Thanks. We always wear life jackets. To many good swimmers drown in certain situations.
Hello everyone-My husband and I are now retired and I have always wanted to learn to fish. We just recently purchased an older used Alumacraft 16ft v-bottom boat with 30 hp and trolling motor. We live in Central Illinois and are looking for lakes to fish within Illinois to start. We have tinkered with shore fishing when our Boys were little and seemed to have pretty good luck catching little panfish. Since getting the boat we have gone out twice with absolutely no luck catching anything. What are ways to learn proper bait and gear to use? Books, videos, etc. I have a feeling we are doing something totally wrong. I need to start catching fish to justify getting the boat😊 Any ideas? Thanks