Hello or I should learn to say hi'yall. I will be relocating from MN. to San Antonio in coming weeks because of a new job. Wife and I are looking forward to being a part of the community. Waiting when company wants me to come down. Meanwhile, I figure I would get plugged in via a fishing forum like I am in MN. Similar set up as this one. One of my questions is if my 16' Tracker Pro Team is sufficient to use? My son says I need a bigger boat because of the size of the resovoirs. I also think he wants me to leave the boat so he can use it. Any info./advice about Texas living that I would need to get used to would be appreciated.

I think that should be fine I have seen some small boats out there .

Welcome to San Antonio texas in Advance

The lakes around San Antonio are so low I dont know if a boat bigger than 16 feet can be launched or not.

As far as the boat question, it really does depend on where and what you will be fishing for. Texas lakes don't have many of the species that you have in Mn. but what we do have are as game as any you will catch.

If you need a excuse to by a bigger boat, I'm on your son's side. I would rather have more than less.

IMO the best all-around lake in these parts is Amistad. AND, the best all-around boat length is 20'-8". My Ranger is 18 ft, and I sure wish it was a couple of feet longer. The 'big water' is the main limitation. But, the way it is now, I'm grateful for what I've got.
BTW it's y'all. Welcome, and let us know when you get here.

If you got the money find you sweet deal on a fairly new used bass boat. I would go 20 feet with at least a 225.

If not I am sure your boat would be fine..

Bet you cant wait for your first summer down here. Congrats though

He will be back home soon come late August.........

A future welcome to Central Texas. Been here many years. Lots of lakes to choose from. Alot depends on what you want to fish for and how far you want to travel. Give me a pm yell when you get here no matter what kind of boat you have and I'll help get you on the right lake....... But I can say now most lakes require a decent sized rig. I have an 18' with 150 hp. and needed all of it a few times.

Welcome to the OT and TEXAS.

I have a 12 ft (kayak) and I do just fine... Your 16 ft should be fine to start with. Then after you get here, you can decide for yourself whether or not you need more.

What a great opportunity to leave the boat there for your son, enhane the future of his fishing, take a kid fishing and all that good stff. Sounds like a great opportunity to get a new rig too. BTW it's Howdy Y'all!

What type of fishing?

If bass, you should catch a meeting of our small BASS affiliated club. We have two MN refugees (one from the twin cities and myself from a small SW farm). Spend a couple months as a non-boater on our various lakes before making a boat decision.

I don't miss the -26 below zero winters...

On your boat consideration, remember that living in San Antonio, you will want to zip down to the coast every few weeks for some trout and redfish.

ok, y'all. Thanks for the welcomes. I won't buy another boat right away. I think a different tow vehicle would be first. Been unemployed since '09. As far as species, my wife and I are all about the bass. Looking forward to catching some larger ones. Although my son would enjoy having the boat, his job during the summer has prevented him from fishing. I think he went twice. I will keep you informed when we will be San Antonians.

Don't come down here sucking off our Welfare.

You will need to get behind the Illegal Aliens and let them get free medical, schooling for Illegal children, WIC ,etc.

As a US Citizen you must let them go first, before a Legal Citizen can get help.........

The 16' will get the job done and there's a lot of people who have them, but when the wind gets howling (which in the summer is quite frequent) on some of the larger reservoirs here in the state, you'll sure wish you had a bigger boat.

We've been researching townhome rentals online in the Northwest and Northcentral areas. Anyone know about the Providence Estates, lakeside villas, or the Fredricksburg townhome communities?

I am bucketmouth64's fishing partner for life, we are really excited about our move to San Antonio! When we visited San Antonio 2 weeks ago it was so welcoming!

15minutes away from that lake side location there are plenty of townhome rentals .

Welcome to SA in advance. San Antonio is a great city, and the bass fishing is pretty darn good as well. Just be careful when the wind picks up, which it always seems to be blowing down here.

to the TFF! You will love this site and you will love Texas!

bucketmouth and lady62bass will be in San Antonio by Friday the 25th or Saturday the 26th. We had our first snow fall here in the Twin Cities and I slipped and fell on our driveway. Ready to be in warmer temps.

bucketmouth and lady62bass will be in San Antonio by Friday the 25th or Saturday the 26th. We had our first snow fall here in the Twin Cities and I slipped and fell on our driveway. Ready to be in warmer temps.

Welcome to Texas in Advance . Did you guys figured out the place for rent ?

Welcome to Texas, there are many different fishing opportunities and it sure beats the heck out of long winters.

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Howdy ya'all! Bucketmouth64 and lady62bass have arrived in San Antonio. We both start work on Monday. We are very excited to be here.

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We are staying at Candlewood Suites for about a month while we try to find a place to rent on a more permanent basis. Any storage facility recommendations where I can store my boat? Don't want it to stay in the hotel parking lot.

You will luv Texas. My job took me there for three years and I really miss the weather. Of course I was close to Falcon lake. How sweet is that

to Texas!

We are staying at Candlewood Suites for about a month while we try to find a place to rent on a more permanent basis. Any storage facility recommendations where I can store my boat? Don't want it to stay in the hotel parking lot. [/quote]

Not sure don't know much places but i have seen one boat storage near my place need to go check out the name it's located near medical center side.

Haven't been on this forum much since moving here. Been busy with the new job putting in some long hours and on our down time looking for housing. We basically scrapped the idea of looking for a townhouse/apartment. We have looked at some house rentals in the NW area aound the 78251 zip code. We are going to visit some homes with a realtor this weekend so we can see the layouts. While driving around some neighborhoods I finally saw a couple of boats parked. I was beginning to wonder where all the boaters were. lol. Still waiting for my POD to be delivered to storage facility. Getting used to the highway system, it is different. Still don't have my bearings without my gps.

I live in NW san antonio (78255) and the reason you dont see boats around the houses is because they are all parked in storage facilities. Keep in mind when looking at homes that 90% of the HOA's in these newer subdivisions do not allow you to park your boat at your house. You have to pay to park it somewhere else!

Storing boat inside your garage isn't acceptable?

If you have garage yes you can .