Hey girls, it seems that some of the wonderful people on TFF have chipped in and I am going to get a boat for the first time in my life. http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbt...boa#Post2798096

I am real excited. So it is a 12ft 1964 Arkansas Traveler. So I am going to be hopefully catching a whole lot more fish. I am so overwhelmed at the thoughtfulness of TFF folks. Anyway maybe some women will come on this board eventually and live in my area, and want to tag along with me and fish a bit. I imagine it will just be one person at a time, since the boat is 12ft with two seats. But still, if someone comes to my area and wants to fish, it can happen. The boat needs a lot of work, but it should be able to hit the water before too long. I will be using a trolling motor only, but that doesn't bother me. Maybe my daughter will actually fish with me now since I will have a boat. Right now it is parked at Badassbait's house. The tires are gonna have to be replaced before I can take it home. My brother is going to be able to get me a wholesale discount on them. He thinks about 40 bucks a piece. Anyway, if you want to see progress on the boat, you can view that thread and see pics of it and all. Hopefully soon I will be showing you some bigger fish in my pictures that I post, with the help of a boat.

Oh I forgot to say more about my daughter. When last fall rolled around she decided she didn't want to fish anymore. Before that she went fishing a lot with her brother and I. My son is 15. Anyway the last two times she went fishing, she talked on the cell phone the entire time, and didn't really fish. I even baited her line for her, she just held the rod, and talked on the phone. The very last time we were at the spillway, she stayed in the truck and never did fish. I am hoping when she is about 23 or so she will come back to fishing, if not sooner. She used to sit on the chair, or wander around while my son and I worked our rears off trying to find out what the fish wanted. When she saw us finally catching them, she would mosey on down, ask what we were using, and then start catching. A lot of times she would even get a bigger fish than us, as she gleaned from all our hard work. It was funny, and we used to kid her about it. Now she won't even do that. For you ladies who have daughters around this age, and older, when do they come back to fishing? I don't push anymore. I just ask her if she wants to go, she says no, I go. My son will go with my most of the time, but not every time. It is more of an obsession for me, than him. Anyway I hope to hear some good news about this from some of you who have been there. Right now my daughter's friends are more important than family, sadly.

Congratulations on your boat. You will love being on the water. I've had my boat for 11 yrs and it has brought me so much joy.

There are no kinder, caring people than fishermen.

Can't help you with your daughter, I have 2 sons who hunt and fish, even sometimes with their Mom. They are 33 and 35.

Thanks, I cannot wait to get it ready for the water. I agree with you on the statement about anglers! Well maybe somebody else can help then with the question about my daughter. I truly believe she will eventually get back into it. Having the boat may just be the incentive she needs. My son is more than ready to join me out on the water.

If your only going to use a t motor on your boat your going to have to install a stationary "Tiller" on the back of the boat so you can control the direction you want to move in. I'm sure Mike can help you with that as its not a big project at all. Just my 2 cents worth.

kelkay.
congrats on the boat!! that's way cool.

i have two daughters one is 18 and currently at the naval boot camp!
my youngest is 16.

both always liked going out with me on the boat, but neither really liked to fish. they just liked riding around and being with me (yes, they liked going fast too). my youngest always tried, but gave up soon if they didn't bite right away.
perhaps your daughter will do the same. just being with you on the boat is a blessing, it is to me anyway.
eventually she may or may not get into the fishing part. Just enjoy the time out with her as i have with my kiddo's.
now that you have a boat, she won't be able to stay in the truck..lol

good luck and catch alot of fishies. or atleast have fun trying!

steve.

Congrats on the boat Kelkay. We have a daughter and she too didn't do a whole lot of fishing in her teens. It's been pretty much since graduation that she has taken a deeper interest in the fishing again. Now she's 26 and has 2 boys and fishing is one of her favorite outdoor sports. We even take them out on the crappie barge here on Lewisville every chance we get. Her and the hubby take them out on Ray Hubbard. I sure wish you and I lived closer to each other cuz I would certainly love to go fishing with you.

look at getting them envolved in a jr bass club, we currently have 5 girls fishing with us at this time in our jr club, as a matter of fact they run the club, one is pres and the other sec/tres....pm me for more info if your interested in clubs in your area

Well after careful consideration we came to the conclusion a trolling motor in the front would be hard to control. Plus a deck would need to be installed to attach it. So it looks like I will get a transom mount tm instead. Late4Lake said I can sell the other one, I have no idea what the one he gave me is worth though. He said he has an almost new transom tm to get to me.

Thanks Steve. She said she would probably go with me on the boat.

Thanks for giving me a bit of hope. Yes I know if we lived closer you and I would do some fishing together, I have no doubt of that. I would love to fish with you sometime too.

I don't think my son would be interested. I know my daughter would not. She is too busy with her little circle of friends to care about much else. You know how they are once they are a senior. She will be 18 before I know it. Seems like I just had her, now she is almost grown.

that's a good start!!

