Got up this morning and thought about heading down to the ISE, but all my friends were busy today. So I decided to take out my new boat for its first fishing trip now that the ice has cleared up on Bear Lake. I also wanted to test out the kicker motor and Penn downriggers (since I've been using Canon's forever). Anyway, I'm glad I went. I caught just two fish in about 3 hours, but I was playing around with everything and not really concentrating on fishing as much as I should have been. The one fish was a really nice one for Bear Lake standards. I also took a few pics of the new boat.
[inline DSCF3745.JPG] 38" and my scale weighed in at just over 22lbs! Personal best for Bear Lake!
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Scott,
Nice looking boat (except for the color of course[
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I keep forgetting about this BYU-Utah thing. If I had my way, my boat would be Maize and Blue! Hey, I'm just thankful that its not green and white. Then, I would have issues.
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I have no room to talk -- my boat is also red and white.
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[quote kentofnsl]I have no room to talk -- my boat is also red and white.[/quote]
Nothing wrong with red and white[:p]
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thats a nice fish for sure was up there today also but got skunked it was more of take the niece and nephew out for a boat ride we were only there for about 2 hrs and got nothing
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Now your stylin' Scott.[cool]
And, a red Lund and a big fat lake trout, together again. What a coincidence![laugh] You will find there IS something to that.[sly]
That mack looks like its well-fed too. So there IS potential for these in Bear Lake if they are given a chance to grow over 5-10 pounds?
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Way nice fish.. Ya don't see them every day like that!!! Were you trolling or jigging when ya caught it?
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New Boat, time to update the Avatar[
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Curious as how the Penn down riggers compared to the Cannons?
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I've had Canons for a long time, but I really like the Penns better than the ones I had. Why? Because when you crank up the Penn you can get 2-3' of pull for every crank. My old Canons were one turn = one foot. With riggers down deep, that makes a lot less turns to bring up the ball with the Penns. HOWEVER, the new Canons have a "high speed" retrieve which probably puts them in line with the older Penns I have on my boat. I also think the Penns have a smoother clutch when you let them down. One good point for the Canons is that the clutch/crank only takes one hand to operate and with the Penns, they are separate. I got used to them quickly and LOVE the swivel bases. I refused to pay about $100 for a swivel base for the Canons and therefore they were "fixed" position on my old boat.
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Thanks Jim!
Big lakers like that are not that common and as I said this one was my personal best out of Bear Lake. The lakers can get big, but I would estimate that a 20lb laker out of Bear Lake is about as common as a 40 lb laker at the Gorge. Oh, the fish was carefully released and looked in great shape. Probably a 30 year old + fish.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Very sweet ride Scott. When you decide to go electric on the riggers, think Big Jon. I may have to come up in April and try out the new HDS 7.[/#800000][/font]
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Thanks for the info, i run Cannons on my boat, but i am always looking for pros and cons of other manufactures,
I definitely here your point on the swivel bases. I also like the faster retrieval , specially when fishing alone.
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Man Scott, I am liking the looks of that ride. Pretty classy I'd say.
I'll bet the ole girl tin bin is feling pretty
being parked next to it's new shiny young replacement. I hope she gets another good home to go to.
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The old one was sold the morning after I got the new one! My neighbor bought it, so it'll still be around here at Bear Lake.
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Good deal ... That ole girl will know just where to take your neighbor for the good fishing.
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Darn it!! I was going to ask you about your old boat but I see I am way too late....lol
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