Cane Pole's Boat of the Month Contest - FEBRUARY is sponsored by Strike King

Boat of the Month contest. AND Boat of the Year.

Post pictures of your boat with as many details as you care to include. And Cane Pole (and company) will select a winner. We will do this every month (unless the gewber forgets), and then at the end of the year we will select a "Boat Of The Year".

So, you can submit and resubmit your boat each month you don't win, and add additional details that might help it win the next month over the course of the year. The more details, and pics, and cool things you document, the better the chances are to get selected. The monthly winners will receive a prize pack, as will the "Boat of the Year".

*This includes kayaks and canoes. Whatever you float in...

This months prize is sponsored by Strike King....here are the prize pack details.....thank you Strike King for your support.


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SIX packs of Sausage Heads

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SIX 25 packs of Mr. Crappie Jig Heads.

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Two packs of Krappie Kickers

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Two packs of Scizzor Shads

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And Twelve packs of plastics including: Jokers, Slab Slangers, Shad Poles, Slabalicious and Shad Pole Curly Tails.

Holy Cow Batman, this is one heck of a prize pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colors and specific styles WILL vary.http://crappie.com/1ads/buttons/StrikeKing.gif


Disclaimer: Prizes and rules subject to change without notice.

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Well, here's our little rig. It's 12' of fish catching machine! LOL! Seriously, we catch a ton of crappie out of this "Tin Lizzy".....trolling, casting or drifting.

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My boat isn't new or fancy, but it has a story......
It is a 1994 Tracker Magna 17 that was doomed to the aluminum scarp heap. The prior owner ran into a submerged log and that caused it to have a continuous leak, therefore he just kept the bilge on most of the time. He eventually bought a new boat and then the Tracker sat outside for a couple years unused. My friend Bruce asked the owner if he would sell it to him since Bruce wanted the outboard motor, a deal was made and Bruce brought it to his home and took off the motor and console with the controls. Seats were striped out, and left to sit outside until he could haul it to the scrap yard.
I mentioned to my friend I'd like to sell my 19' Thompson and buy a used deep v aluminum boat, he told me what he had and what he robbed off it......but, he had a junk pontoon boat with a good motor and console that he'd put on it if I wanted to take a chance on the leaky boat. Together he and I got the boat put back together with motor, console and then installed seats. As you can see in the picture the carpet was stained from rain water and tree leaves sitting in it. We scrubbed and scrubbed on the carpet and brought it back to a much cleaner condition.

Now.....the Leak problem! We found the area where the original owner hit the submerged log, one of the ribs was broken. we drilled out the rivets and put in stainless steel bolts and nuts, then sealed it over with a marine grade sealant, and I brought it home.

Although the leak wasn't terrible now, it was still a leak that I would need to hit the bilge pump periodically to get the water out. I bought a secondary bilge pump in case I ever need it and its stored in one of the compartments. Being somewhat satisfied I fished with it last year and the old scrap yard boat did a good job of staying dry, but not a great job.....so I took up the floor, and removed the Styrofoam that you find under it and commenced to putting a end to that pesky leak. I put the boat in a nearby lake to see where the water was coming in and found 3 more leaky rivets. Loaded up the boat and brought it home, drilled out those rivets and installed 3 more stainless steel bolt/nuts then sealed it up with the marine grade sealant. I also bought some of that flex seal in a can and sprayed it inside the hull at the offending area, then sprayed insulation back in the areas I removed, installed the floor and hoped for the best. At this point, whatever small leak it may have I will live with, it's a whole lot better than when I got it.

The cost of my boat? My friend Bruce charged me my labor to install 8 square of siding on his house......which I think is a heck of a deal!

I have added a few things since I got it, a minn-kota trolling motor, a inline fuel filter, rod holders, a splash panel to insure my grandkids stay safely in the boat and don't fall out the back, some cargo netting in the bow, a new Lowrance Hook 7 fish finder as well as new wiring my son installed to hook up live well, lights, etc.

Like I said it's not fancy, but it does what I need it to do, and I feel good saving the old hulk from the scrap yard.


