Nitrofreak

BB50, we would love to have you and your family there as well, it will be in the fall of 2013, you have plenty of time to make plans, cast your vote and try to get it in your area, the most votes for a location listed will be where the next one will happen. We on the other hand do not have as much time, any reservations that must be made ahead of time must be made at least 3 months in advance, so knowing where the next one is going to be is important, please make sure you cast your vote and we hope to see you there !!! Zoff, thanx for the vote !!! I have not voted yet, the reason being is in the event of a tie, I will cast my vote as well at that time, I will put the tieing places in a drawing and draw one from random, so as you stated I am coming as well no matter where it ends up, I look forward to seeing you again soon !! As of now we are in a 4 way tie, Potomac, Chick River, SML, and Claytor, all of them are great choices and we are looking forward to seeing where this will finally end up.

X2 Jerkbaits work really well, the other things I like are hair jigs, hair jigs work really well for colder water, but they still have a great effect on getting fish to react on those stubborn frontal conditions. Another trick I like is throwing french fries with a small nail in the tail end of them when fish are suspended as you stated.

Alright !!!!! JSPOON don't forget to head over to the "Location for 2013 meet and greet" thread and cast your vote or vote's, you are able to cast more than one vote for where you would like to have it so we can have a record of the vote's please. I hope you and Eddie are able to join us this time !!!

I agree here too. Boat #1 I would not even enquire about, even if there were no issues, if you have ever fished from a V-hull you would not care for it as much after fishing from a platform flat bottom or even a glasser, but that is just my honest opinion, no matter the shape of everything, good or bad, not saying they are bad to have, just the one my daughter has is a 14' king fisher V-hull and after spending some time in that one, wide flat bottoms are the way to go, at least for me, the wider the better, so if you are thinking about aluminum boats, I would suggest looking into wide flat bottom boats, one other thing I noticed is there is no drain that I can see in the boat for water to drain into the hull area, a drain and a builge pump would have to be installed, I see no access to the hull to bail water should there need be. Boat #2 I would say it looks to be taken care of but pictures do not do boats any justice, nothing beats looking at them in person, if the waters you plan on fishing allow good use of a glasser then I would have to think about this one as a possibility, especially if you are planning on expanding your water usage to larger bodies of water, one thing to keep in mind is the cost of owning a glasser, maintaining a glasser is a little more costly than a wide flat bottom, things like taxes etc... may have to be a factor as well, but the glasser is much more stable under conditions the flat bottom would be questionable in. No matter what you decide make sure you have a reputable shop look everything over for you and also make sure you have the owner take you for a ride, don't buy it if the owner declines you for one or both, if at all possible fish from the boat for a few hours, that will most definately help you with a decision. Good luck and be safe !!!

5 votes so far showing 5 different bodies of water, Potomac, Chick River, Claytor, Occoquan Res. @ Fountainhead, and Gaston, Sounds like some pretty good choices so far, we are looking forward to seeing where this thing is going to end up. Every part of the state is represented so far from North to South, so make sure you get your votes in everybody !!!!

We look forward to having you there as well, don't forget to cast your vote for where you would like it to be !!!!

I am in total agreement with the way these posts are going, it sounds like some sort of fuel issue for sure, one thing I have not seen mentioned or I may have read over it. Make sure you check the quick connect at the engine base where the fuel line comes to the engine's base. They have "O"-rings in there that can allow air to be sucked in while trying to start, or while cranking, once the "O"-rings get bad enough they will start causing running issues as well. If the system is old I would suggest replacing the entire fuel line anyway, the last thing you want is to be out on the water somewhere broke because of something as simple as a fuel line.

Just kidding, goodness sake, I didn't mean to make you cry... I tell you what I will do, I will be the director and camera man to help you get started, I shall hire a stunt person to fill in for those really tough casting shots for ya, im thinkin...Sarah Evans in Daisy Duke shorts and a plad shirt tied up short for your stunt double... Oh sorry !!!, now where was I ??? OH YEA !!! stunt double, I will see what I can do LOL !!

Wow Zoff you have a good looking place there big guy!!! Must have a heck of a mower too lol !! Umm as far as soon I wouln't mind coming with the camper but we normally put it away after the holloween weekend, so I was thinking spring, but I guess we could do like a weekend thing for those who would be interested sometime soon if you would be interested.

