LundPro,
Excellent report! Always enjoy them! Like you, my 16' Starcraft has a few years on it, 1973 Mariner. I added a front deck (twice) and 3 swivel seats and replaced floor 3 times but it's a GREAT fishing machine. Have a 2016 30 horse E-Tech which I really like and a 2019 40lb thrust foot control Minn Kota. No got talons!!!
I look at them and the cost and sorta shake my head, $2,000.00??? What ever!!! My electric troll holds me fine where I want to be.
Spent Saturday going up and down the ladder, bending over and getting sore as heck, putting my plastic panels on my rear porch thinking all the while, should have gone to Pine and Stone.? Still time. Always a couple of warm days in November when gills will be in 6-8 feet of water in weeds and hungry.
If I can find some water might try shoot a couple of Woodies in the meantime.
Tight lines.
Teach