Last Thursday i finally pulled the trigger on Jacks boat. It was just what i was looking for and id been looking at that add now for three months. After spending 3 hours at the DMV with Jack the transaction was complete. I took it home slapped it in the garage waxed it clean and vacuumed out the whole thing. He did an amazing job on the vinyl in this boat.
I put my trolling motor on it and my little 4 HP Merc and took it too bantam for its first outing. The boats space and comfort is unreal compared to what ive been fishing in and it very stable. .... Ok now to the fishing. It sucked. lol Our first 4 fish in the boat were Pickerel. Then i caught a 4 inch yellow perch and a small largemouth while trolling for pike with huge spinner baits. Not one sniff from a pike all day. Happy to catch a bass in my boat!
On our way home i went straight to a outboard in Cromwell. It was a 1985 Johnson 20 HP long shaft for 600 dollars in great condition and after talking to the owner he knew his stuff and took great care of it. Fired it up and handed over the cash put the motor on the transom and brought it home. Then had to go to walmart buy the whole fuel line and tank set up which is crazy expensive. Bought brackets to hold the tank and the battery in place during transit. Looking forward to getting out there and trying this motor!
Thanks again Jack!
Excellent Joey! Good luck with the new rig, and thats a real good motor. Thing looks immaculate. Keep good gear oil in the lower unit, and make sure it's pumpin water and it will last. buy the manual based on the serial # if you don't already have it.
ReplyDeleteI figured it had to be good because its actually the Larry... Johnson model and thanks larry!
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