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Bass Boats? - Frosty - 04-04-2011
Question, they say if I want to join bass fishing Boksburg it is esential to have a boat. Now I want to know will a rubber duck be right to start of with.
And what does bass boats go for?
Heine
- Bergie - 04-04-2011
Hennie, some angling (Bass) clubs ONLY require you to have a "proper" bass boat, ie fibreglass with all the bells and whistles :blue-shock: ......Me , in the clubs i've been chairman of over the years, whether you walked the bank owned a pontoon or owned a rubber duck 'WELCOME BOET'.......(and your unit must naturally have all the relevant COF's etc that is now required)..............some guy's reckon a rubber duck is not adequate....man I've seen some rubber ducks fitted out better than any fibreglass bass boats that you could buy.....If your happy with a rubber duck ...go for it and enjoy the experience....Nothing wrong with it....Lighter on fuel as well!!!....
My 2c worth..... :blue-biggrin:
RE - Frosty - 04-04-2011
Yes that was my thaughts as well, then I will get the rubber duck and get into the whole experiance and if it bites me I will take it from there. Thanks for ur 2c, lol.
Regards
Heine
Re: Bass Boats? - robfisher - 04-04-2011
Frosty Wrote:And what does bass boats go for?
Hi Heine,
Bass boats start around the R50,000 mark all the way up to R700,000.
- Plaasdam - 04-04-2011
Hi Frosty, I started with a duck,not worth it.....
If you are new to the sport,and want to buy a boat,start off with something like a splash bass or a dragonfly or even a small cathederal hull bass boat.
They are at least suitable for bass fishing.
You can always upgrade from there,or if you dont like fishing,put it back in the market,as there is always a market for small bass boats.
my 2c
RE - Frosty - 04-04-2011
Yes I have done a little bit of bass fishing, and it is definatley something that I can see my family and me doing?
And I think if I am going to do it I am going to do it well. Will just have to take it slow and save.
So I am then rather gonna save the money and get the right thing.
This site is brilliant, so are all the people.
Keep the tips coming
- SG - 04-04-2011
Hi Frosty,
I had a splash bass but found it to be very low in the water. Depending on if you and the person you fish with are large chappies or twiggies it will have an affect getting water into the front of the boat in a choppy dam. Remember you normally sit in the front on a bass boat using the trolling motor.
I personally would look at getting a boat (slightly higher) that you could fish in a bit of a choppy dam. We don't always have fab weather to fish in.
Welcome and enjoy - it's a great sport / hobby.
Geez I would say bass fishing as a hobby could give the wife a run for position as to who spends the most !! ouch !!
- Plaasdam - 04-04-2011
Cool, so my school fee are at least paying of. lol :blue-badgrin:
When are you in Cape town?
- Shannon - 04-04-2011
Frosty you can catch a bass off anything that floats, but that being said, you generally loose a lot of money when you change boats.
It's very difficult to fit a trolling motor on the bow of a Duck and that is probably one of the biggest negatives for me.
They are comfortable to fish off, very stable and generally pretty light so engine power and tow vehicle aren't a huge cost, but they are high maintenance, have very small decks for their size and don't have much hatch space. And they normally don't have livewells so you can't fish comps.
If you are wanting to concentrate on Bass fishing get a bass boat, if you want to just fish, ski, dive and just mess around on the water then a Duck is a good choice.
- Navrik - 04-04-2011
Or if you are handy you can always build a boat from scratch like Shannon did. :blue-biggrin:
Shannon and our local builder in Cape Town Plasticman are both my heroes for what Shannon has achieved and what Plasticman is about to achieve. I popped in last week and the carbon fibre work on PM's rig is looking very impressive.
Shannon I am praying that you get a sponsor (or a serious cash injection) soon to help you with a permanent motor for your boat :blue-cool:
- Navrik - 04-04-2011
I currently own a Splash Bass and I can recommend it as a starting out rig.
On days when it was uncomfortable for me it was generally pretty uncomfortable for the other bigger boats around us as well.
I will upgrade somewhere in the future but after a year fishing off the Splash I am still very happy with it. The two biggest pluses are that it is very economical to run and you don't need a serious towing vehicle. We have even managed to get into the winnings in a local comp so it does the job.
I often fish with my wife and 2 daughters on it as well.
The costs escalate very quickly with a larger rig.
- Shannon - 04-05-2011
Thanks for comments Robert, much appreciated :blue-biggrin:
I'm doing lots of praying at the moment too Robert
Frosty as Robert says although the Splash is a small boat it is still a proper bass boat and will be the cheapest way of getting onto a bass rig.
The other option you have is to get a speed boat like a Mini Raven or Mini Xtski and convert it into a bass boat, but that takes a lot of time and isn't that cheap either especially if you do it properly.
- Bassassin - 04-05-2011
Frosty I haven't owned a rubber duck but have fished on pretty much everything else, including from a canoe for many years. My first real boat was a Scimitar 17 foot ski boat, to which I had added a bow mounted trolling motor and a very basic sonar. I also cut a platform from marine ply which I carpeted, it was easy to remove the bow seats and put the platform in when fishing and just as easy to take it out and replace the seats when going out with the familly. It was a very lekker fishing platform and was also a perfect skiing craft, my kids never forgave me for trading it in on a bass boat, I think I paid R30K for the boat with a 115 Mercury, I found it on Gumtree.
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- Plaasdam - 04-05-2011
Chris! dont forget the bullet? :blue-badgrin: :blue-badgrin: :blue-badgrin:
Sorry,just had to.... :blue-cool:
- Bergie - 04-05-2011
Hey Chris...should have keep the set boet.....would look lekker on the ranger :blue-rolleyes: :blue-lol: :blue-lol: