New Member Introductions

**slydog1227** · 12-20-2009, 12:20 AM

Hi all! I just bought my first real fishing boat after craving one for about 12 years! 1987 16' Pro Tracker with a 94 Johnson 48 Special! Wife and I bought a travel trailer back in August, started camping at Enid and wondered why we didn't buy one a decade ago! We did a lot of bank fishing for bream and catfish, and I fished the spillway quite a bit without much luck, and all this just gave me a deeper desire for a boat! I couldn't stand it! Plus after years spent tagging along with someone else, waiting for an invite, and fishing in a few "work folk" crappie tournaments at Sardis, I ran across this sweet boat almost in my own backyard! It had to be fate!

Plus, we own 16 acres of land on Greers Ferry lake in Ark, where we hope to retire, and I just had to have a fishing boat because I want to learn to catch me some Walleye! But right now, I want to learn to catch me some crappie! I've really enjoyed reading through all the threads here! Where's the best place on this site to see some pics of possible crappie rigs I can fabricate for my boat?

**majflyboy** · 12-20-2009, 12:32 AM

Well Sly, can't help much with the rigging, but glad you got you a fishing boat. Only recently got mine, a ten year old, but new to me Bass Tracker 16 pro, and I'm loving it. Been eating a lot of very fresh crappi lately. Good luck and enjoy your time fishing.

**slydog1227** · 12-21-2009, 02:23 AM

Thanks! Are you by chance a pilot?

**Wannabe...** · 12-21-2009, 11:23 AM

How do Sly. Take a look at the stickies on the MS other topic board about the fruit jars. That's a working class trail for ya with most all the regulars here on the MS board. As far as rigging.....well, take a look on the Main board and do a search for "holders". Lots of ideas, but honestly, the way to go is store boughts. Others will work fine, but they're basically not that cheap to build and pretty much a compromise. I'd recommend going with one of the major brands - like Driftmasters or take a look at the Hi-Teks which are dang good too. Callshy - Scott Nichols posts a good bit and you won't find somebody that gives better service or more willing to tweak his offerings to your likings.

Wannabe...

**slydog1227** · 12-21-2009, 07:20 PM

Thanks guys! Preciate all the info. I will definitely check out those other threads. I am looking forward to catching some crappie now! :D

**"G"** · 12-21-2009, 07:41 PM

Welcome aboard Sly....we are glad to have you with us....just make yourself at home.

**majflyboy** · 12-22-2009, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by slydog1227

Thanks! Are you by chance a pilot?

Roger that, Mil and comm.

**slydog1227** · 12-23-2009, 03:42 PM

I'm a controller at ZME. 23 years. I've probably talked to you at some point.

**tritonman** · 12-23-2009, 05:33 PM

welcome in Sly, but there are a couple of folks you better watch out for if you ain't already figured that out

**teamroper1** · 12-24-2009, 06:37 PM

Hello everybody, been crappie fishing for years, mostly from the rocks, buddy of mine who is usually a bass fisherman, and I started going to sardis last spring in his boat, only problem he goes out of town alot. So I finally got a boat from my brother in law at thanksgiving. Its a 1988 tx17 with a 1994
75HP mercury 2-stroke, has custom built ss trolling rig. took it out on arkabutla for test drive,and that sucker will fly.

***By the way I only live 15 minutes from hernando point @ arkabutla, any info on areas to fish will be appreciated, probably to much to ask huh.

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