I sat on my front porch this evening and watched a few pontoons on the water with incredible jealousy. I need to get my boat in the water soon! Talked to one of my neighbors this morning about putting the docks in. Possibly next weekend.
Yup familiar with the boat. Last year we killed the fish in there usual spots. They were shut down or at least limited capacity for the season.
I ocean fish off my neighbors boat, sometimes there is room. I’ll let you know. Be forewarned we get a bit rowdy at times.
Yeah.. limited party size to just 8, last year. $125/head, twice the previous year. . F that. I know being on the water is part of the experience, but a lot of fish can be bought for that price.
Ill do my best, can’t make any promises. In a couple years I won’t have to pay the bloodsuckers at day care and I’ll have a sick boat! You will be welcome. Lol.
I use a 100 gallons of fuel just to fish for the day. Buying 100-300 pounds of halibut, 50-150 pounds of salmon, 30-75 pounds of ling cod and 100-150 pounds of rock fish plus however much spotted prawns I catch will cost substantially more than the 100 gallons of fuel.
Really nice boat, quite similar to mine. Your going to have a blast. I have a Yamaha 200hp main and 9.9 trolling, my hull is aluminum and a hard bulkhead. Mid May I am going on a long weekend coastal brown and black bear hunt, with some halibut, salmon and rockfish all rolled into one trip. Its a 75 or so mile run to a to the 3 nights Forrest Service cabin I rented for 3 nights. Just think of all the fun your going to have with your new boat.
I have a walkthrough windshield (walk around reduce cabin size), the fully enclosed cabin is much warmer. The first time I rode in a buddies boat that has the soft bulkhead, I was surprised how much wind came in under the bottom of the curtain. It’s also nice to be able to lock the cabin (insurance is cheaper on the lockable vs non lockable for theft). My 3/4 is almost to small for a tow vehicle, wish it was a 1 ton.
It’s definitely a northwest coast thing especially Alaska. We have big tide swings and having a tide grounded boat is a thing. Repairing aluminum is way easier/cheaper to repair than fiberglass is.