Possums Rig

[Possum]

http://www.bassboatmagazine.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3149&stc=1&d=1324869840

http://www.bassboatmagazine.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3150&stc=1&d=1324869840

[BigBass]

Cant go wrong with a FORD pulling it...................

[Possum]

This is my first truck and my first Ford. All my previous vehicles have been GM except my first which was MG. The Ford designers and factory did a great job with this vehicle and I find it hard to believe that I went this far through life without a truck.

I really like my boat. PowerPole is really useful but would work better if there were two.

[halestorm48]

what motor did you go with? They both look great!

[Possum]

I got the Ecoboost (turbo V6) on the truck and a 225 HPDI VMAX on the boat. The boat was used in one of the Federation tournaments so I got a really good deal on it. I had a Hummingbird 998 on my old boat that I moved over to this one so it is totally tricked out wrto electronics. The truth is that it is a much better rig than I am a fisherman and I have a lot of learning to do. One my bucket goals is to fish all the major reservoirs in the SE and I figure this set-up should allow me to do just that.

My blessing and my curse is that my wife likes to fish as much as I do (she told me to buy the boat). The blessing is that we have a lot of fun fishing together and I never get heat for going fishing as long as I take her. The curse is that she has first dibs and I don't often get to go with any of my buds. She is not very technical but her focus is incredible and if there is a fish there - she not stop til she catches it. I've gone night fishing with her - 3AM pouring rain and she is out hauling them in.

[kipp]

Nice ZX225 Possum!!...Another member from Ga...cool

[brushhog]

your blessed man!!

[Possum]

Thanks. This is an example of what I am talking about. She caught it in October, right after a front went through - bluebird skies. I was cleaning out the boat and charging the batteries from the previous night fishing trip. She was bored so I gave her the only rod that wasn't needing attention - a big flippin' stick with a jig and craw - and told her to walk the docks and sea wall slowly jigging it up and down. 7.5 lbs - family record for largemouths.

On the boat - note the "3's" in the registration numbers. The hardware store was out of "3's" so I got "E's" and put them on backwards. DNR was out there when I was putting them on and got a big kick out it. I've since switched. Maybe I should include that in the "Tips" forum.

[kipp]

Love seeing someone catching a fish that way...
Talking about numbers...these are the bomb

http://www.iguanagrafix.com/NUMBERS.html