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A good day on Smith Lake with Matt Brock
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05/27/19 08:01 PM
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Well, yall know Im a big striper guy . My wife and I got a place on the lake last year and a SMALL aluminum bass boat, a tracker Pro 160. It was a great first boat, but was a Bass boat..NOT a striper boat. Well my birthday was recent and my wife agreed after fishing with my buddy who guides...we needed a bigger boat. Larger live well, larger area to move around, and much heavier and stable to withstand the Wake boats etc on Smith in The summer. We picked up my new boat after shopping for weeks and test driving boats. We ended up in AC 180s home turf of Lake Guntersville..where we found a Bayliner Element F18 2018 leftover for sale . Our main problem was getting a good deal on my 2019 Bass Tracker Pro 160 AND THEN a good price on a new boat. We almost made a deal on a Mako center console, as well as a Sea Chaser 19 ft boat. But one would only give me $10700 on my trade in ..the other $10800. However At Erwin Marine sales in Guntersville we found a great salesman and the boat we wanted. We wanted an F18 Element from Bayliner we thought...it has a 27 GALLON live well in back and another up front. But I also wanted a remote Trolling motor, and a T top at the least for options. That was another $3000 in options after buying one for $29,000. However we made a low ball offer on the Brand New 2018 they had there. It ALREADY had a T top, the upgraded motor from a 90 HP to a 115 Mercury, a remote controlled trolling motor...AM/FM stereo, swim boards with a ladder off the back, a Hook 2 -3 Fishfinder on the console , a trim indicator, a compass, the stainless steel bumper package, automatic bilge pump, a more extras. Things I would have never ordered as they were expensive. Long story short...$30,900 list price boat ours for $28,000 and they gave me $14,557 for my trade in the other dealers were only giving me $10700 or $10800 for! We bought it on the spot Thursday and drove it off at 3 pm..I launched it on Smith at 600 pm and hit the water with it. All I can say is it is unbelievable. The M hull is super stable compared to the others we looked at. Flat turning, handles 3 ft wakes...and fishes like a dream more importantly it is very SAFE. Here are some photos. HUGE UPGRADE for us and the best birthday present my sorry old arse has ever got. I have a GREAT WIFE! (CONTINUED A FEW POSTS DOWN WITH PICS OF MATT AND HIS SON ON THEIR TRIP WITH ME)
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05/27/19 08:02 PM
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Too damn much to read. Didn't get past the first sentence.
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05/27/19 08:06 PM
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That thing looks like it's built like a tank! Congrats and enjoy!
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: A day on Smith Lake with an aldeer great guy!
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05/27/19 08:06 PM
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to make it even better...we immediately started catching stripes on it Maiden voyage..fishing right beside the boat of my buddy and mentor on Smith Lake, Mike Perry of Stripemasters guide service. We caught 2 at least each day and lost a few the first few days. But to make it even better...aldeer member Matt Brock met me this am at 0 dark hundred with his 9 year old son and we got the boy on a good one. Over 20 pounds...probably 28 inches. Great time on the water with Matt Brock and his son. The boys first striper and Matts biggest. It was slower today as the Mem Day boats had them acting wierd ..but great times! Nothing like seeing his son on a big fish like that!
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05/27/19 08:07 PM
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Too damn much to read. Didn't get past the first sentence. well just look at the pictures! I know youre used to cartoon books....
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05/27/19 08:10 PM
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That thing looks like it's built like a tank! Congrats and enjoy! It is a BEAST FUR!
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05/27/19 08:12 PM
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LOL..I figured you might!
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05/27/19 08:14 PM
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Best part was fishing with Matt and his boy! A lot of fun. Matts a great guy if you havent met him. Hes helped me in the past and I had a blast with the 2 of them.
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05/27/19 08:16 PM
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Congrats on a fine boat. Happy fishin’ to ya .
Last edited by Farmer64; 05/27/19 08:44 PM.
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05/27/19 08:17 PM
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05/27/19 08:23 PM
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That can't be Matt Brock! he only wears CROCKS! Congrats on new boat and happy birfday!
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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05/27/19 08:47 PM
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That can't be Matt Brock! he only wears CROCKS! Congrats on new boat and happy birfday! Yep..he showed up with them on...but I said HAIL NO..take those dang things off before you board the SS Striper! You knew I was going to get a Center Console Larry..and it pains me to say.. You were right. Dang that hurt!
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