J Francho

Your daughter should be fine, with some guidance. You're probably the best judge of what your son can handle. My nephew is very high functioning, holds a job, and can drive a car, and has been fine in a boat since he was 5-6 years old. My niece, not so much, though I depending on her mood, it might be a go. Never tried. Obviously your youngest daughter would need constant supervision. I had a rule: no kids on the decks without an adult. As always when taking kids, keep it short, expect to get zero fishing in, and make it fun. They probably only want to go on a boat ride, and see some nature.

Back in the 90s, I had a trailer wrecked at the launch while I was fishing. No note, nothing. Just a totaled trailer. Luckily, this was on the same lake my cottage was on, so I had to take the boat back to the dock, and walk a a couple miles to the truck and trailer. Never found out who did it.

Good to hear from you. Nice fish!

Navionics card is an upgrade to the base maps.

Try the Navionics site: https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@12&key=wsnxErqygS

Hairband on the rear grip.

Read the article linked above. 18 people that work Collierville, TN.

I'm a Humminbird user, but I'll try to answer some of these. That is the inland version. There's a coastal version as well, I think. Not alone, the options are dizzying. My must haves: GPS/Mapping and traditional sonar. DI/SI are nice to have, but you usually get at least DI when you add mapping. You can adjust the offset for high/low water conditions in the unit's settings. The X-models have no mapping features. I use a small 7ah battery, and it lasts fine for 10 hour trips using either my 5 or 7 GPS/DI/SI units. I imagine Lowrance would be similar. I use my 5 on my kayak more than the 7. Mapping, like said is an absolute must have. I drop way points for every fish I catch, any spots I want to mark, any submerged structure, etc. Once you fish an area a lot, those way points can start to tell a story.

Manufactured by Abu, sold in the US by Zebco. Pretty much bullet proof.

Just in time for the holidays. Sucks for those 18 people.

At the top of every page is a list of quick links. The third from left is Fishing Forums. Hover over that, last link is Flea Market. That place gets a ton of traffic from would be buyers.

Buy some of these. 1001 uses. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QQUAAMXQ0pNRv9~R/s-l300.jpg

How old are the kids? I've taken my boys out in bass boats since they could walk.

Try tossing a #20 black midge on a flippin' stick.

I like a spinnerbait for this situation.

Good grief!

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/winterize-boat-ethanol.html https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Winter_boat.html

I kill 'em on the goby. Rig on a DS.

I carry a set of drug store 2x readers when fishing. For sunglasses, I wear Maui Jim's.

Should have used the sarcasm font...:P

I use braid in weeds and fluoro or copoly near rocks, docks, and laydowns.

It is easier, but you still have to put in the hours. The discussions at the old timers session at the skate park often center around this, too. We didn't have YouTube to learn a trick, just B&W stills. Sometimes they would do a detailed sequence with instructions, but that was rare. It was best if you went out and skated with others, and learned from each other. I think that still rings true, even with fishing. I've seen some pretty good sticks come out of n00bs in the club I fished with.

An inflatable sounds like the best solution for you, given your constraints. I know there is a guy that lives in NYC, and transports his gear on the subway. He's totally portable.

Clean setup!

I have a 5 and a 7, and a Compass. I use the 5 more often than the 7. It's just less clutter for me. I opted for the arm from Yakattack. I keep the battery in a dry bag under the seat. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zzWV7q6/0/X2/i-zzWV7q6-X2.jpg