Fish of a lifetime.

[Freshtrax]

Well for everyone that says you need to spend tons of money to have fun fishing I proved you wrong.

 

My new boat

 

 

Hull: 150$

New transom floor and carpet: 150$

Motor, waterpump thermostat : 300$

Rod holders 50$

Stainless hardware 100$

 

Total cost 750$

 

Clocked on GPS at 28 mph before it got squirlley with lots of throttle left. Need a prop change to get the bow up a little while on plane.

 

We hit kempenfelt on on sat. For lakers to no avail. But did a nice tour from line 2 oro into downtown barrie and back to test the boat.

 

 

Sunday I took my brother and sister out for perch and had a blast.

 

 

I know it's just a perch but what a tank . The pics don't seem to do it justice it had been in the cooler for 3 hours. I have never caught one this big and probably won't again.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Freshtrax

[Musky or Specks]

That wee lad makes that perch look gargantuan

[kickingfrog]

That is a great perch.

[HTHM]

Nice rig! You may want to move the trailer licence plate over, the cops may ticket you for a plate not being visible as the motor is "blocking"it.

[solopaddler]

Nothing wrong with that boat all, I'm sure it'll serve your purposes well. And yeah, that's a huge perch alright!

[mattyk]

That is a big perch!

[Rich]

Beauty, a truest of true jumbo!

[Dave Bailey]

If it floats, it's a boat! Nice job on those perch, looks like you and the young ones had a blast.

[fishnsled]

Nice perch!! Nothing wrong with that boat and nice to see the fish like it too.

[Old Ironmaker]

I love the boat, after all it's a Starcraft! I'll give you a pass on the F 150.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Old Ironmaker

[Freshtrax]

Thanks guys I was just having fun with the topic title. I wish it was a PB trout or pike but I will take what I can get.

[grt1]

nice job every inch counts for team 7

[Stoty]

Holy TANK of a perch! That's a beauty!

Looks dont matter, if it does the job that's all that counts.

 

 

every inch counts

 

[kipdouglas]

looks like a great day.

[BLOO KANOO]

The perfect boat is the one that works best for you. Nice Perch! I bet the kids had a great day.

[jedimaster]

I would take the boat over the ford. Haha. Nice perch.

[TJQ]

That wee lad makes that perch look gargantuan

 

 

That gigantic perch makes that little man look small!

 

I would take the boat over the ford. Haha. Nice perch

hahahahahahaha

[mistaredone]

Not sure if it's your first boat but trailer bearings are critical if your towing it around. Definatly something to look at and cheap to replace if you DIY. I came close to learning the hard way on my first year of boat ownership. Congrats on the new rig and nice fish.

[The Urban Fisherman]

Awesome boat! Sure beats my first rig - awesome fish to, congrats on the PB!

[Dave Bailey]

Not sure if it's your first boat but trailer bearings are critical if your towing it around. Definatly something to look at and cheap to replace if you DIY. I came close to learning the hard way on my first year of boat ownership. Congrats on the new rig and nice fish.

 

A buddy and I have a running joke that the first sure sign of spring is when you see a vehicle on the side of the highway with a wheel missing off the boat trailer.

[Freshtrax]

Learned my lesson with the snowmobile trailer when I was younger....now I carry a spare trailer tire for all my trailers. The upfront 100 dollars or so is nothing compared to the agrivation of leaving a trailer full of snow machines on the side of the highway while you head 1.5 hours each way to the closest tire shoppe