Gman

Thanks for the kind words guys. We're really excited to get out fishing in it. Like others have also stated, Greg and his team @ DT Powersports along with Ranger were a pleasure to deal with, questions about whatever you could ask answered within 48 hours either by email or direct phone call - nothing short of impressive Just working on putting the finishing touches on it over the next week or so, such as putting on the big clear plastic condom aka chipguarding. This is the same clear pressure sensitive adhesive which is applied to the front of your vehicle to protect & prevent stone chips; I'm having the hull from the water line up to and just over the inside of the gunnel done as well as both sides of the 300 cowling. Then I've got some rod holders, Bert's tracks for the riggers at the back to install along with the wiring for riggers and last but not least both the HDS8's along with structure scan. The backbone of the network including shoot thru hull transducer has already been installed by Ranger @ the factory. Also have a few more hours of break in to do. Got a 14.5"x21P Pro Series on the way which from a friends experience in the US should allow us to hit approx 63 mph in the peak power range 5800-6000, which is quite impressive for essentially a 22' fiberglass hull. It is very possible there will be an opportunity or two with an open seat for someone to join me/us for a fish either on Lake Ontario for kings or Erie for walleyes . I'll be sure to post back here under a separate thread. I'll post more detailed pics once she's fulled rigged and fish ready to keep ya'll in the loop. Cheers G.

It's been a long anxious wait and when everyone was starting to hit the water this spring I thought I was really going to miss out - well it's been just the opposite! The weather and wind were nuts on the big water till about 2 weeks ago. Actually, if there was a year to have any boat or motor arrive late this year would be it I would believe! My boat arrived in early March, we’ve just been waiting on the newly redisgned 4.2L V6 Yamaha 300. This motor went on a serious diet over the winter and shed something like 248 pounds and now weighs in @ 558#, where it previously came in at 806#. It’s the lightest in it’s class. Headed up to DT Powersports last weekend with dad and saw'er sitting there, the newly re-designed 2010 Ranger 621, notice the deep V in the front of the hull, that's new for the '10 Ranger 621 this year and one of the reasons why I went with it. On top of the wide gunnels specifically designed to accommodate a modular track system such as Bert’s Custome Tackle accessories. Did what I needed to do and go the once over on everything then proudly trailered her home where she belongs, Milton This is one well set-up rig, perfectly balanced, dual torsion axles, with oil bath hubs and 4 disc brakes makes trailering a breeze Believe it or not even thou the complete set-up is almost double my previous set-up in weight I'm using 5L/100kms less in gas! Yeah sure there's few difference as 4 tires are easier to roll than the previous 2, no windshield and the whole unit actually tucks in below the truck drastically reducing wind resistance. Here she is parked at home attached to truck - A shot of her big ass end - The winch set-up, and convenient access step mounted to trailer for easy bow access, notice the trailer is essentially LINEX'd the with spray on "truck bedliner" - Here's some a bunch of interior shots, some of which just don't do it justice - The helm - if you ever have a chance to add in one of these trim swtiches, DO IT. Never had one before there now I can' leave without it! Down beside the helm, notice all the little creature comforts - Port console - The kicker pre-rig connection to main motor hydraulic steering. This has got to be the slickest, sickest set-ups I've seen made of stainless, top notch all the way. It's on all the time, no more damn bar to put on and remove which eventually calcifies and rusts or rattles and drives you nuts - The "dance floor" aka the trolling "workstation", all that is storage except for the horizontal area which is the livewell with Oxygenator system. I've already removed the 2 extra seats as well as the removable casting platform and stored them in the basement If you notice the rectangle in the floor of the last pic this is what it is, all 4 batters are placed in the center of the hull in efforts to balance out the boat, lower the center of gravity and make for smoother re-entry in to big water - just plain smart and frees up a load of storage space not to mention easy to access The master power switch is mounted in there as well as the the switch to turn on the bow mount. This is same idea has been used in the 620 for the past couple of years, just smart! The bow, all dry storage is sealed with a lip and a rubber gasket What we've got here is the large port and starboard storage spaces, the rod locker, live bait well on the starboard side and built in cooler on port side, all storage compartments contain white LED lights. Got'er wet saturday around noon and put 5 hours on'er already, topped out @ 57mph @ 5200rpm with hammer down running a 14 7/8" x 23 prop, gonna move down to a 14.5"x 21P to increase rpm's as I should be pushing 5900 as redline is 6000. I was really impressed with the solid once piece feel of the boat as well as the responsiveness of the hull; never though I could pull as tight of a 180 switch back going 40mph that I did That front keel just carves thru the water and makes it feel as if you’re on rails. Took the boat in to get chipguarded this Monday morn so should be bring'er home again Thursday or Friday night, then it'll be time to mount both the HDS 8's and get started on the mounting of the riggers. Main focus over the next week+ is going to be to get the boat rigged and "fish ready". I’ll keep you updated with pics and the rigging progresses. On a separate note, the knowledge and service I rec’d from Greg & his staff at DT Powersports was excellent. They know all the in’s and out’s of these specialized fishing machines and know how to walk you thru the process and keep you informed every step of the way. Cheers G.

Thought this was cool and worth sharing, Scott Steil, Jason Przekurat and Mark Courts all have streaming live video of them prefishing & fishing for the upcoming FLW Walleye Tour this weekend on the Illinois river - Great, now we'll never get any work done when there's an FLW event http://www.onthewaterlive.com/watch-live/ Cheers G.

Yeah,,,where do d'em rigger go? This should hold ya'll over - Cheers G.

