03-31-2003, 10:32 PM
[cool]Ya know, if I wasn't already sold on flotation fishing, I think your dissertation would convert me. I have also been chuckling over the foibles and follies of the boating fraternity on the Utah forum.
Hey, I have thoroughly enjoyed running and gunning for bass, trolling for a wide variety of species and just plain being able to fish far away from the marina on big lakes like Powell and the Gorge...activities available primarily to boaters. I have not owned a boat for over twenty five years, and I have never really suffered from not having one. I think my yearly fish count is as high as any boater I know...and I know my enjoys are higher. What isn't higher are the payments on my craft, licensing, insurance, fuel and maintenance.
And, as Mr. Scud so eloquently observed, all those nagging little problems of launching and trailering are pretty much non-existent. But, I'll tell ya, when Tube Babe wants ta go water skiin', that's where I draw the line. Got a hernia last time I tried to get her up on those skis.
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Hey, I have thoroughly enjoyed running and gunning for bass, trolling for a wide variety of species and just plain being able to fish far away from the marina on big lakes like Powell and the Gorge...activities available primarily to boaters. I have not owned a boat for over twenty five years, and I have never really suffered from not having one. I think my yearly fish count is as high as any boater I know...and I know my enjoys are higher. What isn't higher are the payments on my craft, licensing, insurance, fuel and maintenance.
And, as Mr. Scud so eloquently observed, all those nagging little problems of launching and trailering are pretty much non-existent. But, I'll tell ya, when Tube Babe wants ta go water skiin', that's where I draw the line. Got a hernia last time I tried to get her up on those skis.
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