18 hours ago, Avalonjohn44 said:

Wow dk2429, that is a thing of beauty. Congrats!

Thanks for the kind words! Perfect all around boat. I use it in the coastal bays down here in Texas for trout and redfish one week, then the next it goes up to Sam Rayburn or Toledo Bend for bass.

On 3/22/2017 at 11:02 AM, N Florida Mike said:

Bass hunter and jon boat.Keepin' it simple.

That's what you call the trouble free rig... Nice!

On 4/6/2017 at 9:55 PM, dk2429 said:

Majek 22 Extreme/225 Optimax Pro XS. 70# Minn Kota Maxxum, 8' Power Pole, Garmin 74SV with Bluechart G2 Vision and LakeVu HD, bose sterep, 10" Bobs Flats Jac jack plate, and a couple of other goodies

 

 

How are these Majeks in rough water?  I love the low sided center console bay boat design but always wondered about their choppy water behavior.  Everybody around here has Lunds.  

16 hours ago, Master Bait'r said:

 

 

How are these Majeks in rough water?  I love the low sided center console bay boat design but always wondered about their choppy water behavior.  Everybody around here has Lunds.  

They do pretty good! I fish the coastal bays down here in Texas with it, which can get rough at times. I can cruise it pretty easy in a 2ft chop no problem. Anything over that though can get bumpy, but it does stay dry. It does have the V hull, but the only thing is that it's not a very "sharp" or "deep" V. The main reason I got it was because I can use it to fish the saltwater bays/flats for trout/redfish/flounder in a foot of water one day, and then the next day I can drag it up to Sam Rayburn or Toledo Bend for bass fishing. Great all around boats! Currently pushing 64mph trimmed out with the hammer down

6 hours ago, dk2429 said:

They do pretty good! I fish the coastal bays down here in Texas with it, which can get rough at times. I can cruise it pretty easy in a 2ft chop no problem. Anything over that though can get bumpy, but it does stay dry. It does have the V hull, but the only thing is that it's not a very "sharp" or "deep" V. The main reason I got it was because I can use it to fish the saltwater bays/flats for trout/redfish/flounder in a foot of water one day, and then the next day I can drag it up to Sam Rayburn or Toledo Bend for bass fishing. Great all around boats! Currently pushing 64mph trimmed out with the hammer down

 

 

Yeah that's what appeals to me as well- I like jet boats and fishing heavy veg shallows etc. but it's hard to find a boat that has everything you want- which is pretty much nothing but a good layout, extremely durable surfaces and some good storage.  Jon boats work good for floating in that type of stuff but moving from place to place leaves a bit to be desired.

Went and got the boat out of storage today.  2005 Alumacraft Navigator Sport.  75 HP  4 -stroke Yamaha outboard. Bought it new and have enjoyed it ever since!!!!!!

Not pretty or expensive.....but these get me to the fish!!!

Pelican Icon and Fleetwing

my Crestliner PT18. 150 Pro XS, 10' Talon, Lowrance HDS 9 touch on console and bow. started raining so couldn't get pics of inside.

A-Jay

9 hours ago, 3dees said:

my Crestliner PT18. 150 Pro XS, 10' Talon, Lowrance HDS 9 touch on console and bow. started raining so couldn't get pics of inside.

 

Dude nice ride I like the color matching talon too

 

A little weak on stern freeboard, but she's my baby!

 

Roger

Made a significant upgrade in the last year. First was the tundra to pull it, then i added a new tzx190, leftover 2015, HPDI 150. It has 2 HDS5 Gen2 in it plus an HDS9 Gen3 with totalscan.

 

Its unreal having this new setup, took a long time to get here.

On 4/29/2017 at 11:04 AM, A-Jay said:

A-Jay

A-jay, you have to swim to shore to get those pics?

On ‎4‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 10:25 AM, 3dees said:

my Crestliner PT18. 150 Pro XS, 10' Talon, Lowrance HDS 9 touch on console and bow. started raining so couldn't get pics of inside.

 

5 hours ago, bagofdonuts said:

A-jay, you have to swim to shore to get those pics?

 

Nah ~ Talons are holding the boat in 2 feet.

Did use the boots though.

A-Jay

 

On 5/3/2017 at 3:35 PM, 3dees said:

 

 

I'm becoming a hug fan of the Crestliners.  Super nice rig.

I figured I'd show you guys my lil bass slayer lol it's a 1991 16ft Lowe with a 40 Evinrude and a 54# thrust motor guide, we put new carpet in it, put a deck in the back and just got the garmin striker 5 for it, it's pretty cool  

On 5/9/2017 at 9:08 AM, RippinLips57 said:

I figured I'd show you guys my lil bass slayer lol it's a 1991 16ft Lowe with a 40 Evinrude and a 54# thrust motor guide, we put new carpet in it, put a deck in the back and just got the garmin striker 5 for it, it's pretty cool  

 

 

Everyone starts somewhere! My first boat was a 1979 Terry 14', tiller steering. I replaced the transom and decked it. Second boat was a 1992 Tracker with a 40hp, started out with a 25 that gave me problems left and right. Finally I got a glass boat this spring. That boat you have can go ANYWHERE. When it hits bottom you just keep on going without grinding your teeth together. The simplicity of the older aluminums cannot be discounted. The only bad part about an older boat is parts for motors start to become obsolete. Youll find some guy making a carb screw that chose to make them from titanium because the manufacturer quit offering it and now he wants $125 for a $3 part.

Taking the rig out for a spin on a perfectly quiet evening of solitude on glass...  It never gets old!  Didn't even get a nibble that day and didn't care.  

 

 

 

Master Bait'r ... tell me is that Lowell Lake in Londonderry, VT? If not, it's somewhere just like it. Nice rig!

Slayer Propel 10. picked her up yesterday. dont even know when ill have time to get her on the water.

On 5/19/2017 at 10:08 PM, BurrStone said:

Master Bait'r ... tell me is that Lowell Lake in Londonderry, VT? If not, it's somewhere just like it. Nice rig!

 

 

Ha!  

 

Never in a million years did I expect to have someone recognize that spot!  

 

You live around here?

I'm in CT but we have a place in Chester. I go there on occasion. I've taken more photos there than fish. But that's no fault of the lake.

6 hours ago, BurrStone said:

I'm in CT but we have a place in Chester. I go there on occasion. I've taken more photos there than fish. But that's no fault of the lake.

 

 

That's great!  Chester is very pretty, I live probably 3 mins from Lowell.  You a skier?  Seems the next logical question ??

Snowboard for me, everyone else skis. Enjoyed a few fun days at Magic this season. Check your PM.

 

Picked up this gem on Friday, I'll float her for the first time tomorrow. Gonna do a little river trip.