Fair Haven 4/24 PM

[Billy V]

Picked up the new ride in Sodus today and ran it back to Fair Haven. All went well.

Spent most of the afternoon getting the boat in it's slip with new dock lines, etc. I was surprised how much stuff came off the old boat and how long it took to get things situated. Here's a shot of the boat at rest in it's slip.

Of course, we couldn't spend all that time working on the boat without taking it out fishing for a bit. We spent about 90 minutes on the lake and boated 4 nice browns. Fish came on Black/Silver, and firetiger Dave's Ka-boom shiners, and on some orange bleeding belly R&R spoons. Water has warmed up a bit. We found 48-52 degree water in 9-13 FOW. Still some color in the water too. Here's Dad and Jay with the first fish we took on the new boat:

I'm really glad to have the boat in the water and ready to go. I was going nuts the past couple of weeks being boat-less.

[FISHINMAN]

Billy congrats! Looks like a great boat/setup!

[Diversion]

Sweet ride Bill! What year is it?

Gotta love those Penn Yans

[Billy V]

Thanks guys. It's a 1990. I completely lucked into it. And I can't believe how well taken care of its been.

[ray koziatek]

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[L&M]

Thanks guys. It's a 1990. I completely lucked into it. And I can't believe how well taken care of its been.

[Fishstix]

Nice ride.

[fishshack]

That's an awesome looking boat Bill!!! Congrats.

[rustyrat]

Beauty!

[unkeljim]

Good luck with her Bill!

[Billy V]

Thanks again guys. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with it. I owe a big thanks to L&M, who went way out of his way to provide me with inside info on the boat. I really appreciate your help Hank.

Ray, that hook sharpener didn't spend more than 2 minutes where it was. It's safely tucked away up inside the cabin now! And it's always good to have Dad out on the water with me.

[mikejonestkd]

That is one sweet ride!!!

Enjoy!!!!

[GAMBLER]

Good luck with the new boat and your charter business!

[muskybob]

That's a beauty of a rig. Nice to get the skunk out on the first trip.

[IRISH56]

I guess that means we'll be in competition with the new Billy V this weekend?? Now that I know what it looks like I'll know who to follow

Looking forward to the derby this weekend.

DAN

[pmjasper]

Great looking boat and a couple of nice fish too.

[Billy V]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty excited about the boat.

Dan,

I'll be fishing the derby on Saturday only. I'll keep an eye out for someone following me!

[MANIAC]

She's a beauty Bill, Congrats!!!

[InTheBox]

Man thats a sweet boat.

Some day for me.

Pat