"The Bean Machine"

 Fishing, turtle catching, frog catching, crayfish catching, and relaxing excursions are just a few things this boat could do:[) Plus the fact it ran with no gas, and no electricity so it was pretty easy on the pocket.
Some of my fondest memories came from inside the bright yellow beast:)
When I was really young, and the water in our bay on Cameron Lake was calm enough, it would give me a way to get off the dock and catch more fish and explore! Pack a lunch, give me a rod and some bait and you could get rid of me for 6 hours no problem!:)
Seriously Im sure my parents loved my passion for fishing, partly due to that fact.
I started getting older, and my body grew... The side of the paddle boat I was sitting on started getting noticably closer to water level:{)
My passion for fishing also became bigger, as well as the size of fish I was catching. I can remember having Muskies on, and thinking to myself.... How in the world am I going to land this....It dosent matter how strong your gear is.... It dosent take much for a big Muskie to drag a paddle boat around, and go where it wants.

I remeber using the foot space below the peddles as a livewell and having it full of crayfish, frogs, minnows, and fish.  Sometime all four. Throw a Turtle in there also..... I can also remeber the days I was so determined to go fishing, I didnt care about the roughness of the water.. I would go out anyways and try my luck. I learned to always bring a bailing bucket!!!! Bail, Bail, Bail,...Fish...Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail....Fish...This would go on for hours.

Unfortunately last summer a big storm hit our shoreline, and the paddleboat got thrown down the shore. The boat is busted up pretty good from the rocks and Im not sure if it will ever be fixed... 20 years of great memories, and days on the water..is just a few things it has provided me with.. To someone else they may not pay 20 bucks for it... To me you could never put a price on it, and there is no way I can explain everything it has provided me... Cheers to the "Bean Machine"