I've been thinking about buying a boat quite a bit lately. I love to fish but haven't been able to in a couple of years and I'd like to be able to when I have the time. I hate fishing from shore and with the limited fishing opportunities (lack of water) in Indiana I'm having a difficult time deciding if it's a wise decision. I'm not looking to spend thousands, mainly because I don't have the money. A dream boat would be a relatively deep V aluminum Lund capable of navigating a river and maybe putting in on Erie. Realistically I'm probably looking at a smaller V hull, I've got a 5hp motor that I left up in Canada a few years ago that I should be getting back in the next couple of months.
I live about ten minutes from Geist so that'd be a pretty easy and quick put in. I'm just not sure if there's enough quality fishing opportunities to justify the purchase. Any opinions? Any other small boat owners who can shed some light on decent spots I may not be aware of? I like fishing for bass but I don't care to eat them. I love eating crappie, walleye and bluegill but the eyes and gills have to be pretty decent size before I'll mess with cleaning them. Never been much on catfish (catching or eating) and I'll "fish" for carp as long as I can do it with my bow. Smallies are awesome to fish for and I'd love to be able to head up north for steelhead at some point (never caught one).
Thoughts?
I live about ten minutes from Geist so that'd be a pretty easy and quick put in. I'm just not sure if there's enough quality fishing opportunities to justify the purchase. Any opinions? Any other small boat owners who can shed some light on decent spots I may not be aware of? I like fishing for bass but I don't care to eat them. I love eating crappie, walleye and bluegill but the eyes and gills have to be pretty decent size before I'll mess with cleaning them. Never been much on catfish (catching or eating) and I'll "fish" for carp as long as I can do it with my bow. Smallies are awesome to fish for and I'd love to be able to head up north for steelhead at some point (never caught one).
Thoughts?