worth it. I promise.
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My guess after looking at them is that it’s probably passable. If it were me in my aluminum boat, I would just go idle speed through there and hit the sidescan.
You being in a much bigger fiberglass boat than me, I can understand you not wanting to employ my strategy. If you have sidescan on your boat, put your boat sideways in that canal and see if you can see anything underwater there on your graph.
Otherwise, if you don’t get an answer in here, you might be waiting till those ultra low tides in December to find out.
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Keep your head up @Daniel_Gig
@Devin only gives the tongue lashing to the people he likes
Don’t get a real job Devin. Take it from us. Not worth it!
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Hahaha
That’s when we send the LAFB branded Chopper to air lift you to the ripe fishing grounds asap.
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Beautifully said @Devin
@ReelBusyAngler we will plan to see you in the Jump Dec. 1
