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    Big Boat

    in This Old Boat

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    If you can afford 2 boats go for it.
    I've had several boats at a time and still do.
    It hurts the wallet but allows be to fish anything and duck hunt anywhere.
    .as for the LO boat I would look for a beat up 27 tiara on a trailer and invest some elbow grease.

    I found mine for 5500 without the trailer.
    Bought a brand new trailer for 6k
    The boat was solid other than no electronics and some punky cat walks.

    Motors and trannies were good.
    I already spent 30k in extras but I'm stupid like that.


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    So do you think 27 is about the biggest you would want to trailer?

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    Big Boat

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    I used the 500 as a rough number, never looked into it.

    I have no doubt your numbers are correct, as we all know if it was about price per pound we should all just go to the grocery store lol. If I had no boat at all, I would take your advice for sure.

    A 2nd, bigger boat would definitely be a want instead of a financial decision, heck fishing or hunting at all is the same thing it usually doesn't make financial sense. I just want to learn more about the big boats and what's involved in order to either keep it as a future option or forget about it

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    Big Boat

    in This Old Boat

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    This may be a little out of the box thinking....but I would consider chartering a boat for Ontario. When you factor all the costs of you fish less then 20 days you will actually save money in the long run. Pm me if you want more insight on how to do this.

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    I make the payments on the boat and have many thousands in tackle, I get where you're coming from but it just doesn't make sense to me. I may do that for a day to get a head start on learning the area but my boat burns less than $50 in fuel a day (I can run 20 miles each way on $50), to pay over $500 a day consistently doesn't make any sense. Besides, that rules out a lot of friends joining me that can't or don't want to spend that much either.

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    Big Boat

    in This Old Boat

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    Yeah I mean the ranger has everything to fish salmon, I've done it before and just bought new riggers a week ago for my track system.

    Big boat was just a thought, I have lots of crazy ones lol. It's also really tight to fish 4 or 5 people out of the ranger for big fish. Either way, I want to learn about the big boat stuff.

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    Big Boat

    in This Old Boat

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    I have a Ranger 621 I use to its multi species potential, have recently been kicking around the crazy idea of getting a "big boat" dedicated to cold water species. For 1 it wouldn't take me an hour to switch tackle, rods, downriggers etc to go from walleye to salmon, 2nd I'm 5+ hours from Lake O, it would be nice to maybe rent a slip for a couple months and leave the big boat there and still have the ranger to fish by home and not pull a trailer that far every weekend I want to fish. Finally, the Ranger is up there as the safest boat out there flotation wise etc but it is only 21 feet, would be nice to have something in the 30 foot range for those days wave wise that would be borderline for the 21.

     

    So here's some questions because I know exactly nothing about big boats and inboard motors.

     

    First, does this make sense to anyone else or should I save my money and just trailer the 621?

     

    As far as big boats go...what do I look for as far as maintenance, engine type(s), hours, etc. For a reliable boat? I don't want to be having issues all the time, I know it won't be a brand new outboard with a warranty like I'm used to now but I don't want to end up stranded, or buying something I shouldn't have and it's at the mechanic constantly

     

    This is still just a crazy thought so I'm not sure on budget but I would guess maybe 30k but flexible depending on the deal as well as trade off of hours/maintenance etc for price. Maybe up to 45-50? The only brand I know of personally that has a good reputation is Tiara, but like I said I'm uninformed as of now so what are others to look at? I want quality, reliability but also value if possible.

     

    Finally, what's a good size? I want something that can be trailered without issue, I have a diesel pickup but it is a single rear wheel, I don't want anything that would require a dually truck.

     

    I know this is very basic, I know about my ranger and similar sized boats but I'm clueless here so any and all knowledge and opinions are welcomed and appreciated!

     

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    Catch and Release?

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    In the spring, fish release pretty well as a result of the generally cold water temps. Once the lake sets up and transitions into the dog days of summer, its hard to get a fish to revive in 70 degree water, let alone break through 50' of it to reach cooler water.


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    Makes sense

    How do you go about burping a lake trout?

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    Okuma Convector CV-55L Reels (Copper)

    in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent

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    I have (2) Okuma CV-55L reels I'm looking to sell. Purchased last August, used 4-6 times, like new condition. They are currently spooled with 300' AFW 45lb copper, mono section for planer board, 150yds power pro hi vis yellow and finished with mono backing. Will sell spooled or bare.

     

    $90 each new with $50+ in line. Will sell each for $75 bare or $110 spooled, OBO of course. Can knock a little more off if someone wants both. Only reason I'm selling is I'm upgrading the to cold water version to match the rest of my gear

     

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    Catch and Release?

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    It's not hard to find people talking about a 20, 30, or 40+ fish day on Lake O. I'm sure some of these are on boats where there's enough licenses to keep 20+ fish but it seems that a lot of people are releasing fish too.

     

    I have yet to releas a cold water species before but lots of the fish I caught on Lake Michigan last year were plenty lively at the boat. However, ive caught Lakers on inland lakes 100 feet down that were definitely not able to be released when they made it to the top.

     

    I try to be a responsible conservationist so I would like tips on how to decide which fish are eligible for release and any special techniques to handle (or not handle) and release them properly, if its even ever a viable option. I love to eat fresh fish but I'm all for releasing some to catch another day if I can do it safely for the fish.

     

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    New guy questions

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    On Cayuga have good luck with greens for lakers orange and red for bow and LL
    Browns seem to like ever color but it's different every day I run green  spin doctor with green fly on wire dipsy with around 250' out for lakers dose good stuff with dots on it are good . Great Lakes Lure company, hunny bee,evil eye, dream wever, are all good Sutton and stinger are good but the finish on them don't last long not worth the money to me I would get a 300 ,500 cooper definitely get yourself some lead core I think you will like the big boards  over inline especially if running copper or lead off them used riggers  all over the internet for a good price.
     
     


    I had several people tell me big boards are not ideal for salmon due the slack in the line created when it releases from the main line to the big board whereas in lines don't get slack like that. Is this not accurate?

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