captain_crabass

Port Clinton it is, Ill be moving the boat to Conneaut, Ohio, after I fish the spring bite in the western basin being its already there

Finally found a Penn Yan 288 Predator in my price range, the seller took almost 30 % less than the asking price, cant wait to get it set up and fishing the waters of Lake Erie, There are some damn good buys on boats at this time if your not in a hurry and do lots of looking

Found a nice pod of walleye 74 FOW NW of Conneaut on Sunday, pulled 30 fish in a litlle over 4 hours, Kabooms 300 back on wire off big boards on 1 side, Renosky deep divers out 225 with 4 oz hung at 50 on mono, big boards on the other side, boxed 123 big perch first thing in the morning before we went looking for walleye

Verizon here, works everywhere I go, on Lake Erie, in the woods, at work, everywhere except my house

Welcome aboard Gary, if you ever want to fish Erie out of Ashtabula, we almost always have an open spot, just give a shout

Took a few neighbor kids and thier Grandpap perchin out of Ashtabula on 04 July 08, looked inshore, found a few and the ran north, found a helluva pod of fish, just a tad over 2 hours we pulled 180 fish, went back on Saturday and did 150, closest boat was a mile away, dont be afraid to leave the pack if its slow

Myself, Crabass Jr, and 2 friends , went for a ride with Capt Ray, started fishing around 2 PM, pulled 103 yellow perch, had to move a few times, but ended up about 1/4 mile outside the wall, approx 50% of these tasty morsels were jumbos or damn near it, my ride is going in this weekrnd and hope to stuff the freezer with perch, before we have to haul ass and burn gas chasing walleye

PENN YAN boats:

Big? Oh Yeah! The bigger the better!

Ugly? Not to me. Penn Yan's are one of the two or three best looking Great Lakes boats in my eye! Tiara and Rampage are the other hotties that make me drool.

Heavy? Heck yeah! Got 5-7 footers? NO BIG DEAL...Let's go fish! Aluminum is for beer cans.

Thirsty? Nah. We average about 10 gals/day for an off-shore salmon trip and about 2/3 that for on-shore browns. Not too bad for a boat with an 11' beam with twin 350's that can push it to over 40mph.

Oh, and I'm a hard-top guy too! :grin:

Just kidding Billy, I have the same boat Shu just bought, I use an average of 30 -40 gallons a day running 15 miles each way and trolling all day, and mine is just a single big block

check the output at the main output wire with a digital multimeter, may be a bad guage, had almost the same prob last year, alternator was fine, guage was bad

I just got a 26' PennYan with soft top.

But, I am building my own arches for rod racks, lights, antenna's etc.

I really like the soft top, I can get in out of the sun or rain, and I don't have to worry about knocking myself out if I forget to duck when entering the cabin area.

Bill, why in the hell would you buy one of those big , ugly, heavy, and did I mention, THIRSTY boats, just kidding

bill is in NE ohio about 5 miles south of the lake and Im on the OH-PA border about 30 miles s of lake erie

Hey, Rich, why dont you come out and spend a weekend and do the central basin sometime in the summer, all you need to do is show up, you will get to see lotsa walleyes and perch beyond comprehension

Heres his site with some more info

http://www.fishinggeeks.net/

Hers some more http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing/viewforum.php?f=24

Erie Pa http://www.epsfa.com/

Bill, ours were all caught on dead fatheads kept in a ziplock on ice

been in since late july, already trying to work a deal on a 29 Penn Yan and mine didnt even get dirty yet

Pulled 120 yellow perch today in right around 3 hours, made a 16 mile run to NE of Conneaut, 05 n 34.8 w, helluva gas bill, but well worth it for fishing that good, I personally have struggled to find any numbers of perch in front of Ashtabula, and from the folks I talked to at my marina, it was no different today for those that tried near Ashtabula

I have 4 Walker manuals for sale, they have 2 foot booms and dual rod holders. you can get extensions in 1 foot increments, Ill sell 2 for $200 + shipping

Rich, Ill take them, I deleted your addess from my inbox, so if you can, please pm me with your address and ill get a check in the mail monday thanx doug

This was filmed in Gates Mills , Ohio according to the first post before deletion, thankfully someone had copied it and reposted the new link, ODNR is aware of it and is investigating. I couldnt even afford the taxes let alone a home in Gates Mills, Pretty stupid to post a video of youself poaching

the name of the boat is the CHUM BUCKET, machine shop said heads would be done 2day, Ill put it back together on Sat and hopefully fish on Sun

I was out in Ashtabula on that day. It was ruff as you know what! You guys did alright. Great job!

Saw you guys go by my boat on the way out, its a green and white Penn Yan, just downstream from the ramp @ ARU, Me and my son were taking off the cylinder heads when you went by, bent a pushrod on Wednesday, so i thought I better get the heads checked out, stop by next time your up, and we can swap some lies and drink some beer

Make sure you use a metal canister filter, never use a glass or plastic filter in a confined engine compartment, also make sure to double clamp each connection

I voye for yellow perch over walleye, you forgot about us warm water species guys