Thread: Just was told im being relocated to sc, undecided about bringing the boat.

Now Stump, you was giving him great advice up until you told him this.

Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

By the way, let me give you some good advice. I would hang onto Inkdabber's shirt tail and wouldn't turn lose when it comes to fishing at Santee.

Definitely bring your boat ain't no boat to big or to small to fish SC waters. I am one of those who fish out of a Champion Walleye boat and love it. You will be close to some of the best fisheries in the south. You can spend as much or as little money on fishing equip as you want to. Can also get some good buys on used tackle. Look at Grizzly Jig web site and that will give you some ideas. For you first trip you should think about hiring a guide to show you the ropes and get you started. Thanks for your service.

In that area you will want to try trolling for stripers. I have a very similar boat - crestliner fish hawk 17.5 and use it for stripers and crappie. I love it. Never striper fished until this year and now that is all my wife wants to do. Let your wife hook into a 10 or 12 lb striper and she will be spoiled for all other fish. lol. I fish on lake hickory in north carolina most of the time, but do sneak down south at times.

Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

By the way, let me give you some good advice. I would hang onto Inkdabber's shirt tail and wouldn't turn lose when it comes to fishing at Santee.

Listen to inkdabber, check, got it, lol. I appreciate all the recommendations. Looks like i have a few months to figure out what i need and bargain shop. I just need to figure out what style of fishing i will be doing the most. As others have posted, ive been looking at local guides also as this will give me an idea what i need to do. I did the same in mn for walleye. There was a state wide guide who allowd you to pick the lake and taught you how to fish the lake of your choosing. Helped me tremendously.

Originally Posted by cwright

In that area you will want to try trolling for stripers. I have a very similar boat - crestliner fish hawk 17.5 and use it for stripers and crappie. I love it. Never striper fished until this year and now that is all my wife wants to do. Let your wife hook into a 10 or 12 lb striper and she will be spoiled for all other fish. lol. I fish on lake hickory in north carolina most of the time, but do sneak down south at times.

i am surprised so many use walleye boats. Ive seen a few pics but seems most used the flat botttoms, now i feel alot better about bringing mine down.

I think rods and lengths depends alot on the style of fishing you want to start out with. If single pole jigging I believe the preferred rod is @ 7' long. If spider rigging alot only swear by 16' rods as during the spawn you want your jigs/minnows as far away as you can get them when fishing shallow water. (Things to consider is how long your boat is and how well you can transport your fishing gear to and from, also whether your wife can handle 16' rods (they can be a bit heavy) swinging fish in the boat. If longlining is your cup of tea it mainly depends on your boat setup. You could set your boat up so two people fishes from the back side-by-side using anything from 5' rods out to 14' or 16' rods. If you set the boat up for a persom fishing from the front and one from the back then you may use 5' to 8'ers out the back and 12'ers to 16'ers out the sides up front (on each side). So....that being said....you need to research the different methods of fishing and decide what you think you'll like to try first but keep in mind that all the styles of fishing mentioned have their place throughout the year. Welcome to the boards and thank you for your service.

Most single pole jig fishermen use 10 to 12 foot rods.

Mines not new but I use a 17 ft. Sea nymph. I fish from crappie and stripers, catfish
In freshwater to take it to the coast for redfish...

So bring it I'll never have anything but a deep v ever..