10-04-2008, 05:17 AM
There must have been a couple nice boats out there today as the one I saw looked alot like yours.
How do you like your Crestliner? I've been contemplating the purchase of an aluminum with an outboard so I can extend my fishing season. I currently have a Glass Hurricane Deck boat thats set up very nicely for fishing, but it's an I/O and has the limitations cold weather brings. I like the look of yours, and I also like the look of the Lund boats. What are your thoughts? Any regrets on your purchase thus far?
In addition to getting feed back on your boat, I'm going to try and pick your brain a little while your here in this thread. I've fished Willard about a half a dozen times in the last few weeks from the shore, and have fished it a few times from my boat in the past. Needless to say, I'm still on the steep slope of the learning curve with this fishery being somewhat of a challenge. Little to no structure to associate with, all open water, variety of conditions for water and weather, you name it. Every day is different.
Anyway, here it goes. Feel free to answer any, all, or none, your choice.
Are you running inline planer boards or do you use a mast setup?
Are you running one rod off each side of the boat when fishing alone?
Any tips / advise on using the boards successfully?
How do you know your lures are running at the desired depth when running them off the boards?
How much setback do you run your lures from the boards?
Do you use prefer Superlines (braid), Heavy Mono, or Flouro-Carbon line for your board rods?
Lure types that work best running behind boards - Shad Raps, Rattle Trap, Wally Divers, Frenzys, etc
Thanks,
Glenn
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How do you like your Crestliner? I've been contemplating the purchase of an aluminum with an outboard so I can extend my fishing season. I currently have a Glass Hurricane Deck boat thats set up very nicely for fishing, but it's an I/O and has the limitations cold weather brings. I like the look of yours, and I also like the look of the Lund boats. What are your thoughts? Any regrets on your purchase thus far?
In addition to getting feed back on your boat, I'm going to try and pick your brain a little while your here in this thread. I've fished Willard about a half a dozen times in the last few weeks from the shore, and have fished it a few times from my boat in the past. Needless to say, I'm still on the steep slope of the learning curve with this fishery being somewhat of a challenge. Little to no structure to associate with, all open water, variety of conditions for water and weather, you name it. Every day is different.
Anyway, here it goes. Feel free to answer any, all, or none, your choice.
Are you running inline planer boards or do you use a mast setup?
Are you running one rod off each side of the boat when fishing alone?
Any tips / advise on using the boards successfully?
How do you know your lures are running at the desired depth when running them off the boards?
How much setback do you run your lures from the boards?
Do you use prefer Superlines (braid), Heavy Mono, or Flouro-Carbon line for your board rods?
Lure types that work best running behind boards - Shad Raps, Rattle Trap, Wally Divers, Frenzys, etc
Thanks,
Glenn
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