Fishmaster 196

We been fishing out of Buffalo the small boat harbor. Starting fishing in August so real pumped about starting early in the spring. Most of the fishing we did was in 50+ feet of water. Not sure where to start in the cooler spring water. Any thoughts?

I have done well in 30 to 50 ft through the end of may.

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196 is awesome bought mine in late 2016 and am totally happy.  It has 150hp merc 4 stroke and can do 40mph with3 guys and gear. Good luck in your search 

Same year and color as mine but I went the yamaha F200 and 9.9. Tops out at 50 with two guys and full load and 45 - 46 with 4 guys on a flat lake.

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Looking for used  2010 to 2017   starcraft 196 fish-master. Must have 4 stroke ,Prefer Yamaha 4stroke. Not interested in a boat that was used in salt water.

I would highly suggest buying one with at least a 150hp motor on it if you are going to fish with more than 2 guys. I personally know someone that had to upgrade to a 150 after being sold the boat with a 115 Mercury on it from the dealer, it was a dog with a full load.

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Smokeless muzzleloader is the way to go. I bought a savage model 10ML II 20 years ago when they first came out. Shoots as good as a rifle with hardly any kick at all. I shoot 43 grains of powder with a muzzle velocity of 2100 fps. They dont make them anymore last I heard.

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FYI, Ridgid has lifetime replacement warranty on tools and batteries if you register them online.

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47 minutes ago, longspurs said:

SAVAGE 220 20 GAGE BOLT ACTION. Most accurate gun on the market for shot gun. Fast and flat shooting , tac driver. Scope ..u know spend the $$$
Remington copper solids



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What he said.  I doubt you will find a more accurate slug gun once u find out what slugs it likes.  Accu tips are another good option for slugs with this gun.

What are you using to send the probe down in the water?

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Shot this 10 pt yesterday afternoon

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You should get back about half or a little less of a deer dressed weight back in boned out meat.

 

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16 hours ago, PeltHunter said:

Got all the stuff i need for my ozone “scent crusher tote”one of the fittings will be feed one return on far side of the box and some guys that have done them said they have to seal the lid with plastic or something for it to really work well so I bought some weatherstripping to go around mine to look less “cobbled”. Just waiting on the generator from amazon, same one the scent crusher uses and it has wall outlet and cigarette lighter plug, $69.99 on amazon. All together I’ll have about $120 into it and it’s much bigger than the scent crusher that’s $300.



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Do you have a link to the generator you bought from amazon?  Thanks

I will take one if you do PayPal. Send me your payment info.

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Call starcraft themselves.  I spoke to a lady there and she found the paint code and actual paint that they use and offered to ship some to me at a reasonable price.

12 hours ago, Fat Trout said:

Hard to have used boats if someone isn't first. A bit much to trash the those guys. We're all out there to have fun.

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I was starting to feel like a very  stupid person who made a huge mistake while reading this thread since I purchased new.  Having a 6 year warranty on everything in the boat and having a lifetime warranty on the hull were well worth the price to me.    I have purchased a used before and regretted it.    I could care less about depreciation, this will be my last boat and when I'm done with it someone else will get a nice boat at a fair price.

Just got my 4 torpedo weights in the mail today.  They are very nice, already coated and ready to go.

PM sent

2,4db will kill broadleaf weeds in clover and Clethodim will kill grasses in clover.

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We fished for eyes this evening.  The water was 72degrees  at the surface and 54 degrees or so at 50 ft. The temp break was at 45 ft.  We caught a big laker off rigger set at 40ft.  Never caught one that high before.

I'm currently using 19 strand with my talora diver rods and am getting pig tails in the line. Will twilitips get rid of the pigtails? The rods are always kept in one piece and under tension.

I'll take them.  Send me your PayPal info please.

14 hours ago, joe g said:

contact the gas shack to see if it was turned in

Would you happen to have a number for them.  I called bootleggers cove but the girl there didn't know what I was talking about.  Thanks

I know this is a long shot, but I was fishing out of Wilson on Friday and left behind a white tote at the cleaning station.   Tote contained several boxes of gallon freezer bags and 3 knives.  One of the knives was a large bubba blade, another large regular fillet knife and an American angler electric knife with extra blades.  In total I'm out around 200.00 and am willing to pay to get them back.

Curious as to why you are worried about that spinning while going down the road.

Town Marine in Bloomsburg, PA has one occasionally.  They usually sell quick.

You should be able to read bottom at any speed.  My lowrance will read bottom at 50 MPH when set up correctly.  The linked article has a bunch of information that can help you.  Without looking at your transducer placement it is impossible to tell what is wrong with yours.  http://www.sternmate.com/Where.html

Get the itroll, its infinitely adjustable as compared to the trollmaster.  The hunt mode works well but is not adjustable on the fly while you are using it. You have to set the parameters up on hunt mode and then turn it on and hope they are right for the speeds you want.  If you want or need to change them you have to get out of hunt mode and re enter what you want.   If it was adjustable on the fly I would have paid extra for it after the free trial period.  The basic throttle control and other features work great  on my Yamaha 9.9 kicker.