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Trolling this past Saturday resulted in only one hit 31 inch Pike on a deep diving crankbait No other hits Lots of bass on plastic and top water

Not sure but I plan to try that in the morning, leaving the house at 4Am to hit the water before first light. Will let you know how we do

Sounds like a nice trip. We fish a lake just North of there and have had good luck there. Were your jigs hair jigs or twister tails?

I did the same project on my 1984 Starcraft a few years ago and used 1/2 plywood treated with epoxy to seal it. Used pop rivets to hold it down At the time I used carpet to cover it, it was marine carpet from Cabelas. Did not wear very good and took a bunch of stains on it. This winter I used Hydro Turf to replace the carpet. It is a 1/4 in very light weight close cell foam that is glued down. Found it on the Duck Hunter Forum and so far it is pretty good. Will know better when it is down for a longer time.