......fire suit on so let me have it. I've been wanting a pontoon boat since the first day I moved out by the river. I finally saved enough and ordered it today. I'm looking forward to this more than anything, should be a lot of fun. I could be using it every day this summer. While I was in the store going over the details the Smith building my rifle informed me things were starting to move along nicely on my 338-06. Normally I'd be estatic and excited. However I must say the anticipation of getting on the river this year excites me more. This could be my best outdoor purchase ever. I'll get a lot more use out of this than any rifle I could ever own.  Don't get me wrong I like my rifles and hunting but fishing doesn't come around one season a year and all I have to do is grab my gear and go, no loading, no driving to the range or public land. However, for some reason, fishing doesn't make for good online chat. I wonder why that is?

You know, everything is relative.  Fishing in that thing would actually be exciting, but then again, I've spent a few winters in a bob house on Lake Winnapasaukee.  Staring at a hole in the ice is no fun, especially when you're not old enough to drink beer. 

rob : let me know how you like that new toy !!! like i said matt wants to get 1..

 the only thing wrong with fishing somtimes is when there is some hunting going on... in the spring you have steelhead and fishing out in the big lake , but its the same time as turkey hunting.. then some of the best walleye fishing is in the fall when you should be out chasing that big ol buck.. or little doe.... but if your like the kids with all that energy its hunt till noon then go fishing. thats when i have to get a cat nap in.. then its back out hunting till dark.

 you know if you get a shotgun you could go duck hunting while you are fishing !!!!

  have you ever seen babe winkelman stergun fishing out of 1 of those little boats???  that fish drug him all over that river....

Rob,  that little boat looks like it'll be a lot of fun.  Good excersize too.   Better not get your hook caught in a pontoon.  

As a kid I liked fishing.   Haven't really had an interest in it for the last few decades.  I've got rivers and lakes, lagoons and the ocean at my feet.  Maybe I should get a pole, a can of worms and a six-pack. 

Nice little boat when I'm on the river I'll watch out for you!

No Go for it you'll love it.

 I like to fish the best too!!!

Sort of with LAH45.

I love both, but a good days hunting beats a poor days fishing.  And a great day catching beats a lousy hunting day.  Having just got back from a week shark and 'cuda fishing in the Florida Keys--Fishing is pretty nice to me.  but turkey season opens in 12 days and I'll be there calling at daybreak, not casting a fly on the second Saturday of trout season.

The good thing about hunting is I can go hunting and not see a person except my buddies.  Fishing is like a zoo any longer.  Still July will find me trolling for muskies (and getting the deer rifle ready.

Sh*t, I need to quit my job not enough time to decide if I like hunting or fishing better!

Nice boat, I've used a Buck bag boat to fish larger streams, prefer a canoe for small lakes

BEAR

Rob;

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  I give the edge for fishing because of the unlimited opportunitys to do it.  The Missouri can be crowded but I can find a creek and fish by myself almost every time out. Another nice thing about fishing is it can get you to places far off the beaten path and let you see some really nice areas one might not otherwise be able to see. I'm really looking forward to floating the Dearborn this year, except for the headwaters it's pretty much surrounded by private lands. Thankfully our stream access laws allow us access to the waters. Most could never see this country if not by floating. The Dearborn starts in the Mtns, flows thru some plains and back thru the Mtns again. I can't wait, it should be a longer float season for this smaller river and I hope to get in several trips.

rob -

still got your canoe?

Fishing and hunting can be the same especially if anyone has ever fished for river steelhead. You have to almost stalk those fish and be quiet and unseen at the same time not to mention patience.

Gary

Rob,

  Sounds like you have a plan. I miss going up to Craig, and wetting a line on the fly rod. That is some beautiful country! When i make my first million, I am buying some land to build a cabin on in MT!

Hudge

I spend most weekends & any other time I can get away from work bass fishing. I go to several different form ponds, Watersheds & lakes in the central Kansas/Northern Oklahoma area. Depending on where I go, I use a fishing tube(my favorite) my two man boat or my aluminum fishing boat(but only in the bigger lakes). I still find time to shoot some blue rock with the family & friend's when they are around. Lately, I spend time with my hand gun's also. Quit that for several year's but the girlfriend like's it & the shotghun stuff so we do that when we can. It's hard to get her up at 4:30 a.m. on the weekend's to go fishing!