The Urban Fisherman Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 My fiance bought me an electric motor for the modified pontoon boat as a birthday gift, so this morning I decided to head out after panfish. My target fish were big bluegill with hopes of stumbling upon some crappie. Despite last nights insane lightning storm it still turned out to be a decent morning. The boat ran smooth and sturdy - better than I'd hoped. Man it feels good to fish with a little comfort again. First stop was my bluegill spots, really sort of the same spots you'd look for crappie in the spring, back bays and sunken tree's. It was tough to find my main sunken tree's as the water was murky and much higher than what I'm used to. The fish were also scattered, and deep. You'd get 1 maybe 2 fish per tree. Anyways, same old bait, pink trout worm under a float - the bluegill love them. I need to find a better way to take pictures on the boat though... Managed 5 keepers, with a 10.5 incher being the biggest of the day. Things were just heating up when my battery died. (borrowed it, it's an older deep cycle) Somewhere in the middle I got this suprise OOS Stocker Rainbow. Went back unharmed. All in all not a bad 2.5 hours on the water and I'm more than happy with the new pontoon boat. Can't wait to hit the lake again next weekend! Cheers, UF
canadian_copper Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 NICELY DONE BRO!!! I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THOSE!!!
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks CC! They're only about $250.00 @ BPS now! I made some serious mods though! Cheers dude!
forrest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) Urban Fisherman: BPS website has them at $330 right now. Is the price different in the store or am I looking at the wrong one? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...t=SearchResults forrest Edited April 12, 2008 by forrest
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Posted April 12, 2008 Hey Forest I saw them at BPS in vaughn for around that price...it was a few weeks ago though..might have been a sale for the BPS Classic. Give them a call! Cheers, UF
misfish Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 Can I shoot ducks and geese from one of them???????????????
Snypa Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 Nice report, early season bluegill is the way to go !! And that definetly is a sweet rig you got there UrbanFishermen
setomonkey Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 I remember your post when you customized your ride, very sweet to get out on it and do some early season openwater fishing... Mike
SlowPoke Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 Great report! I'm glad you're happy with your ride, you put some real thinking and effort into it! -Brian
highdrifter Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 SWEEEEET! And here I've been tubbing it like a sucker... thanx for sharing! HD
Smokey Posted April 12, 2008 Report Posted April 12, 2008 Good for you getting out and having some success. Congrats and thanks for the report and pics.
snag Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Very Cool, Got to get the video cam on that! what's the next accessory(s) Fish finder, livewell............
Ramble Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 I'm very impressed that the set up works well after the modifications. The little vessle would be excellent in small lake territory. Congrats in a successful 1st voyage. -R-
Master of Bait Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Love that rig. Easy for a one-man trip. Nice fish too!
lookinforwalleye Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Can I shoot ducks and geese from one of them??????????????? Sure you could but if they shoot back you maybe in trouble!
lew Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 You've done a great job of customizing the pontoon Urban, it's always good to see a plan come together and now your finally getting some fish in it too. Great stuff
Greencoachdog Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Excellent report and pics!!! I can tell how cold the water still is there by the color of the first 'Gill, be careful out there... a swim in that stuff wouldn't be pleasant I don't think. A 10.5" 'Gill is a big ol bull!!!... and that meat is oh so SWEET!!! You've done a great job on the 'toon!!!... and should catch some real nice fish from her this season!!! Thanks for takin' the time to post!
oldphart Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 ~~~Great post Team mate, you might consider getting a Tripod mounted on the bow for the camera, to get those action shots
HTHM Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 How stable is it with the high seat on it, and how about the wind catching you? It is a nice looking rig!
Rich Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Awesome man, you weren't kidding about pimpin' that 'tooner. Sweet mods. We'll have to race ya in the bass hound sometime out there
outdoorguy61 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Hi misfish I am hoping you can shed some light on the stability of how you have setup your craft. I see a tremendous amount of them where I work in western Canada, but have not seen anything with a mounted seat that high. It looked far more handy. I am hoping you se this and can reply. Thank-you. outdoorguy61
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Posted April 13, 2008 Very Cool, Got to get the video cam on that! what's the next accessory(s) Fish finder, livewell............ Fish Finder dude - i've got a humminbird on its way! haha Excellent report and pics!!! I can tell how cold the water still is there by the color of the first 'Gill, be careful out there... a swim in that stuff wouldn't be pleasant I don't think. A 10.5" 'Gill is a big ol bull!!!... and that meat is oh so SWEET!!! You've done a great job on the 'toon!!!... and should catch some real nice fish from her this season!!! Thanks for takin' the time to post! Thanks GCD - The water was is like ice, there's still some snow on the banks here and there. But we had a HUGE rain storm the night before and the was was really stained which might also affect the color of the fish. ~~~Great post Team mate, you might consider getting a Tripod mounted on the bow for the camera, to get those action shots to bad the tourny hasn't started yet or I'd have let some of the bigger gills go and used them for the tourny - i'm getting a measuring sticker for one of hte pontoons with the OFC logo and our team logo. How stable is it with the high seat on it, and how about the wind catching you? It is a nice looking rig! Extremely stable - see last coment...It's a light rig so the wind pushes you around pretty easily, nothing a small anchor or drift sock can't take care of though.... I am hoping you can shed some light on the stability of how you have setup your craft. I see a tremendous amount of them where I work in western Canada, but have not seen anything with a mounted seat that high. It looked far more handy. I am hoping you se this and can reply. Thank-you. outdoorguy61 VERY STABLE! you can stand up no problem and move around, setting the hook isn't an issue at all, but keep in mind i'm a smaller dude - 155lbs. Trolling to my spot with the electric worked out great to...I'd stay away from any white water though, slower current would be ok i'm sure, but I'm only using it for small lakes, ponds and long points inner bay when it's calm.
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Posted April 13, 2008 Awesome man, you weren't kidding about pimpin' that 'tooner. Sweet mods. We'll have to race ya in the bass hound sometime out there Supposed to warm up all week and be nice and hot next weekend - hopefully the Gill's and Crappie will school up and move shallow. Should make for an awesome outing! I'm sure you and Sleded will be chasing cats again but if not I'll be on the water, same spot same time! Cheers dude
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