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Oh man!!! That doesn’t look good at all

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Update: 01/23/25, they are waiting on the parts still. They ordered the parts on the 16th. The parts are stuck in Georgia. The insane thing is I could’ve ordered the parts myself, save $50, and had them to my door in less than 72hrs. Then after all this, I have spider cracks in my hull I need to have looked at, but I know the boat will be gone for months doing that.

Seriously… I’m becoming depressed over here.

All this just reminds me of why I need to buy a little flat boat. The ones on marketplace have come down a lot in the last 2 years… When I was looking in ‘23, people wanted 10k for a 14’ flat boat with 5hp motor. I’ve seen some reasonable deals recently. I’ve been saying it for the last 2 years, a small flat boat that I can fish some rivers, ponds, and unfamiliar inshore marshes would be awesome.

Like each spring I take the family camping, and a lot of the camps have ponds or small lakes that allow boats but nothing over like 10hp or whatever. I struggle with the concept of owning more stuff though. I currently have 2 motorcycles that i haven’t ridden since I bought my boat 5 years ago, and now that I keep my boat at home, I’ll have 2 boats to store. I’m thinking I could get a 14’ and keep in my garage… time will tell

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Welcome

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@Devin when i fished venice, i legit had the pelicans snapping at the back of my legs… Id shoe them away, by the time i picked back up the knife, they were back. One of the dudes at the marina came out and sprayed them with hose… poor pelicans were shivering lol They are super annoying this time of year

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If i may add to devins ideas, 01/21/25 is when they stock rainbow trout in the eastern region park ponds… I tried last year(maybe it was the year before) with no luck at joe brown park in New Orleans east. I have asked LDWF if they are still planning on stocking with the freeze, but no response. Being boatless, i plan on trying that again this year. Just for the novelty of it.

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Thanks man, yall have me looking at the bass trackers now… and since they have actual seats and not a leaning post, it sounds like my wife is giving me her blessing. Just need to make the decision

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Making it work. I like that the flat boats are so versatile, especially the smaller ones.

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I need to experiment with the track recording on the app. Removing my SD card off the Simrad is too time consuming

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I was wondering the same thing. Texas made regulation changes after their last freeze. But Louisiana, probably not lol

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Planning on going tomorrow. I’ll post how it goes

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The snow has been wild… I love it. I hope we get it every year (minus the fish kill part)

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Yeah that makes sense as to why they seem to have a back log. I wish pier21 in kenner was a Yamaha shop, they did my steering in like 2 days from drop off to pick up. I think that’s because they don’t sell boats. I mean you know the dealers have to prioritize rigging new boats over fixing other boats…

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Thanks

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Man in 5 years of owning this boat and trailer, the only thing i haven’t had to replace was axles, winch and frame. It’s unreal.

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The sad part of being without my boat, is the winter is MY TIME! lol i love winter fishing… That’s why this is frustrating…