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PONDTOON!http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attac...g-img_0006-jpg
1672 PONDTOON, 20 HP Yamaha, 55# MinKota foot control up front, shallow water anchor pole system 8' to 14', rod racks, sonar unit with GPS and structure scan, touch screen, at the back. Sonar with down scan up front off the TM. Aluminum diamond plate raceways and terminal boxes with storage for the sonar units. Starting battery in the rear and a deep cycle battery for the sonar units and backup power for TM with an on board charger,dual unit. Separate battery box with single charger and deep cycle battery for the TM. Two seats on storage boxes and a removable pedestal seat to use if needed. Storage pouches on the right side rails for tackle and extras. A true fishing machine, not fancy!!

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Attachment 257918 My boat is a 1985 Charger 170v with a 1983 Evinrude 140 V4 on the back, and a 70lb Motorguide on the front. She was my father-in-laws boat before he died from multiple myeloma cancer in 2009. Before his death, we caught plenty of crappie and bass out of it from Lake Eucha, Lake Tenkiller, and Beaver Lake in Northeast Oklahoma/Northwest Arkansas. I inherited her after his death, and have been using the boat to catch crappie, bass, and bream in Louisiana. The boat is in great shape for a 32 year boat as it has always been garage kept or covered. The deep v means that she rides great in rough water. A consistent fish catching machine!

Great job Just Steve! It looks like a new one. Lots of hard work I'm sure.Good luck with it for years to come!!

Here is the wife and I's crappie fishing Scrat machine nothing fancy but it will "get'er done".

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My Yankee fishin machine.
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Great job Just Steve! It looks like a new one. Lots of hard work I'm sure.Good luck with it for years to come!!

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Thank you, I hope to "slow down" in about 5-6 years, then I'll buy my "Retirement" boat. Probably hand this one down to my son and grandkids when that time comes.

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My boat is a 2015 Tracker 1860cc with a 2006 90hp Nissan pushing it. Boat is a crappie, stripe, bass catching machine. Im running a lowrance elite 7 Down scan/chrip at console and a Garmin Striker 7sv with side scan down scan and chrip at the bow. I can push 16 rods out of the front and pull 16 out the back with my 55lb Haswing trolling motor holding the speed just right for crappie fishing. Also use it a lot during hunting season hauling deer and wild boar up and down the river hunting public land. All together a great all around do anything you want boat.

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2016 2072 tracker sportsman 115 hp mercury 4 stroke
80lb thrust terrova with Ipilot
Helix 9 DI on the front
Helix 9 SI on the dash
8 hitek rod holders on the back
8 hitek rod holders on the front
Driftmaster type rod holders on racks that can be moved around the boat in the versa track
A set of tip savers for each side of the boat that mount in the versa track

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A few factory pics of my boat with and without the removable bow fishing deck that came with it

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My multipurpose rig.

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Freedom that's her name, a 2013 v176 EAGLE G3 powered by a purring Yamaha 70 hp. Vinyl decking, perfect for my Labrador Lily, an a occasional slimmer catfish, that I just happen to caught on 1/16 crappie jig on a 4lb line...whoo hoo...
great memories of cratching, never a bad day on the water...mostly what I love about Freedom, is the peace of mind it brings me from all the things life brings my way. Doesn't get any better than the perfect fishing partner too!

Still using dad's old fishin boat. He got it in about 1977, and been a fishing workhorse.
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HiTek
Mercury
Humminbird
Fun boat!

2016 alumacraft 1860t with Honda 75 hp Minn Kota riptide hummingbird 869 si

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My feelfree lure 11.5
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Decked out for ducks...
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And my favorite way to transport her!
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Bass Tracker TXW175 2009.

Attachment 259426 I picked this one up in 94. The story it could tell . All 12 of my grandkids have learned how to fish crappies out of it. I think I will keep it. It still works

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My fish catcher is 2003 Ranger 520.
EZ-TPOLE up front Lowrance Elite 7ti
Mercury Optimax and MinnKota.

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February winner.........................Crestliner08!!!!!!! !!!!

Wow! Thanks guys! What an uplift during a long, cold, miserable winter up here!