Moving to Texas with a boat and motor

So next year (with luck), we will be moving to Aransas Pass and I'm planning on bringing my 19 foot Tracker PT190TX with me. It has a 90 hp motor on it (as well as a 8 hp kicker). I was told transferring registration of the boat is a convoluted process (and probably expensive). I bought the boat and motor together new from Bass Pro Shops in 2007 and there is no price listed on the paperwork for the cost of the motor. Can someone offer some help as to what I'm going to need to do and what I can expect to pay?

bring your title for the boat and motor to the TPW center near you and it will be fairly painless and not terribly pricey at 40 or 50 or so to get them registered
when they register them ,they give them a forever tx number and the registration i think is 2 years ?
the trailer has to be done thru the DPS and it is typically done at your local tax office .
trailer registration is kinda high per year ,70 or so
never go on the water without your registration or you will likely get ticketed .
they enforce ALL the boating laws strictly here and will give you tickets if you aint a legal eagle .
their is a pretty fair list of on the water stuff you have have .
and kids under i think 13 must wear a life jacket at all times .
must wear your kill switch cord is the new thing btw
fire extinguisher , throw cushions, bell whistle or horn ,nav lights and the list goes on .
welcome to Texas rotfl

on a side note , there are few other tricky things like boat ramp passes and such at some spots .
the locals will tell you who what and where i imagine .
and different lakes sometimes have different regulations on limits and sizes .
and welcome to Texas rotfl

and IF you want to do the salt water it in fact gets way more complicated and the ocean will eat your boat and tackle quickly .
never kill an alligator out of season without all the permits and such either ...just saying
this is a whole new world compared to up north and the influx of people from all over the us is large
and on a final note .....careful out in the sun here
it will crispy you really bad really quickly on them cloudless 100 plus days
welcome to Texas :Rofl

last but not least we have lots of wildlife on the roads in the dark , deer in some spots are terrible , not large but large numbers , hogs to and yes some are large .
and when it comes to getting stung , bitten or poked by thorns we got you covered
one little sand spur in a bare foot will bring ya down i tell ya .
and thats the ones we laugh about
my personal favorites are the scorpions , but the red wasps here are the real bad boys
and the jumping cactus are just about lovely to encounter as well .
welcome to Texas :Rofl

It really is not a big deal and once registered for boat, motor, and trailer, renewal is online and painless. You are moving to a Mecca of great bay fishing. Recommend a guide at first only to become aware of skinny water. Your boat is not exactly set up for skinny water so you will follow the inter coastal and other deeper routes. You will have a blast! Welcome to Texas!


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feel free to ask me about anything else in our big state
i might know about it and then again i might not
this is a big state
and did i mention we like gunfights here..... its a long tradition rotfl
and you may legally carry a gun in your vehicle without a permit , just saying
BTW welcome to Texas :yikes

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Originally Posted by dhaire

It really is not a big deal and once registered for boat, motor, and trailer, renewal is online and painless. You are moving to a Mecca of great bay fishing. Recommend a guide at first only to become aware of skinny water. Your boat is not exactly set up for skinny water so you will follow the inter coastal and other deeper routes. You will have a blast! Welcome to Texas!


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one sand bar that wasnt there yesterday when he is up on plane should do it :Rofl

the one thing i know for sure , gaff tops are ALWAYS biting
and if you step on one it will go right thru a sneaker and DEEP in your foot
and to be sure it will feel like you are being gutted alive when you pull it out !:yikes
it might have been 50 years ago but i still remember it like it was yesterday :Rofl

and finally i might mention the man a war , they will flat set you on FIRE !
if you seen one on the beach or in the water dont get near it
the tentacles are very long and you might think your safe when you aint
them aint much fun either ....this much i know as well :cheers2

the flounder run is in the fall btw ,fyi

almost forgot the killer bees
we have a few dont mess with them
honey bees aint just honey bees here
of course the murder hornets aint here yet
BUT we brung in them tiger skeeters from asia back in the 80z down here and they are thriving and sting about like a bee
and our really famous south american fire ants are about to much fun
you want to see a big man dance , let him stand in a bed for a second or 3 without knowing
BINGO break dancing pro just like dat :Rofl

all kidding aside welcome to our great state
KABOOM is the word :cheers2

Little about where your going, it's fantastic saltwater fishing, Speckled Trout, Redfish, Flounder, etc. It's a different kind of place, but think over all your gonna love it down there! Right next to big time deer hunting too! That bay system fishing is something I really loved so much! The flounder run and gigging them is also great fun!

