old man

And by the way my marcum(not sure about this one) shows depth and temp.always good to know.

I had an aqua view and now have a marcum,though not that one. I use them to id what i see on the sonar. Also to check conditions where i'm catching or not. It's also great entertainment for the wife and grandkids, giving me more fishing time. My only beef is they are hard to see in the bright sun. Overall a fun and useful toy;sounds like this one can be bought right.

I had a new '88 tracker magna. It was a great boat except for the cheap plastic walk-thru windshield. After 3 years i couldn't see through it. Guys would hang onto it as they came off the front deck and the plastic would pop out. Finally the whole mess blew off on rt. 81. They have real glass walk-thrus now. Probly the most boat you can get per dollar.

Wow,great stuff! Love that "tiger"catfish

this thread got me looking at old photos of my rigs. This is a 2000 lund and a plug for boat insurance. My homeowners would not pay for this. this pic got me thinking. It's one of my first muskies back when i was using crummy gear and smaller baits. In her mouth is a black spinnerbait with a black colorado blade. I put black rubber leaches on it to make it look bigger. I bet i caught a dozen muskies on that before i lost it to a cheap swivel. I couldn't find another one and then i got some muskie gear and started using "real" muskie lures and forgot about it. It's tough to be senile. I'm gonna make a couple of those tonight only bigger.

Since i outlived my mortgage i've had a new tracker,a new lund and a new champion. They are all good boats. For the money the tracker was the best of 'em. They all claimed to have a revolutionary hull design with a smooth,dry ride. Not so,seneca lake will beat your brains in in any of them. I had to replace the rotted floors in the tracker and the lund. They both lasted about 7 years. The champion is glass so i won't have to put a floor in her.

That's a nice lund. Had a 2000 17'er. Loved it but needed more room for growing family.

The jump seats that fold into a casting deck is a nice feature you will like. i have a bench in mine. Pedestal seats take up too much room. Downside is with a couple full size adults that far back it takes a while to get on plane. Every boat is a compromise between what we really want and what it takes to keep mom and the family happy. If i had my way i'd have a 16' camo jon and a tiller.

Duck,the other white meat

my son took these today at sodis. Beautiful bird.

i have had this garmin for quite a while. It has maps of the great lakes,st. Lawrence and the bigger finger lakes built in. Works great. Sonar is ok,but i just cast for esox so all i care about is the depth. It was about $400. It also has tons of other features i never bothered to learn.

this is my personal best at spending money on muskie baits. It's a lucky lure esox v-2. $196. It looks soooooo good in the water. Never been bit. Almost got divorced again over that one.

this is a viper minnow. It is covered with real cobra skin. As we know,cobras are a staple in the esox diet. I fell for it,$65. Never even been followed.

a lot. I clear coated it with a spray bomb of clear enamel. But when i used it it got all sticky. I had to repaint it and clear coat it with epoxy.

Not much going on this winter so i decided to try to make a bait. no work of art by any means although it works pretty good. I was shocked at how much i had to spend to make this. I will never again complain about the price of muskie baits. No one is getting rich making them.