On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:59:02 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:

When I was a kid, hardly anyone we knew had a fishing/recreational boat
much larger than 20 or 21 feet. Most boats of that sort were 14' to 18',
with, by today's standards, modest horsepower outboards. The guy who took
me fishing several times a week when I was between 7 and 12 years old ran
a 14' dory with a 3 hp Evinrude and he later upgraded to a 5-1/2 hp
Johnson. I daresay he could outfish any non-pro fisherman who posts here.


LOL, you know, Harry, we are dating ourselves. When I was a kid, they
didn't have big rigs, because there weren't any big rigs. Hell, a 33 1/3
Scott A****er was a *big* motor. However, I will agree, unless you are
going offshore, a small boat will get you more fish.