07-06-2013, 08:23 AM
My wife and I went out to a pond in Eagle to try out the new Pontoon boat. Picked up a Creek Company Voyager 2 frameless while it was on sale for half off on Amazon. She wanted something we could both go out on. I think I can manage it by myself, and I can always rig up a platform or find some use for the extra space and stability (like a cooler with food and drinks as one reviewer did).
Only had one issue, the AC inverter for the car isn't powerful enough for the old pump I brought, so we were stuck with the hand pump that came with it. Tiring, but it did the job fairly well.
Pulled the poles out, tested out the rowing, dropped a jig next to the bank on the far side where I couldn't reach from shore and hooked one as soon as it hit the water. An 11" or so bass, then later another bass, and a little bluegill. My wife also had a few bites on some fake red worms and fake maggots. Mostly we rowed around testing it out, explored the pond, and looked for good fishing spots.
Also had a chance to try my fish finder for the first time, a Hummingbird 385c. Just dropped the sensor over the foot bar, so it didn't work so well when we were moving very fast, but it let me know the depth, and pinged me quite a few times when we had some fish below us. I can't wait to try it out a few other paces, like Lowell and Swan Falls, maybe McTucker, Roberts, and Blacktail when I'm on that side of the state.
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Only had one issue, the AC inverter for the car isn't powerful enough for the old pump I brought, so we were stuck with the hand pump that came with it. Tiring, but it did the job fairly well.
Pulled the poles out, tested out the rowing, dropped a jig next to the bank on the far side where I couldn't reach from shore and hooked one as soon as it hit the water. An 11" or so bass, then later another bass, and a little bluegill. My wife also had a few bites on some fake red worms and fake maggots. Mostly we rowed around testing it out, explored the pond, and looked for good fishing spots.
Also had a chance to try my fish finder for the first time, a Hummingbird 385c. Just dropped the sensor over the foot bar, so it didn't work so well when we were moving very fast, but it let me know the depth, and pinged me quite a few times when we had some fish below us. I can't wait to try it out a few other paces, like Lowell and Swan Falls, maybe McTucker, Roberts, and Blacktail when I'm on that side of the state.
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