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The sport is alive and well! Here is a clip of my brother from last year!

That would be crazy. The max rating on the 1650 Sportangler is 90, which is what I went for. Even then, the back end is a little too heavy.

Back in 2005 the boat was rated for 115hp! In 2006 the rateing changed to 90HP! 75,90,115 All weigh around the same as they use the same block!

A 150 on a 1650 SportAngler?

 

Do ya think you may be a bit overpowered?...or worse, to heavy at the back end?

 

That boat can't be rated for anymore than a 115 I would think.

The 150opti is on a fishhawk 1850 next to a 9.9 prokicker! completly differant boat!

This might help you out

http://www.mercurymarine.com/look_deeper/boat_house_bulletin.php?ID=436&SortBy=Title&Section=outboardChecks&fourStroke2515=9&fourStroke2530=10&fourStroke4060=11&fourStroke75115=12&hp5090150efi=20 [url/]

My 2005 1650 sportangler originally came with a merc 75 four stroke and the boat did 42mph I swapped the 75 for a 115 and only gained only 5-7mph Both the 75 and 115 use the same block! I now have the 150 optimax and kinda wish i'd bought a fourstroke! hope it helps

I had a sportfish 1650 with a 115 efi fourstroke that worked well! It planed out perfectly tones of bowlift and a nice dry ride! The boat with two guys loaded with gear would do 47mph with a regular aluminum prop! I now have a fishhawk 1850 with a 150 optimax and have a problem with it! The problem is when I'm on plane I can't get any bow lift. As soon as I tried to trim out the prop would blow out of the water! So the dealer tried lowering the engine and it was better but not even close the where it should be! Over the summer I tried differant props and engine hieghts and was never able to get it to run properly. I should also mention that I get wet from the spray every time out! I put a straight edge on the bottom of the hull and lets just say it wasn't straight! The boat has been sent back to the factory so they can figure out the problem!

This is a pic of the boat trimmed out at WOT

A tip for anyone buying a welded boat! Bring a 3-4foot straight edge with you and make sure the hull is straight before you buy!

I had the same issues with the hard covers. This is what I use! It's a soft top but folds in 3 comes on and off in less than a minute and No hardware!!!

Best of all it only cost me like $400 and installed it myself in the parking lot in less than 2mins!

http://extang.com/docs/trifecta.html

I should also add that it is totally waterproof !

I got a few pics to share from last fall! Ive always caught them by accident while fishing for something else. It was the first year that I started to get serious about musky fishing!

This is one I got on a crappie jig on 3lbs line

I have been useing a normark with the husqvarna engine for the last 6 years and love it! Hands down the best auger ive owned or even used! It's quiet, has lots of power, spins a 10inch bit and weighs less than 20lbs! but it's not cheep! I purchased new blades for it last year but have yet to installed them! I easily cut 3000-5000 holes per year with this machine and still useing the original blades!

I know a few people that own cottages on Bells lake. I know that the lake was stocked with brookies at one point, but at some point bass got introduced and the trout are rare... and the bass are fat!

This is one I got first ice on a buckshot

I was wondering where you get the upto date photo's ? Very usefull info...

Nice looking reel! I bet it's light! The foot looks interesting does it swivel? I saw a pin a while back where the whole reel swiveled 90 degrees and the reel could be casted like a spinning reel and then swiveled back to work like a regular center pin!

The P means it's a car tire and the LT stands for light truck!

I went out for a few hours tonight and hooked into my new PB muskie!

pulled this little bugger off of his head

Release shot you can see the mark from the lampry

I still believe they are NOISY.......here's a guy that had them on for only 5 months and is now selling them.

http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16805

I read that post and the guy wasn't complaning about the noise he wants to sell them because he thinks they are heavy! E rated is a bit much for a little jeep! Ive been looking at these tires for a little while now and although they don't make it in the size I want they look good! I want something with an agressive tread yet not too loud on the hwy! So far the best tire ive found thats aggresive and not too loud is a BF AT! There are plenty of tires out there that are quiet but they suck offroad! I found the BF at to be a nice balance!

The nets have been there going on 2 weeks now and the MNR has knowed about it for 2 weeks now..... Let's see if it catches there attention when it hits the front page of the Wig!

I spotted a few gill nets in the kingston area! Also a few large fish traps full of bullheads, perch, walleye, and even a few pike! The gill nets were full of dead slim covered fish rangeing from bullheads, perch,walleye's ,pikes... basicly anything that swims:evil: Ive been keeping an eye on the nets for a little while now and they have been there for going on 2weeks now Dosen't look like the owners of the nets really care about harvesting the fish at all and the worst part is that they are like 50-100 feet from shore One of them completly blocking off the mouth of a creek and was so full of dead rotting fish I could barely lift one corner Needless to say the fishing sucked not even a nibble nadda ... The fish traps are big and I mean big! The hoops were atleast 5 feet in diameter and about 20-30 feet long! I don't have a problem with a few fish being speared to feed there families, but when I see thousands of fish being killed for nothing and being left to rot ...it makes me angry very angry The MNR wants to pretend that they know nothing about it even after several people have phoned in about issue! Since complants fall on deaf ears what is one to do????

I was also considering a snowmoblie for ice fishing but ended up buying an ATV. I don't know about the area you live in or going to be using the sled but in my area your lucky to get a months riding in per season. There just isn't enough snow to justify a sled when you can use an ATV all year long.