They can be the beaters and junkers of any freshwater fishing fleet. Practically indestructible and sinkable metal fishing boats have seen a ton of action. For those of us who use them (and the small outboard motors that accompany them), metal boats have one significant flaw. They tend to be mobile noise amplifiers. If you understand where I am coming from – these fishing ‘tips’ are for you.

How not to catch fish in a metal boat:

1. A dropped anchor malfunction
2. Complete a Tackle Box Fumble
3. Allow your teen to bring a sub-woofer stereo system for their iPod
4. Watch Mr. Bright Idea set-up a metal lawn chair over the middle seat
5. Tie a metal stringer somewhere on the outside of the bow
6. Pursue lightning strikes on the horizon
7. Leave pike slime on the bottom of the boat
8. Spill the minnow bucket and try to keep the minnows away from the floor cracks