He already told you about the info on your boat and such, but know this is saltwater and you better flush the heck out of your motor and wash down your boat every time out without fail! That salt will corrode stuff fast!

I lived in Ingleside for 11 years!

Skip

i was born by the gulf and the first fish i ever managed with a rod and reel were salt water .
salt water will even eat stainless steel and Skip is right about it making short work of things .
and on a side note , when gigging flounder beware of stingrays :yikes

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

i was born by the gulf and the first fish i ever managed with a rod and reel were salt water .
salt water will even eat stainless steel and Skip is right about it making short work of things .
and on a side note , when gigging flounder beware of stingrays :yikes

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Ever since they got rid of all the illegal nets, the bay system is really great fishing! Should be easy to fill your freezer!

Skip

he best reads the regulations VERY carefully these days , EVERY darn fish in the ocean has some sort of regulations on size and slots and etc etc etc now to protect them from over ketchn :yikes

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

he best reads the regulations VERY carefully these days , EVERY darn fish in the ocean has some sort of regulations on size and slots and etc etc etc now to protect them from over ketchn :yikes

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SO true, thing have changed so much over the years and some not new changes, like snapper, we use to go out 80 miles out of Cameron Louisiana on a 65' steel hull boat called the Sunrise We would leave out about 8:00 PM and start fishing near daylight, lol! Each person had a gunny sack (Burlap bag) to fill as much as they could with snapper and at times some other fish as well. Tell you one thing for sure, it's hard to beat taking the filet with scales still on the filet and maybe marinate it is some Italian dressing with a little cajun seasoning, then take that filet and slap it on the grill for about 20 minutes scale side down. The serve it on the plate just like it is and eat right out of the skin and scales! so many new regs on the Redfish and about everything else and it's really a shame. We use to keep 10 Redfish and when they are say an average of 10 pounds each, that's a lot of redfish to Blacken, lol!

Man I miss getting that fresh snapper with the scales still on!!! Okay I also miss caching the 10 - 12 pound Reds, that was a real kick and use to use 10 pound mono which means you loose about half your hookups due to breaking to the gill plates cutting it, but what fun and long runs you get doing that, lol!

Skip

i love salt water for short periods of time , the variables on what might be on the rod is amazing :cheers2

Thanks for all the info and comments. I'm not a stranger to the Gulf Coast as we lived in Ingleside for a while and then bought a house in Rockport while I was stations at the Ingleside base. Was there for 11 years. My wife was born and raised in Ingleside. Still a bunch of family there. I got the flounderhead59 handle because I used to go gigging every morning before going in to work. Many times I had my 10 fish limit in my cooler and would have to leave early to go fillet them.

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Originally Posted by flounderhead59

Thanks for all the info and comments. I'm not a stranger to the Gulf Coast as we lived in Ingleside for a while and then bought a house in Rockport while I was stations at the Ingleside base. Was there for 11 years. My wife was born and raised in Ingleside. Still a bunch of family there. I got the flounderhead59 handle because I used to go gigging every morning before going in to work. Many times I had my 10 fish limit in my cooler and would have to leave early to go fillet them.

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its a limit of 5 now and then only 2 after November and they have to be either 14 or 15 inches as i remember .

Yes things keep changing for sure. I still can not believe the limit on Red Snapper and happy it was not like that when I was going out after them. Now it's just not worth going out 80 miles over night to fish.

Skip

As stated, it's not terribly expensive to get it registered in Texas. Just bring the titles.
The boat trailer will be around $70 as stated, the boat probably less.