Used cars generally don’t sit for months...years at a time. Parts and mechanics are plentiful whereas boats they are not.
I was going to spend 12 grand on a boat a few years ago. The. I figured out how many times 12 grand would rent a bit not counting the extra money I would be out on storage...
Oh yeah, huge and I mean HUGE lake trout follow the ferries back and forth across the lake. You will see guys lining the shores trying to catch them as the ferry goes by. I have never seen it done or heard of it being done. I wouldn't waste my time trying to hook one of them.
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Meps #5 Agilia. Dark colors on overcast days, bright on clear. Use a steel leader as the pike and lake trout that will hit the agilia will tear your line up fast.
In the crafts or fabric section you can pick up very fine netting. Bread balls, dough balls, cheetos, whatever in a piece of the netting. The netting keeps it together.