Flower Mound - Furst Ranch

Jul 19 2011

Clay Russell

Fry

Member Since :
2011
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21

Paul Giller and I fished Flower Mound this morning from about 5:45 until 10:15.  Fishing was slow for us as we only caught 4 bass in the 16” size range plus two small bluegill that didn’t know any better.  Water temp. was 88 degrees.  Three of the four bass were caught on topwater lures.  We did see three coyotes and then a lone coyote.  So, I guess we communed with nature.

Two questions:  for those that have fished there, where do you put in your boat?  We had a heck of a time this morning as the water was down a foot or two and the cattle that wade made large holes in the mud.

#2 For those with a Buster Boat, how does water get into the pontoons?  We couldn’t figure out why we could not lift the boat until we opened up the two outside transom plugs.  But, I still don’t know how they would have gotten so much water in them.  Any ideas?

Posted By: Clay Russell

Jul 20 2011

Frank Smith

Fry

Member Since :
2010
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1

Clay, we used a piece of plywood that was laying on the bank which certainly helped with the mud holes. The
Buster boats are two piece boats with the “cap” being attached by staples and covered with the black trim
that goes around the boat.  That is where water can get in when loading or high waves. When storing my boat
I usually leave the plugs out and stored upright on its nose so all the water drains. 

Jul 20 2011

Phillip D. Chapin

Slot Fish

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2005
Number of Posts :
227

i have noticed if i get a good rain (i wish) on my bass buster boat and the plug hole gets stopped up the water can quickly rise to the metal transom plate and water will leak through the screws. i just tip on end and the pontoons drain easily out a hole that is drilled right under the transom plate for this purpose.

Jul 21 2011

Steve Alexander

Keeper

Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
415

I to have a buster boat, the actual brand Buster Boat, produced by Southern Marine. I have never had water in my pontoons; my boat is 9.5 years old and has been used hundreds of times. I believe the Buster Boat Brand is better built than the knock off brands reducing the chances of water getting in the pontoons.  Is yours a Bass Buster or is it another manufacturer?
I have heard some really good things about a boat called the Carolina Twin Troller. I

Jul 22 2011

Clay Russell

Fry

Member Since :
2011
Number of Posts :
21

Thanks to all for your comments.  Regarding the Carolina Twin Troller, I contacted them prior to buying my Buster Boat.  Their boat costs about $3,000; so I did not go there.

Jul 25 2011

Jim Shives

Fry

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2010
Number of Posts :
22

Clay, if you are looking to replace your boat, I would suggest looking at the Bass Hunter brand of boats - specifically the EX model.  It is a one-piece (no seams) rotationally molded boat (no hard plastic - flexible like a kayak).  I have both rotationally molded models that Bass Hunter makes - EX and Bass Baby - and could not be happier.

Jul 26 2011

Clay Russell

Fry

Member Since :
2011
Number of Posts :
21

I called the manufacturer today and they want to exchange my boat for a new one.  So, tomorrow I am driving to Granbury from Denton to get a boat, that, hopefully, will not fill the pontoons with water.  And, Steve, yes this is the Buster Boat, not an imitation.
Jim, thanks for your input, but I think, moneywise, I have to stick with the Buster Boat.