Jamey
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Thanks guys. Lots of good tidbits here. I used to fish walleyes a lot-thus the walleye boat. Haven't had time to fish much since my daughter was born 6 years ago. She's old enough to fish now, so last year we spent a few days on lake of the woods pulling in walleyes with her tinkerbell pole-fun fun stuff.
I read about the trout and salmon fishing on Lake Superior last june. Thought it sounded fun, so I dug out the old junk rivieras that came with the boat but never worked. I took them apart, cleaned the grease off the clutches, replaced some parts, bought some cheapo rods, some spoons and the most detailed chart I could find and now it's all I can think about. The best part is how fabulous those lakers cook up-tasty tasty tasty.
Downrigger fishing is by far the most fun fishing I've ever done. The only bad thing was when I threw a coho back because I was worried it was a steelhead and wasn't quite big enough to keep. Next trip I had good pics of all the salmonid species in the boat.
My preferred spots are 15-25 miles from the ramp and I can't afford twin outboards or anything like that. I'd say 200 hp moving 25-30mph is about all I can afford to fish on my own regularly-should get me around 4 mpg or $40-$60 per trip. When I have no land-lubbing ladies aboard, I can just tuck in somewhere, sleep in the cuddy and spread the cost over two or three days. Dam does that sound fun! Only 5 months to go.
I'll still take my daughter up to LOW this year to chase walleyes, but other than that any fishing I do will be on superior. Will be taking my first trip to Isle Royale this summer-been planning it for a month already. Just gotta find someone to come with me.
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Forgot to mention. Boat will stay in Bayfield all summer, so trailering isn't a big deal.
Pros/cons on walkaround versus full width? Just space? Easier access to the bow on deck is appealing.
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Thanks for your thoughts guys. My current rig is a 19' Alumacraft w/ a 115 merc outboard. No cabin, pounds badly, very tough to troll a straight line in rough water, takes a tremendous amount of focus to catch fish solo and I fish alone A LOT. I don't feel the least bit unsafe in it, but my wife and daughter generally don't enjoy fishing lake superior in it. I average about 2.3 miles per gallon with it out and back and trolling.
I wanted to find a cuddy that would move fast enough with a 150hp engine. A 22' Islander seems to go 40mph with a 150? I'm having a hard time finding a used Islander set up for an outboard. And now I'm hearing the ride is rough in the chop Superior sees pretty much everyday.
Originally I thought any boat I got had to be 22', but it sounds like a 20' Grady might handle the waves as well as a 22' Islander? I'd really like a 22' Grady, but I think I'd need a 225hp outboard for it and that's more gas than I want to guzzle. Used Grady's are a whole lot easier to find.
Also seeing some nice 21' pursuits, but again it seems i'd need quite a bit bigger engine than what I'd like. I really like the Pursuit the best though. Gonna have to do some research on fuel economy. I think my wife and daughter would probably feel the most comfortable in a 21' pursuit or bigger.
Tough decisions.
Sorry so long. Again, thanks for your thoughts.
Jamey
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I fish superior out of Bayfield 5-7 times a year. What's a better boat, a 22' Starcraft Islander or a 20' Grady White Overnighter? How about a 21' Pursuit? Why?
I need a cuddy to sleep in.
Thanks
Used boat recommendation
in Salmon Pro's Connection
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Yeah, an outboard.
Price range is probably $4k to $14k or $15k.
We don't need to be comfortable. When I was 9 my parents and two siblings and I spent a month on a 16' sailboat. We moved up to a 24' and thought we were kings of the world.
Most likely I'd be sleeping alone in the cuddy. My wife and daughter would want to sleep on solid ground.