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Hi all, Went back to a trout and whitefish lake for the third time in the past couple of weeks. Thought I'd figured out that the whitefish bite early and the trout from around 9 am onwards. The whitefish were there but back to being aggressively curious but nothing else, mostly window shoppers, might be that when I did good on whitefish it was clear sky high pressure day as this last trip out was a warm, windy low pressure front day, any way, keeping track of weather conditions as I play around with the whitefish. The trout however turned on big time, managed to land three with a couple getting off and lots of chasers that didn't hit. By midday I was starting to pack up, again not bad for a four hour or so session. I decided to try for walleye before going home and got to another lake closer to home at around 3pm. Man had the wind picked up, but it was warm and because I wanted to hole hop for a better chance of a fish decided not to set the shelter up. The walleye gave me the run around, a couple of missed bites, a couple hooked but got off and landed a 19"er. All in all a fun day with plenty of action early on, slept well last night....lol.

with and without tracks

Just killing myself by browsing back through this, about 8 hours before Jen would turn 35 at 8 in the AM. Thanks to all for keeping me sane for almost 10 years and the same group of great guys I had up at my camp last week for allowing me to do my own thing each day ...while my brain continues to keep me awake a night!

Well, the Good, the Bad and Ugly. I had a 6x6 Bigfoot, complete with windshield, wipers, canvas top, outboard bracket and tracks and winch. The Ugly, Got it second hand with low hours and it needed a bit of TLC, mostly wiping out the inside from having been put away wet, the carb needed a rebuild, dirty gas and gum. Briggs & Stratton engine was a bit of a birch at times, the throttle mechanism didn't have an accelerator pump so you couldn't give it full gas and go, it would stutter a bit and then go. Once I figured that out, it was ok. It also needed 3 new axle bearings, easy enough to remove and replace, they are a common size. The Bad, well they can be a bit of a rough ride, you have to learn not to go over the rough ground at warp speed. Add a gel cushion and it's remarkably better. On flat ground they are fine. The Good, darn things near unstoppable unless you really want to bury it somewhere with a dead body in it, lol. With the standard width track I never got stuck either, it would pretty well float on the snow. For glare ice, there is a cleat kit for the tracks, gives more steering response. The newer ones have a lot of upgrades in steering, brakes, alternator output, etc. Why did I get rid of mine? They are not allowed on club ATV trails, they don't fall under the 4/6 wheel ATV bracket that the clubs pay landowner insurance for. Mine was plated/insured, etc and never had a problem driving down the side of the road to get onto Simcoe, local PD guys looked smiled and said carry on. If you go with tracks, remember it will effect trailer width, if you have an enclosed trailer, figure out how you're going to get out unless you want to climb over stuff.

She actually followed me, I saw her a couple hundred feet earlier and snapped this 2nd picture then I walked away and she went thru the trees and came out again and when I took the 1st picture she was only 50' away. Just a big ole friendly girl LOL

First off, There really isn't anything wrong with a Legend or a Tracker but you need to understand that they are entry level boats. Their fit and finish, components used and the motors they put on the package boats leave a lot to be desired. Once you adequately power the boat with the proper HP, you are not that far off in price from the better alternatives in there. It has been said before and I will echo it. Lund, Princecraft, Crestline or Alumacraft all make excellent boats. I am not sure about Alumacraft (because I have never really paid attention to them for sale on the used market) but the other 3 for sure hold their value.