Boltman

Got none for yeah We're docked now in WhiteHall, but have never slipped there before.

toni, your lost in the 80's anyways but it's a nice place to be... and Duran Duran...I love that band...And Oh... What's up with that Salmon on the rod I didn't get salmon on my rods...

Welcome dean, and Happy New Fishing year.... May you catch all the pan fish that the lakes have to offer. Welcome....

You can get about 1500-2000 for it, and it's a Polaris so It's going to sell well they are in FACT the best made maching out there..hehehehe I have 2 of them myself, but mine are 700 classics.

Tony , you need a 2010 F450 Dually Diesel..... THat will make it through..I've got 3100 pounds in the bed of Obsolete Parts... in a Huge Orange Tub... It works for me....I'm heading out right now to go to the store.

Mike we're thinking about slipping the boat in Ellenwood this year, Is Montague good fishing, talk to me or start another thread and tell me what the fishing is like near Montague/Whitehall....I'm interested.

Same Here abot 10" and 2-4 foot drifts//// and it took 3 hours to plow the stuff off mah driveway..

I fourcur on the snaps Idea but would like to see the sanps that are screwed into the cooler, Through bolted, with small Machine screws and larger fender washers inside the cooler for more strength for pulling off the female snap........ Just some advice from your Loving Boltman... in the screw business.

JIm that pic is taken in Elk RAPIDS, You are looking out from the harbor onto the east bay, and yes it is a great place to just cruise...and Fish after August, the salmon don't get there until later in the year.

Wow, here's some summer pics, I've posted of my favorite times with my favorite woman...and a few other pics..Hopefull it won't time out while I'm posting them.

I don't know why she loves me...But she does..

She's got a mini Diver on that pole and held it for two hours... didn't get nothing...

Ok guys i can see you need to be told....." Settle Down Now, Come on Now!!!" If you let this thing get the best of you , you won't be able to focuss on what's real, like saving money NOW so you can put it all into the tank this summer or spring. Think of ways to save money during the winter season, so you don't have to worry about summer gas bills, or summer repair bills... Here's one...for ya'll.

Two winters ago I put in a Wodd burning stove in my living room, (two story farm house) I've spent 600.00 on wood this winter and I bought enough to get me through completley..thus saving me 3000.00 in Propane..My Farmhouse used to Burn 11 gallons a day of propane, now it burns less then 3 gallons a day, and the 800 gallons I just bought to fill the tank, will last until Next January... so I'll save 2500.00 a year, and that should get me a good start with fuel in that New Monster...But I doubt we'll go through taht much fuel, since well we don't get up on plane that much at all...even if we do I'm still saving 2500.00 a year from propane where as I can put that into something else...

It's a lot of work, loading the stove every 3 hours... but it's worth every penny...

And Now look at you Jim, Now your trolling close to shore trying like Hell to coaks a Fish to bite on your worm....Pathetic isn't it...LOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOO

Well we're KNOT one's to sit at the dock, so I cannot let this boat intimidate me, and not use it like a 32 footer. When we're at the marina's like Elk Rapids, we use our boat all the time and actually got the Award for the season "People who actually get out and use their boat Award" I know it sounds weird, but Damn Why wouldn't you want to get out and enjoy the water, views and weather, if not just only to go across the bay anchor in the swimming water and swim... This boat drafts 48 inches,so we're still good to go swimming, We work too damn hard NOT to get out and enjoy Life and what life has to offer. I truely do not understand sitting at the dock all day and drinking Beer... sorry Guys Not a beer Drinker but I still don't understand sitting at the dock when the water has so much to offer.....

Well I like what used to be our Play Area,,,Elk Rapids I don't have a map of it, but Im' sure I can snag one from the internet.

And as for this COLD, I'm a little over it, too bad it's not over me....Damn the bad Luck

what i'm afraid of.... is the saying "the bigger the boat, the less you use it" I've read that in Lakeland boating... We're just going to have to take her out on the water every weekend possible... good thing is, we don't really cruise that fast, like 10 knot's is good for us.. so it won't burn that much fuel...

I've seen that boat, THought it was a 50 footer though.... Snafu doesn't go out on the water that much though....We're going to see this boat Next weekend, providing the ADMIRAl doesn't get sick with MY cold that I have right now.... man this is a bad cold..I've used two boxes of Kleenex so far and it's not over.. and this one came from the MOTHER IN LAW... she's living with us now... But sh'es a good woman..

Pictures like these help me through the winter....1st pic is just a friends boat on another Site. 2nd pic is the actual boat We're looking at purchasing. As of now I'm going to have a conversation with "Hour Time" Captain Mark about Trolling Valves...

Actaul Boat we're looking at in Grand Haven Michigan Below..

And This is How I get through Winter, That and Having the worst COLD I've ever Had this week! Man I'm sick..

Ahh Yes and they come out of the woodwork hahahahah Well let's see if it's going to happen at all and I want to seel the 32 Sea Ray on my own, or we might trade it in, I'll get more for it, if we can sell in outright on our own..

Won't be keeping it in Ludington though Matt, looking at Whitehall-Montagure, at Ellenwood marina..

OK One of the largest Hurdles is now behind us...." The Bank says.... Go for it, they are behind us all the way with a very attractive interest rate"....

And the Admiral, she wants to go look at one of the Boats in Grand Haven Mich... What can I say Boys...???

Well i t is expensive, But The truck payment and the boat payment, plus I just paid the ex wife off after 10 years of payments from a Nasty divorce..Add those payments together and you 've got this boat payment minus 100.00 dollars...I've already got the hole saw for the Rod holders... and it has two rod holder holes already... heheheh Riggers on each side and a dipsy to Go on each side and I'm in the game... With Auto pilot... Wish me Luck Guys..

Tony It does deserve a lot of nice Rods, and I'll be Happy to Demo and I'll even Rep. your company and sell those rods for you when you biuld 4 more rods for me like the last ones and let me demo them on this boat..I'll even email you feedback and results of those rods you so gratciuosly donated for this boat, But I will NOT put a sticker on the side of it...Let me know and we'll close this deal.

For those of you who wanted to know what I'm looking at, and what kind I'm looking at, here it is, It's not much of a fishing boat, seeing that I'll have to install Trolling valves on the motors to get it to troll at 2 mph, but it's not like it hasn't been done before.. Before I started salmon fishing we were nothing boat cruisers and well I want to keep my beautiful wife comfortable on the cruiser while we're up in the North Channel and other places as well....

If you have the two Chinese Kids help you with the Rod biulding, then they become Import assembeld rods and you can no longer call them American Made.. and You know those kids are going to cheapin it up somehow....

I have a question, when is Tony going to have his celebration 50% off sale on all rigger rods and his newly developed wire line rods...????