evolution

so as we progressed in skill soon bank fishing lost its allure, actually i don't think it ever had any but being somewhat monetarily challenged  boats were kinda out. but as our infatuation grew so did our ingenuity! soon we had a old 14ft hobie cat that the mast had broken off of and it became a makeshift pontoon boat for the lake. we got a lot of strange looks but then being hawaii there really were no real bass boats at the time and most people fished out of any salt water or makeshift vessel they could launch. the early days of paddling that thing around  sure gave us some serious arms! eventually we progressed to an electric trolling motor and from there to a beater outboard. a lot of great memories on that boat, some not so great like the freezing cold nights trapped on the lake in the rain hahaha night fishing hasn't ever really worked out for us. soon the hobie had had its life and modifications run their course, switched to a sevlor raft for awhile , kinda scary to be in something that can puncture when you've got all those sharp hooks around. from there to a fiberglass game fisher and that died on a highway one day in a high wind.  got a 12ft topper from tracker one day from oregon and it worked great but the call of the bass boat was soooo strong!!!! i finally bought one online from oregon and shipped it over, what an nightmare that was logistically . it was and still is a great ONE person craft for the lake with  the way its setup with a small casting deck and foot pedal trolling motor,5 horse honda 4 stroke. but like i said as perfect and compact as it was it had its drawback, it was on my racks on my truck and took time to load and unload and haul to and from the water. still have it and its a backup for the times when the lake is to low to trailer launch. apparently i hadn't learned my lesson because i got another boat online and it was a real bass boat an 18ft tracker fiberglass limited  edition with a 150 blackmax mercury on it. again a total nightmare to get here and register. trailing those big boats is a nightmare! i really don't know how you mainland guys do it, although i do know theres a lot more room on roads and in parking areas that in our state. had to give it up to my lifelong friend who moved with it to kaui and there it is, i guess affectionally called the cadillac by  the other bass club guys hahaha. i was fortunate enough to come by another boat soon after that fit my garage and lifestyle perfectly.  its a aluminum tracker pro165, 25hp merc on it and its just right for our little lake. i think I'm gonna stick with this boat awhile, like any boat I've already thrown a bunch of money and time at it and still have a lot more to go but its already made some great memories and i hope it makes some more!