Fishing Boats, Let's See Um!

[Shraggs]

Hmm back in the motherland on the freshwater

And here on the big pond

We pull seven lines and two teasers. If I had more then one other guy with me to clear lines we could easily run ten lines but with myself and the kids or me and one other guy plus the kids seven is all we can handle. I’ve had 7-800 yards of line out many times before the gear was cleared and we could give chase. We still get it done every day we go out.

Wow what are stats on the wahoo?

 

[coiloil37]

Wow what are stats on the wahoo?

He went 147cm and the scale said 41kg. So for you imperial guys 58” and 90lbs. I don’t know if he was really that heavy or not, it was just a hand held scale but that’s what it said.

It was just me and the 4 year old trolling five lines 60km out. He took a blue and white ilander with a ballyhoo under the skirt off the shotgun. I had about 70 yards of line out when he took it and 900+ yards of braid on the reel. When it went off I took the rod and drove the boat, my little man cleared the other four lines. He peeled off straight out the back of the boat at warp speed. I’ve never heard a reel scream like that before or since. When I had half a spool of line left I though, I must be hooked on a boat because this can’t be a fish. No boats in sight moving though so must be a fish??? He didn’t slow down and soon I could see the spool coming through under the line and I thought, this things going to spool me. I need to turn and chase but for some reason my brain wasn’t getting my body engaged. I had about 30-40 yards of line left on the reel when it went from full speed to a dead stop. I started cranking and turned the boat toward him. He didn’t take another run, I brought him straight to the gaff. When he was at the boat I saw a second one with him just as big but I didn’t have a live bait rigged to throw it or another guy big enough to throw it anyway so I gaffed this one and brought him in.

We get several a year as bycatch trolling for marlin but never seen another one that big. I hope one day to beat it. Most are like this

Bloody good sashimi though. The wahoo and yellowfin are my favourite bycatch.

 

[coiloil37]

Couple more cause I’m here

 

[Shraggs]

Great thread! My Boston Whaler Outrage 17’. Fish the Great Lakes for everything. Need a trip to Venice when yellow fin in!











repowered recently, love 4 stroke.

 

[Shraggs]

He went 147cm and the scale said 41kg. So for you imperial guys 58” and 90lbs. I don’t know if he was really that heavy or not, it was just a hand held scale but that’s what it said.

It was just me and the 4 year old trolling five lines 60km out. He took a blue and white ilander with a ballyhoo under the skirt off the shotgun. I had about 70 yards of line out when he took it and 900+ yards of braid on the reel. When it went off I took the rod and drove the boat, my little man cleared the other four lines. He peeled off straight out the back of the boat at warp speed. I’ve never heard a reel scream like that before or since. When I had half a spool of line left I though, I must be hooked on a boat because this can’t be a fish. No boats in sight moving though so must be a fish??? He didn’t slow down and soon I could see the spool coming through under the line and I thought, this things going to spool me. I need to turn and chase but for some reason my brain wasn’t getting my body engaged. I had about 30-40 yards of line left on the reel when it went from full speed to a dead stop. I started cranking and turned the boat toward him. He didn’t take another run, I brought him straight to the gaff. When he was at the boat I saw a second one with him just as big but I didn’t have a live bait rigged to throw it or another guy big enough to throw it anyway so I gaffed this one and brought him in.

We get several a year as bycatch trolling for marlin but never seen another one that big. I hope one day to beat it. Most are like this

Bloody good sashimi though. The wahoo and yellowfin are my favourite bycatch.

Monster fish great story!

 

[Idaho4x4Bronco]

Jealousssssss of those fish!!!!

 

[MeatMissile]

 

[Idaho4x4Bronco]

What's your guys opinion on tiller boats? Been getting out a lot this year learning how to troll and learning a lot, catching fish finally, but the confined space of these boats we have been using is kind of annoying to me.

Looked at some decent HP tiller powered boats around 20ft and the open floor space seems real nice, but I'll be fishing pretty big waters and have no experience with them whatsoever.

 

[Fatcamp]

This is a 16' Lund Alaskan. As tiller boats go it is pretty well respected. They make an 18' and a 20', both of which are available on Facebook marketplace right now. The 20' is in Bemidji. I do not fish big water but from researching these boats many use them to fish big lakes and specifically back troll. For what it is worth this is a pretty incredible boat. Handles rough water very well. It's still a 16' boat, but holy cats does it hug the water well.

A 20' with a 50hp 4 stroke would be awesome.

ETA: This is Lake Oahe in South Dakota. Pretty big water but I don't troll. We avoid going out when it's really rough, but sometimes you have to get back.