The Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club is featuring a video on this subject. Just click on their Home button at the top of this page. Then click on to their forum.Then click on to the Thread titled John Lake on Western bass, to see the video. Its very informative and is geared twords newbies, like you.You probably havent got many replies to your thread because Bass Fishing is a progression starting with a float tube and ending in a tournament boat, as ones confidence increases, or ones love of the sport increases.