Wow congrats KelKay!!!

As for your daughter I understand where you are coming from. I have a 15 year old little girl who seems very similar to your daughter (who knows, they could be in the same circle of friends!!!haha). She used to fish with me but nowadays she is much more interested in her MySpace account and her cell phone then just about anything else. Sometimes I wonder if it was a mistake that I got her a cell phone!

I think it is just the age that they are at. I am just going to keep my chin up and whenever she is ready to come back to the waters she will know that I will be there.

But hey, you got a boat right?!?!!?

Well I bought it, but cannot use it yet. (with very kind donations that is) The trailer is not usable we just found out ,not without a lot of work. I may end up as cheap to just find a good used boat trailer...I hate to do that...but it may be better in the long run. The other trailer would need a hub kit for both wheels, and they need knew wheels etc... I had planned on picking up the new tires yesterday, when Badassbaits told me the bad news about trying to get the wheels off. (it was sitting for eleven years) Oh well, stuff er..well, it happens. I hope to soon have a fishable boat and trailer...I cannot wait.

I have two daughters, 35 and 31. The youngest never did take to out door activities very much. The oldest would out fish me when we lived on Caddo and were fishing for blue gill. I mean we could be using identical out fits and fish from the same side of the boat and she would beat me every time. When they discovered boys that was the last of the fishing for a while. The oldest one married a fisherman and they live ten minutes from Tawakoni. She loves to fish with her husband now and her daughter (age 8) is just like she used to be at that age.
Don't worry too much if your kids don't share your enthusiasm for fishing. They will come around eventually.

Thanks for your experience on this. Yes, my daughter has discovered boys like you said. She just got another boyfriend. My son is 15, and still likes to fish, just not as much as me. I am hoping she will come back to fishing after her little phase is over...well let's hope so.

here are some pics of kelkay's boat after I washed it, cleaned up pretty good, unfortunately the wheel seems to be a problem, as you can see the threads are stripped on the lug bolts that I could remove, there is quite a bit of rust eventually got them all off one side, but could only remove one on other side before impact socket broke.

Okay you guys can stop looking at Craigslist, and the local papers etc...I am getting a new boat trailer from Northern Tools. (thanks to a wonderful TFF anonymous donor...who wishes to remain anonymous) It will take several days to come in....but I should probably have it in less than two weeks. This is just thrilling and I should be on the water soon. I am not sure if Mike posted the link to it on here, but that is the one I am gonna be getting. Thank you all for your help in this endeavor. I am sure his wife is ready for me to get that boat outta their yard!

YOU GO GIRL... How cool is that? Your own boat! You gotta start somewhere, set your mind to it, and you can make your dreams come true. I have a daughter that just turned 19 last month and it sounds like her and your daughter could be twins. She thinks I have a fishing problem and I always tease her by saying, "Hi, my name is Debbie, and I am a fishaholic". She just laughs. She fished with me when she was younger, but once she started driving, that pretty much ended. I sure wish I lived closer to you so we could fish together sometime. I would love to be able to fish out of a boat just one time instead of walking the banks all the time. I had 2 heart attacks last year and fishing is my stress reliever. Maybe one day, when the weathers nice, I can take a road trip your way and we can catch a few fish together! Congrats again!!

You just cannot imagine how thrilled I am. I may not sound like it, but I am. Yes our daughters do sound an awful lot alike don't they? My daughter thinks I've gone off the deep end about fishing, and fly tying. I think down deep she thinks it is cool. I think one of these days she will come back to it. She hopefully will anyway. I have no idea what part of Tx you are from. If you come my way you can sure join me. I don't mind fishing alone, but it sure is nice to have people join me too!! Yes I know how fishing can be a stress reliever. I like to get out and fish for that very same reason. I love the outdoors, always have. I have dealt with issues with my heart for over ten years now...electric problems. So I sure know what you are talking about. Fishing and fly tying are an obsession for me. I don't want to change it though, I see no problem. I can quit anytime I want to....lol...not.

Congrats Kelkay!!!

That is so exciting! I look forward to the first few reports from your first trips out on YOUR boat! Could be a good chance to try out the ol' hula popper ;-). I hope you get a hit right when you are about to take the popper out of the water right next to the boat! That will make you jump but it is worth getting startled!!!

Good luck!!!

LOL Thanks Cindy. I will try just that...hehehe.

Congrats Kelkay, I used to love working up in you neck of the woods. Some of the best white bass fishing I ever did was below the dam at Wright Patman. Tried to talk my wife into moving up there, but I just couldn't drag her away from Houston. I just picked up my first boat 4 weeks ago!

Well congrats on YOUR BOAT TOO. My brother lives over there by Wright Patman. I also have kin in that area I haven't seen in ages. It is a nice area. Houston is nice for a big city. I just don't care for living in a big city. Anyway just cause she doesn't want to move here doesn't mean you cannot come fishing this way now and then!!! Right? So come up here and catch you a few fish...hehehe.