Be aware! I have received two emails from what looked like an official Amazon site. Telling me it was time to renew my Prime account, but the credit card on file had expired and I needed to fill in a new card number.
Only problem with this is that my credit cards have not expired and.....I don't have an Amazon Prime account!

Usual baits for these lakes are swimbaits like flukes, crankbaits and drop-shot or shakyhead plastic worm, in a green pumpkin color fished slow along the banks. Try some dark jigs or chatterbait on bottom. Also topwater early or just before dark. Lanier can be as fickle as Lake Allatoona where I frequently fish. Trick is finding them! Good luck and tight lines.

One Thing you shouldn't EVER say!!!!

"No Occifer...I only had six twopacks!!

Damn RJ..I'll bet when you decided to take that course you thought you were going to get yourself A. B.igger Manhood!!

Remember the better you sand it smooth...the smoother it will finish out. Keep up the good work. Looks great so far.

Fredfish is right. Even big crappies will bust it. I caught two bass at one time on a broken back rapala!

You need a light sanding between coats. It helps the next coat bond. And takes out any small ridges.

Mine was a Procraft 1989. exact same color....ugly!

OK a Procraft! My first one was a Procraft. I' ll see if I can find the pix...Stand by.

I have since put in new seats and applied decals on the motor.

Nope, painted it with Rusto-Pro.

Ronnie; I restored two bass boats using Rustoleum Pro. It is designed to be used on heavy equipment that stays outside fulltime! It, however does not contain any mildew/mold inhibitors so you cannot keep it in the water full time. But if you trailer your boat and keep it in the garage, it will work just fine. And at 30+/- bucks a gallon it is far less expensive than marine paint at $32 a quart! The method I used was I applied it with a fine roller and "tipped" it with a wet brush. It lays down very nicely and very few marks are visible. Sand lightly between 3 coats and you have a beautiful product. I am attaching original pix of the latest one, which was done about 7 years ago and still looks great! Before and after. Good luck Brother! I spent a whole winter in my garage but it was worth it. By the way the metalflake green was the original paint that I sanded off the gelcoat with very fine sandpaper and then applied rustoleum spar varnish.

I concur with everyone. St. Croix is great! I broke the tip on my 2 pc.. Called SC and received good advice. Fellow told me they would replace it. One option was to mail it to them and the other was to order a new top half. It turned out to be cheaper to buy the new half in lieu of the shipping expenses for returns. About twenty five bucks and I was back in business. Love my SC rod!

Up to about 1 1\2 to 2 pounds. Fight like crazy and very slimey. One hit my Bass crankbait and as I was trying to unhook him he slipped out of my left hand and on his way down, impaled two hooks in my right hand index finger. Barbs were buried. My Buddy took one look and said I was on my own! I Just backed em out with a pair of needle nosed pliars. I cannot lie....I wimpered a bit!..needed a little "brown water" to take the edge off.

Thanks Guys, and you're right Sinker it was a chain pickerel. Don't have pike in Fla.