Well, I've been fishing Gibson and the river between Hudson and Gibson for at least 15 years and I've come to the conclusion that, to my way of thinking, while the fishing can be good there are too many inconsistencies for me to keep it up and it is so hard to catch it right. The water flow or lack of flow, inconsistent river and lake levels and conflicting reports along with this devilish Oklahoma wind has finally won and I'll proclaim that I've had enough. I'm selling my boat and I'll either stick to fishing the bank at Blue Bill or Flat Rock or I'll use my kayak but I'm not going to fight these weird conditions every time I want to fish.

It occurred to me that my catch rate per trip is marginal and with all the money that I spend on gas for my truck, stuff for my boat, rods and reels, lures, insurance and tagging, etc., that I would rather get my money out of my boat and call a guide when I want to fish the sand bass and crappie peaks.

My boat is a 2013 or 14 War Eagle 1542 FLD (elevated forward deck) that has a live well and rod box, two Lowrance units, single and pedestal seats, rod holders for trolling, fully skinned, hand controlled 45 lb trolling motor with a 25 HP Mercury 4 Stoke with T/T with less than 30 hours on it. It's got a 6 gallon tank and an onboard charger. Trailer has neck joint for easy storage and I had the dealer install wedges under the transom that completely halted porpoising so, with me and no wind (when I can find that), it will easily turn 25 mph. It has been garage kept, with a cover and you can eat off the floor if you want. I asked my dealer, Barling Boat Sales in Fort Smith to handle the sale for me. Contact them if you're interested.

Great boat but I typically fish alone and like any other boat, even my kayak, when I'm fighting the wind or the current I lose my enthusiasm. Guess I'm going to need the names and numbers of a couple of good crappie guides.

I'll still be on the board from time to time. Hopefully I can post photos of some fish.