Hey Gartooth,

I used to live in Austin and I really liked to wade the Blanco River and catch some of those big smallmouth and some largemouth too. I usually went to a few spots just north of San Marcos. I'm in Sacramento, CA now and haven't seen a smallie yet. Man do I miss Austin, the coolest city in the USA. But I have to admit that the fishing for largemouth bass here is phenomenal with the Delta and numerous small lakes with giant bass. They don't grow everything bigger in Texas after all.

I fished out of a u-boat for a while and just got a kickboat earlier this year. I would suggest a u-boat over a round tube for the safety and ease of front entry.

Doug