cjrat33

Hello all, I am about to purchase a new boat! It is exciting, but scary. I have not ridden in a lot of new boats so would like some advice from you all. My boat will either be new or less than 3 years old. I currently have a 2000 18 ft nitro. I am interested in getting a 19 possibly 20 ft boat if I can afford it. My question is, which boat brand do you prefer and why? Right now I am leaning towards nitro or triton but open to all options. I recently rode in a Phoenix boat that was new and did not enjoy the ride at all. Maybe someone can change my mind.

Hello bass world, I just installed some new black lights on my boat and wanting to dive into the world of night fishing. I have only been bass fishing for a year but have already accumulated more tackle than I could ever use. I am about to make a run to my local tackle shop. I was wondering what baits and colors are a must have for fishing at night? Also would like any other advice that you all would like to give me about fishing at night because this is all new to me. Thanks!!

So do you think I am fine to tie on my texas rigged worms straight to 30 lb braid? Darren, I want to thank you so much for letting me know of another knot! This was my first experience with braid and after 4 times on the lake, I love the feel of it. It was just the aggravation of tying on a leader that made me against it at first. After learning the alberto knot, I will never, not have a leader on. I even took one rod without a leader to practice tying on the water, and I did it with ease. June will make me a full year fishing for bass on lakes, so I still have a lot to learn. Thanks sooooo much!

Thanks so much for all the replies so far. So far on my spinning reels I have 30 pound braid. I loved the point about a leader being easier to break when I get hung up. Most lakes here in Southwest Virginia have very little water clarity. I fished a lake last weekend that might have had 1 ft visibility. I am just experimenting with it for now. Just hate being able to tie that not with ease in the house but not on the boat.

So, I just converted a couple of my spinning reels to braid. Originally I had tied on a FC leader with an FG knot. After a few days of intense fishing I noticed my leader was awfully short. I then cut the leader off while on the boat and could not get the knot tied back while on the water. I continued fishing the rest of the day that day and the next with straight braid. I noticed it did not effect the number of bass I put in the boat. My question is: Where do you all stand on using a leader? As hard as an FG knot is to tie, I would rather not have to worry about retying and use straight braid, as it did not effect my fishing. I was mostly fishing jigs and texas rigs on this set up so I know the bass was looking at my line.