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Is launching a boat solo, fishing solo and returning home considered travelling?  Or is this good social distancing?

2018 Ultima with Suzuki 115ss & rigged with minn kota, helix, etc.

10' West Marine inflatable for back lake adventures.  Say what you want my Shakespeare trolling motor uses greenworks lithium 48v batteries (used in weed wackers)  I have 2 of them just in case but usually never need the 2nd.

Wife laughs when at the cottage I take my flops off and put my "work shoes" on to do chores etc... Yup Krocs are my cottage work shoe

Thanks everyone.  I'll be on the road tomorrow morning, can't wait

2 hours ago, Rodnreel said:

When are you heading up ?

Opener ?

Yes.  May 18-21 & yes I know opener isn't until the 19th.

Thanks for all of the replies.  Anyone else concerned about walleye opener having open water on the small / medium lakes.  I suppose if you live in the area it is what it is, but for folks like me who have invested $ into lodging & vacation days etc.. I am concerned.

Just curious if anyone up in the Sudbury area could share an ice out report?

Felt like -30 out on the Bay of Quinte this weekend...

Such a cool historic fish!

Me and my old friend Darby. Joins me on almost every trip off the dock.

WoW no love eh.

Ended up on an adventure and found a gem of a lake. Boated LMB, SMB & a few 30+" pike.

I have never been to the Sudbury area but I will find myself there tomorrow looking for a small lake to fish in my 9' inflatable. If any one would care to help, please PM me with details.

Sorry for the short notice, any help would greatly be appreciated. BTW: i'm not fussy on fish species.

cheers.

Everyone here will say "buy a ranger" lol

Noted

I'm guessing your current rig is under powered.

30 hp on a 16 ft is a bit low. Typical Legend deal.

I think you need to sort out the wakeboarding thing.

To ski and tube any solid fish n ski boat with decent hp would do.

Try to pretty much max out the hp rating on the boat.

Proper wakeboarding requires a different beast.

Rope needs to be attached high on a wakeboarding frame. Also to provide a proper wake you need a heavy boat with fillable water ballast tanks. Big money.

Never mind a heavier tow vehicle.

You'll need 2 boats. Buy a lottery ticket.

The Pro Sports are only rated for 40hp, so the 30hp is fine for a fishing boat.

Without telling us the budget you have it is pretty tough to send you in the right direction. We can talk about Stratos, Tritons, Lunds and Star Crafts all day long and if you have a Tracker budget everyone is wasting there time and yours.

Yikes..wasting time is a bit much. Isn't that what this entire board is for.

Budget = < $50,000.00

My daughter caught a 27" pike last week on an ultra light rod with 6lb line In that area.

I’m hoping some folks on the board will be able to provide some advice on a new boat purchase.

Details about me:

Current boat: 2009 16’ Legend Pro Sport with a 30hp 4 stroke

I haven’t been an angler my entire life but over the past 10 years my interest or passion for the activity grows. For the most part I bass fish (home lake) where the boat is docked July – Sept & May-June I trailer the boat for Walters and Sept-Oct for Musky. I don’t plan on changing this routine as I quite enjoy the multi species.

More important than fishing is my family of 4 (wife and two kids ages 10 & 8). We spend almost every weekend on the lake & 2-3 weeks of summer vacation. I have thoroughly enjoyed my legend as a fishing machine, family cruises and pulling the kids and wife on the tub Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately my kids and secretly myself have expressed the desire to start wakeboarding, skiing etc.. and obviously my 16’ tin with 30hp won’t work.

The obvious answer or advice is an aluminum Fish & Ski which as it turns out is offered by almost if not all major brands (Legend, Lowe, Lund, etc,). I have no doubt these would all perform for my fishing needs but I am skeptical they will hold up with routine weekend wakeboarding, skiing etc.. My wife asked me last night about a fiberglass Fish/Ski so I began my research and found a Nitro Sport Series.

Anyhoo, I hope this is enough info for folks to provide their $0.02 and hopefully be able to share your boat purchasing experience.

Glad to hear you did well and great pics!

Good work, the dash looks amazing.

Another great video, thanks for sharing.

Meh...just a monster truck voice describing a 16" display unit. Nothing revolutionary IMO.

If you can wait until May you can fish right there. The pike will be aggressive. Theres a place called Muskys Landing literally the next exit north off of the 400. I have never stayed there but it is right on the water.

Can't wait, the month of May is a crap show with business, family and a zone 17 Walleye opener tourny. Last week of April it must be and I'm looking to make the most of it

Picking my boat up from Marshs Marina (Waubaushene) near the end of April, last week actually and would like to find a two night stay for me and the wife. Resort or private cottage on the water (obviously) within a short drive (i dunno 30-45min drive ish). Looks like lakers & pike will be the target species due to the time of year.

Any suggestions for that area?

I just run mine on demo mode and pretend I know what I am doing.

LoL

I have had the Outlander for exactly two years now, no issues and don't plan on any for the balance of my 10 year warranty . It pulls my 16' Legend no problem & has pulled my boat out of some gnarly boat ramps across Ontario with its 4x4 Lock feature.

As a daily driver the fuel economy is fantastic driving into TO 5 days a week.