Bought a 16.5' Bass Boat last weekend. First NEW boat in my life. It has 2 live-wells, rod lockers, a 70hp Merc, cup holders, seats and poles and not much else.
So far I purchased:
• 2 Locators - for front and bow by trolling motor
• Trolling motor and mounting brackets
• Dual Bank Charger
• Batteries
• Boat Bumpers
• Docking Lines
• Life Jackets - 2 Suspender types and jackets for guest and DNR wardens I may meet
•I am looking at Anchor winches, but may just do old school crank ups until a future season when I have more funds. I have spent a fortune. The MinnKota Deckhands are also WAY to big for the small triangle the Trolling motor is on in the bow. I might just put one in back so I can hit a switch and head to the front.
• I need anchors, looking at 17lb Navy Style cause, my old, beat up and broken back doesn't want to lift the 20+ pounders more than I have to.
•I am thinking of adding Live Well Timers so I don't have to run them constantly.
What else am I not thinking of? What do you guys recommend?
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Bought a Boat - What all do I need???
A pee can. laugh if you will. But when your manly men buds try to go over the side and dribble or worse on your new pride & joy, you won't like it. Any PLASTIC coffee can will do, I like an old cheap plastic pitcher. If women on board, spring for the genetically correct one, who hasn't had to leave early or given up a hotspot when Wifey had to go? This is a necessity but at least a cheapie. Great thread, owned some type of boat all my life but still learned stuff here...
May have been mentioned earlier but I didn’t read up thread.
”STORM SUIT”……no….not a rain suit….a Storm Suit!!!
I started fishing the Turtle Flambeau Flowage (TFF) 25+ years ago. The first thing I did was to go out and purchased a top of the line storm suit from Cabela’s…..I think the cost was just north of $400.00 or so back then.
By far, one of the best investments ever….ever! It stays in my boat at all times……I can’t even begin to tell ya how many times this precious gears has saved me. There aren’t too many things that rack up on top of the list than being able to crawl into your storm suit, staying warm a dry while the fish are jumping in the boat!
Enjoy the new rig……be safe and have fun!
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Regarding the tire iron, a 3 foot length of pipe to use as a breaker bar will help too. Although the lug nuts on the the wheels in use may not be too tough to get off, if your spare hasn't moved in a while, those may be a little sticky.
A grease gun/grease is a good idea, as is a spare set of bearings just in case.
A pee jug you can store out of sight is also nice.
Identify which fuse in your vehicle controls your trailer lights and get extras. Might as well carry some spare bulbs, or an actual whole light assembly. It's pretty amazing how many things you can hit with the lights. Having one available to swap out and some butt connectors is definitely preferable to driving without lights.
