Think I'm ready to go fishing!

It was about a year ago that I decided to take up fishing. I needed a boat, but didn't have a whole lot of extra money laying around, so I decided I'd do it in stages, as I could afford to, and I think I'm just about ready for the water. Thought I'd share some pictures of what has been my winter project. She isn't too pretty, she isn't too expensive, and she doesn't have lots of bells and whistles, but she's mine.

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130214_002 by troy.elam, on Flickr


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130214_001 by troy.elam, on Flickr


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130214_003 by troy.elam, on Flickr

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130214_004 by troy.elam, on Flickr

And.. the last piece I was waiting on:

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130214_005 by troy.elam, on Flickr

Looks good I have caught a ton of crappie out of a boat like that!!!!

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Looks like a crappie fising machine. Good looking boat

Looks good.. I promise them feshes wont know what hit em!!

Boats like that get in places the bigger boats can't go. Nothing wrong with that!!

thats a nice looking boat!!!!!

Good looking rig!!!!


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Nice looking boat. I bet you be catching fish soon

You did some good work on it for sure.

That's a good looking fishing rig and a nice job decking it out :ThumbsUp

You have done a good job on your boat project...happy fishing

Great job!

Thanks for the compliments. It's been a labor of love.... and a whole lot of removing something I did wrong and re-doing it :)

Great job. Now it's time to get some on the water pics. If persistance pays off I suspect some pics of slabs coming in the future.

Slackline

Fishing will mean much more to you since you've worked it up from scratch

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That is Solid dependable fishing machine, day in and day out that boat will get you there and get you back. I will tell you that there is only a couple of things that boat needs,
1. A fisherman in it.
2. Some crappie slime on it.
Now get that fishing machine out there and try as hard as you can to complete and finish the last 2 little details it needs. Oh yea post up some fish pictures good luck and good fishing!

That's a lot better boat than the one my dad made out of cypress boards for my brother and me to fish the old oxbox off of the Current back in the '50s

Nice lookin rig. I've been working on mine as well and it's been a lot of work. I'm almost done and ill post some pics of it when done..

Nice looking boat, just add water.

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Originally Posted by jt1970

It was about a year ago that I decided to take up fishing. I needed a boat, but didn't have a whole lot of extra money laying around, so I decided I'd do it in stages, as I could afford to, and I think I'm just about ready for the water. Thought I'd share some pictures of what has been my winter project. She isn't too pretty, she isn't too expensive, and she doesn't have lots of bells and whistles, but she's mine.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8...c5a68dbb25.jpg
130214_002 by troy.elam, on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8...c97f28b8af.jpg
130214_001 by troy.elam, on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8...0662ec5217.jpg
130214_003 by troy.elam, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...3e64464e0f.jpg
130214_004 by troy.elam, on Flickr

And.. the last piece I was waiting on:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8...64bcddc4a1.jpg
130214_005 by troy.elam, on Flickr

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Compared to the one you didn't have, she's a butte.


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I have a used rig I am fixing up.....where do I drop it off.......if you can make mine look that good.....I would be tickled pink!!! Great job. Post up some pictures ASAP

Looks great! I'm trying to get mine finished now.

I like that one because I can sit on the front and skull. Nice clean set-up. Now all you need is a few hundred dollars trolling rigs

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I like that one because I can sit on the front and skull. Nice clean set-up. Now all you need is a few hundred dollars trolling rigs

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Heh, I think I am going to leave the trolling rigs to the experts, at least for now. That looks too much like... work! :)

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Originally Posted by Basscat1

I have a used rig I am fixing up.....where do I drop it off.......if you can make mine look that good.....I would be tickled pink!!! Great job. Post up some pictures ASAP

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You could drop it off if ya want. But then I'd have to think up some crazy story like hippies stealing it. I'm not as creative as RCC, but I'd think of something.:Rofl

Looks 10 times better than my 1st boat, and not too far from my current boat.

I like it. Now go fishing.

Thats a good lookin rig man. The last thng on a crappie mind as your throwing him over the side of the boat is how fancy it is.

That looks like a crappie collecting machine! You've done a really nice job getting her ready. Hope you catch a bunch and make some great memories in your boat!