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[shocked] Hi everybody, I was just looking at different sites and came across this one and it seemed to be a pretty good forum and decided to hop on board. I would love to get into fishing heavy but i have a problem with my back and i am very limited in what i do. I do get around better than i used to because of a procedure called a Rhizodomy. It has helped a good bit. So now i would like to get a small used boat and start doing some lake fishing. So if anybody knows of any boats let me know so i get the grandson and away we go. Thanks, RBW842
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welcome to the site RBW... Im going to move this post over to the freshwater forum ... maybe some anglers there can help you out with a boat and fishing tips...

MacFly [cool]
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Welcome to the site. As a grampa myelf, nothings better than taking the grandkids out. As far as a boat, I'm parcial to Lund. They seem to give me more for the money. Get youself a good seat, so your back doesn't become an issue. When you get going, let us know what fish your after and we'll throw our 2cts in. []
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Welcome to the site!
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LOL, you Northerners and those Lunds. Just pickin' on you Greg.

Lund actually makes a pretty good boat. Who was it that made those popular, Al Linder I think? I remember when the In Fisherman was the only cool fishing show on TV. [cool]

I personally think, more so important than the brand boat you buy, is going to be the type of fishing chair you have. You need to spend the extra change on a very nice, high back chair. It will make a huge difference. Keep crap out of your pockets, especially your back pockets, like your wallet for instance; and that will also keep the fatigue down to a minimum.

Next, instead of your standard run of the mill aluminum boat or what ever, try to find the widest boat you can, something like a fiberglass skiff. Carolina Skiff makes a really nice one, and they won't break the bank, even with 4 stroke power. Flat bottom and wide means it's not going to rock you to death. It will be easy for you to take a leak off the side of the boat, walk around, and what ever else you need to do. You can get a flat bottom skiff with a decent bow entry, which will aid in the boats ability to slice through wake, but it will still draft shallow enough (8") to bream fish in. The weight of the fiberglass will also help to deaden the beating from the wake. (i'm assuming you're fishing only in freshwater) Nothing is cooler than rolling up to a 15' john boat, in 12" of water, in an 18' fiberglass skiff with a bream pole in hand. the first question always is, "how the hell are you able to get in here with that big thing?" Priceless.

The flip side is, if you are near saltwater, you can safely run 3-5 miles out on a flat day. Troll or bottom fish if you so desire. There really isn't a better do-all boat.
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