First boat - returning to NJ.com

[Matt L]

Boats all done and took it's first ride today at Lake Nockamixon. All electronics worked! Bilge. live well pump, fishfinder, front and aft lights. Ran everything.

Boat seriously moves with a buddy and my two kids. Drifted shiners and night crawlers but not a bite. Water in the high 40's. Talked to guy who said he sees folks get stripers out of there on chicken livers. I have caught them on livers before in the delaware. Marked a lot of fish near the bottom in deep water but no takers. Good first day

Almost killed my buddy pulling the boat out of my driveway which slopes at a sharp angel down to the house. My buddy hooked up the trailer to the boat but forgot the chains and left the wheel down. We were just moving it to the steet to put the outboard on. Well the front trailer wheel pops the hitch off and the boat comes flying down the driveway. My buddy somehow gets out of the way and the boat crashes in the house. The corner of the transom is bent and needs to be tightened back up. Boat had no leaks so all is well. Very scary. Kids could have been back there.

Thanks to everyone for your help. I will be out there on the bay in a week or two.