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Here is a clean looking boat for cheap that won’t start. @RiverDave



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HST4ME said:
I was king of the river when I was 10 with a 12' mirrocraft and a 20 Merc. I guess times have changed.
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The amount of fun and lessons learned in an aluminum boat on Bull Shoals growing up,, don't even know where to start, but the scariest moment was being in the middle of the lake when lightning started hitting around us. We ran that boat 15' up onto the shore! I don't think my buddy even let off until he was running off the front of the boat behind me. 😂
 
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dread Pirate said:
The amount of fun and lessons learned in an aluminum boat on Bull Shoals growing up,, don't even know where to start, but the scariest moment was being in the middle of the lake when lightning started hitting around us. We ran that boat 15' up onto the shore! I don't think my buddy even let off until he was running off the front of the boat behind me. 😂
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That was the best boat I owned, the places I went and the good times I had in it. Finally wore it out five years ago and had to take it to the scrap yard.
 
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Flyinbowtie said:
Dave,

For what it is worth, I would jump at it. I know you know all of this, but I am gonna say it anyway.
Time flies, my friend. I mean it runs at the speed of "what the heck I am 65...what happened?"
Fishing...for you it won't just be about fishing. It'll be time with your son, which is absolutely priceless.
You, and him, together...a quiet lake, a small(er) boat, and time.
Start slow but set him up for some level of success. He needs to remember they call it "fishing" not "catching" for a reason..but let him get a taste of what it is like to get a fish on. So many lessons, so much good...do it.
Things are changing again in my world, but we hope to get down the central sierras again this summer to do some fishing I will have a small boat with me, and you would be welcome to come up and hang out...
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Growing up in Eastern Tennessee I had my times with fishing/hunting. Had a 17' fiberglass with a 40hp Evenrude on it that would handle some great water at Watts Bar Lake. On our hometown lake, Holiday Hills we had a tri hull with a 65 Evenrude and a fiberglass canoe. I grabbed a 7.5 hp (?) ER from the marina as it changed hands and slapped it on the canoe. That thing took me fishing in places no one else had gone...good times!
 
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dread Pirate said:
Halibut, rockfish, perch and sharks mostly. I caught a ray once. Hope to never have to deal with that again. There are dolphins that come into the bay along with an occasional pod of orca's.
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Takes a while to pull in a larger Mud Marlin. Its always when you have the light line setup in the water because Ray's can see extremely well. The challenge is getting them to the surface on that light line hence their nickname. Once in the boat they are difficult to deal with.
 
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OCMerrill said:
Takes a while to pull in a larger Mud Marlin. Its always when you have the light line setup in the water because Ray's can see extremely well. The challenge is getting them to the surface on that light line hence their nickname. Once in the boat they are difficult to deal with.
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It was on the first cast of a brand new carbon fiber rod my wife bought me. Broke the damn rod when I got it close to the surface.

I was thinking hell yeah! Brand new rod and I got a monster halibut! 🤣
 
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Dads .......Get Sons (and Daughters) A basic Rod and reel and a bobber , some worms , grubs or even a hot dog , then go to a pond , river or lake and quietly learn about the "bonding" and joy of learning to fish ......................
 
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Those SCB's are bada$$.... interesting their logo and branding...lines/star give a very DCB vibe... sick rigs!
 
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dread Pirate said:
It was on the first cast of a brand new carbon fiber rod my wife bought me. Broke the damn rod when I got it close to the surface.

I was thinking hell yeah! Brand new rod and I got a monster halibut! 🤣
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Well look at it this way...you caught a shark's cousin. 😁
 
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RiverDave said:
When it was called SCB it was a direct copy of the DCB logo.. which I guess is fine because the DCB logo was a direct copy of the PBR logo.. lol
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There’s a semi/equipment trailer company now that pretty much ripped off the M series logo too lol. Landoll? I think is the name.
 
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Ace in the Hole said:
@RiverDave didn't you do a lot of the aluminum work on the red PBR boat?
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I owned a business with a friend of mine called cutting edge marine, he did all the CNC work I did all the sales. I haven’t seen him in years, but he lurks on here. Hope he and his wife come out and see me after I get my new boat! lol
 
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If you got it, spend it, get it. That would definitely be balls to the wall running. I wonder how it is in a nasty chop. I'm about to buy a Skeeter WR 1910 for lake fishing. I was extremely impressed with how dry they are while handling a nasty chop.
 
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Tarpon Guy said:
If you got it, spend it, get it. That would definitely be balls to the wall running. I wonder how it is in a nasty chop. I'm about to buy a Skeeter WR 1910 for lake fishing. I was extremely impressed with how dry they are while handling a nasty chop.
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I have fond memories of a particular Skeeter bass boat that the owner gutted and no longer used for fishing. 😎 He was touching the century mark with a 2.5 liter Merc! One of the fastest boats I've ever been in, it was unbelievable!
 
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