Corey,
Welcome to the forum. I am the president and founder of the San Jose,Ca. based club Bass N Tubes kickboat club.

1st let me tell you that not everyone can afford a full blown bass boat and these "kickboats" are the closest thing you will find. Most of the anglers you meet in here fish at a higher level as Am's or non boater in teams. These are a a bunch of good sticks.

I fish at the Pro level myself and also own a 21ft Ranger w/ a 225Merc and am sposored by Castaway Rods, Okuma Tackle and bigfishtools.com. I owe a lot of my success to the kickboating years and the people of this club. Even though I am able to have the bigger boat and all the toys I still spend a lot of time in the kickboat and love it. Theres just something about being in the water so close to the fish when they get airborn you get a bath, its something that should never be forgotten.

As far as the the big Trout plugs yes they do account for some of the big catches but not all. They will work in Ga. but you have to commit to throw it all day if you want it to be a productive bait. Swimbait will probally have more to add on this subject.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

John Lake