Sam, the only places I have found so far that have boats to rent are on the Potomac, the Chick and on the Occoquan, I do not remember which one though, either fountainhead or Sandy run. all of the camping areas have campsites and cabins at their state parks, at least the ones I have found for the bodies of water so far that are listed. There would be an overwhelming pile of info to type down for all of the waters mentioned so far, that is the reason for getting it down to the top 5 and then I will get the info out there so we can all make an informed decision as to where we would like the next one to be. As for areas around C-ville, yes there is one right behind the airport but the name gets away from me at this moment, not too sure what they have to offer either at this time, i have a couple friends that tell me it's a good place to fish. We are happy to hear you had a great time Sam, that was the main goal, hopefully we can get more family envolvement and have some more fun as a complete family unit in the future. To all: Please cast your vote, we have made the poll so that you can vote on a couple of different areas you would be willing to travel to.

LMFAO !!!!!!!!!!!!

UUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH...I .....UUUUUUUHHHHHHHH.... Geeze, How do I put this?????? OH HE## NO !!!

I love to sit and watch my wife and daughter fish when I am not on the front of the boat, the jon boat allows me to do that because I am in the back, usually I have a difficult time keeping up with the boat and fishing if it's breezy, so I get frustrated and watch the girls. Whisker fishing Zoffs pond or fishing the river is something I would really enjoy watching them do, I would enjoy the company as well, maybe that's what we need to do, just sit back in the chairs and watch the girls have some fun. Zoff, were you talking about whisker fishing your pond or the river?

Sounds like you are having fun with this to me anyway LOL !!! One would think that if he really pushed his political views there would be a message at the end of that video..." I'm Glenn May and I approve this video"...hhmmm maybe we need to work on that. Also think it's a great video, Thanx Glenn !!

hhhhhmmmmm sounds like a lot of fun too me !!! I have yet to catch a smallie, don't really care for whisker fishing, the girls like it though, so they may enjoy it, I will just enjoy watching them with a few cold ones lol.

Here are all of the areas we have, What we would like to do is find out where we have the most interest and get the list down to a top 5, out of that top 5 your vote will determine where the next meet and greet will be. All of the campgrounds I have spoken with so far have all said they are usually booked 1 to 3 months in advance, so the sooner the better, that way we can have all of the most important information available posted for each. Please keep this post for votes only, any questions, please ask them in the "Va. meet and greet 2013" thread or send Zoff or myself a PM. 1) Potomac, near Mattawomen 2) Chick river 3) Lake Moomaw 4) Briary Creek 5) Claytor Lake 6) Leesville Lake 7) Occoquan Reservoir, Sandy run or Fountainhead 8) Smith Mountain Lake 9) Kerr Lake (Buggs Island) 10) Lake Gaston 11) Philpott Lake

OK, I am finding a ton of camping everywhere I look for bodies of water in the old Dominion and we have got some really good feedback from Traveler for the Potomac. What I would like to do is eliminate some of these areas for lack of interest. Zoff, would it be ok with you if I create a post for bodies of water that has State parks, Camping, etc...and see what kind of interest we can attract? It's gonna take a couple of days to get it all right.

PARTY AT ZOFFS PLACE !!!!! WWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!! You buying the beer too?....I will take two cases of Budweiser please. What a great offer Zoff, thank you very much, now you say it's right on the river, how good is the river to fish and is there a boat launch near, is it good smallie fishing or is it pot luck where we can catch anything, what about glass boats vs jon boats is it safe for both? Are you sure your wife will allow you to do this, cause I don't think you want to see the morning after LOL !!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH !!!! DADDY LIKES !!!! LOL !!! That sounds very interesting, can't wait to give that a try.

X2 on both parts, look close and make sure it is Marine Rated, I use super tech it's half the price of Quicksilver and Johnson/rude even in bulk. Sloan, you don't need stabil if you add seafoam, it does the same job, pretty good stuff !!

Thanx buddy !!! I will get to work on the rest of it as well.

You have a State park close by that you would recomend for the Potomac?

I look forward to it, I teach Diesel technology on Wednesday nights 6:30 to 9:30 other than that I should be able to take any calls.

Absolutley Traveler we can do that for sure, I will get in touch with Zoff and gather all of the state parks info and move from there.

So, so far it's the Potomac and the Chick everyone is thinking, is that correct? I know if we do something at Briery, I am still getting mixed thoughts about that one because of all the prickly things in the water there, could we have everyones thoughts on that too please?