They work well but I got rid of mine and bought a Frog Boat. Lighter, safer, easier to transport, etc.. You can visit www.onefrogtwo.com to learn more or visit the links below. Regardless, get a boat and enjoy your time on the water. Blessing's!

I had one as my first boat and have missed it everyday since I sold it! Funny thing is a guy that fishes in our club got it some years later. He's built a trailer for it and added a fishfinder. I just thought I had it decked out lol

any boat is good for me!! haha if you're in a position to buy a boat go for it!

It's what I started with before buying a small used Nitro. Now, mine wasn't a Bass buster it was a 12ft inflatable sea eagle pontoon boat. (2 man) We loved it for the first 3 years until we decided we needed a bass boat. The ONLY complaint for me on that boat was that you get blown around if the wind gets much over 8 and if it gets up to 12-15 it's very hard to control. Now that was an inflatable the bass buster most likely would not blow around as bad. I will never forget a day a few years ago in the fall on Purtis Creek. A front started to blow through and we had the T-motor on 5 and were not making much progress. Dont know how we made it back. So just know on a windy day you might be limited.

I had 2 plastic type boats before buying a small Skeeter and they are great. I fished all over with them on small ponds and large lakes. Caught lots of fish at Fork just would put in near where I was going to fish.

I don't know about using one on a small pond, but if you get one and put any kind of a motor on it (including trolling motor) and fish a big public lake, you have to get it registered and have TX numbers on it.....

I had one in the early nineties, since you can't move all over the lake you learn to fish slow and thorough. I moved into full size boats after about four years with a Buster Boat. Owned a Champion, then Ranger, and most lately a BassCat, which I sold a few months ago. I put together a new Buster Boat, with 4 hp gas motor, 40 pound trolling motor and Lowrance Elite 5HDI, and trailer. "Fishing's" fun again and I do not pound my back, which is recovering from surgery.

You need to study your maps, and pick spots carefully. Although with the gas motor I will venture about 5 miles from the ramp I choose.

I would highly recommend getting a "real" Buster Boat, by Splash Marine. There are only a few remaining at two dealers in Texas. You can find them used on craigslist and ebay. The boats are very stable. I actually take the front seat out and stand while I fish. The other item that is important is a rudder it keep you going straight in all winds.



I bet it was a sight to see the 6 foot 9 inch, Fish Killer in an 8 foot buster boat.

Just sold my skeeter and bought a 10ft one for a temporary fishing fix. I put a Mercury 3.5HP and it really scoots this boat around. Stable for two people and you can stand up in it no problem. Need to install my side imaging depth finders and a micro power pole and it will be complete.

Although I still miss my "big" Hydrasport once in a while, I'm perfectly happy with my 8' Bass Hunter. It and the Bass Buster I wore out both taught me to learn a pond or a cove/small section of a big body of water rather than screaming all over the lake from point to point, etc. They also get me into and out of a lot of places a big boat simply can't go. My experience makes me tell you to go for one.

I've fished out of busters before Imo a 10 or 12 foot Jon boat is a better option when it comes to small boats. less tippy more room and won't blow around as bad. Buster is easier to launch one man but a Jon is doable especially if you get a small trailer.

A Jon boat is the way to go for small boats. I just sold mine but I used it for a few years and it was a great little set up. If I had room in my garage for 2 boats and a jeep I would've kept it.

I only had a 55# trolling motor but it was just fine. And you can store some gear, put a deck or make other modifications to it, had a good trailer, etc. And you can find some good deals out there if you look hard enough.

I understand that it takes a big boat to catch BIG BASS !!!

Wait,I caught these in the last 2 months in my 10' Buster Boat.
I truly believe the maneuverability is key to reaching the typical inaccessible lairs of the big ones.





Not bad for a put put boat.....

Doug

I bought my first one when I sold my Hydrasport in 1984 and never looked back. I have caught more and bigger fish from my 8-footers than I ever did in bigger boats - mostly because it forces me to learn a smaller body of water rather than flying from spot to spot.....and they can get into a lot of places the big boys can't access.

I had one many years ago but, for a different reason. I had a pontoon boat and the wife and kids would crappie fish from it and the 'Water Spider' would allow me to try and bass fish.
Great rig to reach waters and fish that you really can't get a bass boat in to. Easy to carry around in the back of a pick up or even a small trailer.
From the looks of the posts on here, man there are a lot of great places to fish that bass boaters just can't get into.
Go for it!
God Bless

Me and my friends like to park the big boats and go pond hopping evey now and again. Fished out of both and I'd say a used 12 or even 10 foot tin boat is way more stable, can be loaded with more junk and wont spin round in circles when the wind blows a bit. Put a little 10 horse and a trolling motor on a jon and you're good to go about anywhere wind permitting.

Also a lot of our river systems are great fisheries that get little pressure.