Hello guys,
I have been out of fishing for a few years. I stopped fishing and sold my rig about 7 or 8 years ago due to health reasons, and the fact that the boat was worn slap out.
I'm better now and ready to start crappie fishing again. I've been looking at boats. I really need a boat that I can fish out of as well as duck hunt out of. I am supprised at the price of good aluminum boats. The 15 footers with a 25 and trailer are around $7000. Man thats a lot of money for a little boat!!!. Do any of you have any suggestions about boats, new or used.
I see many of you guys fish the Catawba chain. When I was a little boy, my Daddy, his brother, his uncle, and I used to fish in the "Catawba" somewhere. We trolled using a small kicker motor. We would use long cane poles rigged with 3 to 5 oz of lead and a home made jig that my great uncle made and a minnow. We were very successful. I have never seen anyone else fish like this.
I have no idea exactly where we were fishing and all the old guys are gone. I do remember that we would pick my great uncle up in Chester and then travel about 50 miles to the lake.
I live near the Santee Lakes now. Do any of you fish here? Truthfully, I have not been that successful fishing Santee as we did in my youth fishing the Catawba.
Well I'll stop babbling. I'm really looking forward to fishing for crappie again. Take care,
TheHawg