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Location: Roscoe IL | Hi guys, this will be my first of many posts, Im originally from Wisconsin but live in northern illinois where my wife and I both work. Ive caught exactly 2 muskies in my life, both in hayward on round lake as a teenager, maybe a 30" and the "big one" was a 41" fish, I pretty much stopped doing any serious fishing around then as I had 2 other major hobbies (drag racing and chasing west central wisconsin whitetails, it would have been cheaper to have a drug addiction lol) .
Things are coming full circle in life, im 35 and have a young daughter, and i know that doing the kind of hunting I do, shes not going to be able to do it for another 12-15 years if shes ever interested in it, which brings me to fishing. Im not looking to drop a ton of cash in something, and I enjoy a project, I have zero issues building a motor, fabricating etc. Im thinking something in the 16-18' range would be a good all around boat for our garbage illinois lakes/rivers as well as trips up north. I believe i want a counsel boat, not a tiller, unless someone can tell me why a tiller is better (i realize much more casting space) Im feel like im looking towards something like a 60-90hp motor for the amount of money im looking to invest (say 5K not including any repairs or upgrades) Fitting those rough (and i realize vague) thoughts im open to suggestions. Im fully willing to have boat envy as I have a good friend with a place up by eagle river with a monster Recon with whatever the biggest E-rude they put on them is haha, but i have too many spendy hobbies to jump that far in on a boat, I still need to retool my my Rod and reel arsenal! But thats another post entirely.
Glad to be hear
-Adam. |
