I usually scale and leave the skin on when fileting. Fillets do not shrink as much when prepared and I believe they taste better as well.
Drill and hole hop until you can locate a school. Keep your bait slightly above the fish and jig slowly.
Buy some worm bedding. Follow the directions and store your container in a cool spot.
I found that if you don't fully remove the seal under the cover on leave it partially attached to the container, that they do not leak. If put in a larger container, you can buy the Gulp Renew in 8 ounce bottles and cover your baits.
Memorial Day weekend I was fishing on Beaver Dam lake here in Wisconsin. I came very close to hitting a kayak. It was army green and the owner was wearing camo. I urge all kayakers to make themselves as visable as possible. This was a 10 footer that rode very close to the water. I suggested to him that brighter clothing and maybe a bike flag would help, especially on a busy boating weekend. He flipped me off and went on his way.
I keep a cooler in my boat. I place a 10 pound bag of ice left in the bag in the bottom and throw my catch in the cooler as they are caught. Fish stay firm and cold until I get home and filet them. This year I am going to start bleeding them as well.
Stay away from Cabelas or Bass Pro banded rods and reels. If you shop there, stick to name brand equipment.
I live in southeastern Wisconsin. The lakes here are mostly stained, so I usually do not use a leader with my Power Pro moss green line. I do however use a fluoro leader in clear waters when I fish them. When fishing musky in northern Wisconsin, I use a 100 test premade 18# fluoro leader with a swivel as most of our northern lakes have clearer waters.
Truck stops with washing facilities can do an acid wash like they do on aluminum trailers. Won't hurt the boat and the staining will be gone without any elbow grease. Some camping centers also have acid wash stations. As long as this boat was in fresh water there should be no problems.
Spinner baits like Mepps or Aglia spinners work well, as do spoon lures. When pike are finicky I fish suckers or large shiners.
Have caught both saugers and saugeye on the Wisconsin River. Usually they are somewhat shorter than walleyes.
We've used Tadpoles trolling for walleye and white bass and crawler harnesses. Different weights allow for varying depths. We don't use them with trolling boards, just directly behind the boat.
Most of the Musky Innovations lures will work well.
I fish raw shrimp out of the package for Catfish. I double hook it on a 5/0 circle hook. I have very good results. If that fails, I bait up with raw chicken breast or nightcrawlers.
I use chunked hot dogs marinated in red kool-aid and anise oil. Before marination, I soak my chunked hot dogs in salt brine to toughen them up.