Fishing Fellows - What do you do?

[pdtfish]

If you have a boat with a larger engine, do you:
1) Get smaller boat for fellows...
2) Ignore Fellows and just go to the larger lakes...
3) Rent a boat...
4) Use a kicker only and use regular boat...
5) Find a friend with a 40HP boat...
6) purchase a 40 HP engine for main boat...

???? I like #5 but currently don't know anyone. IF I had plenty of funds I would get a jon boat and rig it with a Parsun 5 hp electric with 8 batteries. If I could engineer a way to safely mount solar panels this would be way cool.

[Bigby]

I like #4, but buying a jon boat would be good too.

[G.Gordon]

I know where you can find a 14' tracker topper with a '82, 9.9, gas tank, foot controlled 45# Minn Kota edge (used 2x), one year old battery, pedestal seating, trailer, all for ~$1200. Yep, I know where something like that might be.

[Birddogs54]

I'm not familiar with Fellows, but I usually stick my boat on such a lake and only use the trolling motor.

[Shiner]

I would just go to the larger lakes depending on where you live? I grew up in that area, I wouldn't plan on catching many fish there, I haven't been there in years but I wouldn't say much has changed. Especially, if you are crappie fishing. I think the time and money would be better spent going to Stockton, Table Rock, or Pomme Deterre, again it depends on where you live, but I can't justify spending money on a boat for fellows lake if you have a bigger boat.. Or you could bring an extra battery and just troll around.. If you don't have a boat you can check around for some good ponds in the area and there are some good ones that most people will let you fish, just ask. Good luck

[pvchief1]

Well, I live 2 minutes from the lake and sold my Tracker w/ 40hp and bought a Ranger and haven't looked back. There's been the occasion where I would like to, for convenience sake, been able to fish Fellows but it's a tough nut to crack. I prefer to just go ahead and fish the bigger lakes, mostly Truman once in a while Pomme, I think you'll find them far friendlier as far as catching fish consistently. So I said all of that to say this.........#2