"First let me say; "I've enjoyed looking at the many 'Older Bass Boats/Fishing Boats' under the topic, 'Show Your Ride'.
Living 15 miles from a lake with 250 miles of shoreline and 43,800 surface acres. Having plenty of time on my hands, and that fact that I've always wanted a Bass Boats. I thought to myself, "Well, now's my chance!"
Also being an ex-blue collar worker with just under 5 grand to spend, now that I'm retired, I started shopping around.
It didn't take long to get confused about what I thought I wanted. So many to chose from. Not to mentioned the junk that is available on the used-market. Who to trust and who not to trust.
Well, to make a long story short... I placed my trust in a Marina. They mainly sold new...top of the line watercraft. But there sat to the side, a one owner trade in from a fellow older than I who just took home the latest & greatest.
Was this my day or what? Who knows. All I can say is this old school 85 hp Evinrude, 4 cylinder, 2 stroke runs like a charm. The dealer had his crew go though a series of maintenance checks and tune-ups on the Old Evinrude, put in a new water pump and assured me that it was all the motor that I would ever need. Sitting under the engine was a "98 Laser Bass Boat. I bought it, took and had it wet-sanded down and re-gel coated, and I've been fishing for two months now. I've been having so much fun that I've decided that I'm going to have to get serious and learn how to catch the Large Mouth Bass like you guys. (Smile) Anyways... Great to see that I'm not the only one that has got the fishing bug!"