Carp can be smoked and it tastes great. Haven't had any years. I was first introduced to it back when we lived in Winnipeg. Cheers G.

The most popular sites from my experience are - http://www.walleye.com/boatads.htm http://www.walleyesinc.com/randyt9295/boat.htm https://www.walleyecentral.com/classified/new/searchresults.jsp http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/classifieds.asp Lots of great quality previous enjoyed rigs for sale on the above sites with some cross-over adds between them. Hope this helps. Cheers, G.

Well went up to DT Powersports and got a sneak peak at the new ride last week to make sure the Berts tracks were going to fit where I wanted them to or if I was going to have to have a custom track made and all is looking good We were able to confirm without removing too much of the factory shrink wrapping as we wanted to avoid removing as much as possible due to the fact it's still early March and anything can happen weather wise, especially with the weather that was being forecasted for the weekend! Here's a little sneak peak of the Berts Custom Tackle tracks. They're kinda taped in place in order to check measurements and all. As for the little corner of the track that's going to over hang, that will be cut to shape so it'll be flush. Just waiting on the 300 V6 Yammer which is due in last week of March/1st week of April so I can hopefully pick'er up the week of the 28th upon return from Ft.Myers. That will give me exactly 2 weekends to get'r rigged and hopefully motors broken along with some prop testing before our first little tourney For those interested, here's an overview video of the completely re-designed Ranger 621 - http://www.rangerboats.com/videos/video.cf...e=621%20POP.flv I'll post full pics once she's completely rigged Cheers, G.

Here's the same song put to pictures from fishing nooks out on Lake O, from one of the Spoonpuller board members. http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3133000000711871560# Cheers G.

Was just texting with Steve, he's opening today @ 10:30am. Hope this helps. Cheers, g.

Looking forward to learning and using both the HDS8's with side imaging I'm putting on the new boat. I've been a loyal Lowrance user for a several years, previously I had an LCX-37c with dual frequency which performed flawlessly. I've had seen some great video's from some users as well as some great feedback. C'mon April Cheers G.

The board and life vests were going as if they were being discontinued! fyi, if you planning on heading down tomorrow for a lfe vest they're sold out. Cheers G.

That I'd post a few of the great deals from the Angling Outfitters booth here @ the London Show Nautilus Inflatable Life vest model NI700CTRY @ $99 Reg $189 OffShore Inline boards complete with OR18 release, red release and flag kit @ $49.99 each Cheers G

I just heard of the following specials at Angling Outfitters for the trolling crew,,, Okuma Convector CV30's $69.- Okuma Convector CV 45's $79.- All new Rapala Hydro's Level Wind $99.- These things are wicked!!! JLM Erie Specialist Trolling Rods $29.99 Hope this helps and see you there saturday,,,enjoy the show for those planning to attend! Cheers G.

Most people who fish the derby from year to year are already Lake Ontario salmon trollers and the MAJORITY are already set-up with the right equipment - like myself, who would just end up selling the boat anyways. The way I see it, if I decided to enter (which I haven't for the past 3 years due to no boat ticket unless you're a charter) the car would be of greater value to me than the boat and I would seriously consider keeping it whereas the boat would be up in the classifieds the very next day. On the other hand if i decided to sell the car, everyone uses and needs a car therefore it'll be much easier to sell. Cheers, G.

Then I'll see you there as I"ll be there all day saturday! Cheers G.

Some great fish indeed! Here's one of my memorables,,, Cheers G.

Just thought I'd throw up a gentle reminder that if you've got nothing really planned for the coming weekend but yet want to do something fishing related the London Boat Cottage & Fishing Show is on this weekend starting Friday @ noon and running thru till Sunday @ 5pm. Here's a link to all the show details and how to get there - http://www.boatcottagefishingshow.com/when.htm Hope to see ya there! Cheers G.

Guess it would be a good time as any to bust out the 'ol plastic like the first year I had the Lund Cheers, G.

Here's a few from the big pond last season - Biggest brown ever for me which tipped the scales @ 19# - Then next weekend caught my biggest king (male) which tilted the scale @ 33.70# - Cheers, G.

I'll be at the DT Powersports booth (#222) all weekend. Looking forward to a great show and weekend! Cheers G.

Well today's the big day where many us will cook up something a little special if not a few items. Not having a big gathering just having my neighbour and a buddy over to watch the game. Last year for me it was the bacon explosion which was fantastic! This year I'm doing doing the following recipe in the smoker with Crown Royal flavoured pucks in the Bradley along with some bacon wrapped walleye http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sweet-S...Bull/Detail.aspx What are you cooking up? Enjoy the game and the eats Cheers G.

I have a PDF file of the Fishin & Boat show presentation schedule, anyone know how to post a PDF file or can I send it to anyone as I'm sure many would be interested? Cheers, G.

Called and spoke with Mrs. Pollatta late this afternoon regarding the specifics and was told the schedule has not yet been finalized and should be completed this weekend if not early next week. As soon as I find out (if before anyone else) I'll be sure to post under a new thread. Cheers, G

The whole thing about not being able to accept large sums of cash today due to these anti-laundering laws really irks me,,,,last time I checked cash is legal tender and it's even written on the bills cheers, G.

Sweet greenbacks! I spent the first 16 summers of my life fishing greenbacks out of Lake Winnipeg and the river system as I spent the summers at the family cottage in Victoria Beach. Those greenback are simply the prettiest walleye I've seen. Where abouts are you fishing? A little piece of trivia, any of you know why the those walleye are the colour they are? I know and i'll tell you guys in a bit. Cheers, G.