FishNutz
Member
Howdy -
I picked up this little boat last September and I've been playing around with it since then trying to get it set up to fish until I can get started on Phase 2. This is it just after digging it out from where it had been sitting for the last 16 years next to my neighbors chicken shed. (And being stung by the hornets that were angry about the move.)
Finding this site has given me someplace to go for advice and information about Tin Boats that just doesn't seem to exist anywhere ekse and I appriciate all the effort that has been put into that.
Here's a few pics of my VERY uneventful, but productive Sturgeon / Steelhead trip while everyone was watching the SuperBowl:
Beached on Sauvie's Island (OR) on the Columbia River across from the mouth of the Lewis River (WA)
My Buddy Jack
I know it's not a boat, but sand shrimp stuffed squid was on the menu
The center seat has a "cooler" built in...Made from 2" High Density Foam Board.
This seemed to work perfect on my last boat so I incorperated it into this one as well.
I put a 3 gallon fuel tank, drift sock and an extra gallon under the front seat.
It gets sort of busy back here with the limited space....
The Honda is a 1997 9.9 with the throttle limiting screw removed.
There's an on-board charger, access to all 5 Scotty rod holder bases, oar, builge pump, 40# troller, depth finder, cup holders, new seat, pliers and hook file as well as all my boxes full of fishing tricks within reach.
The Columbia River can get pretty ugly sometimes, but it was like a lake Sunday....
That little 9.9 works GREAT!
Best boat improvement purchase by far!
Phase 2 is still up in the air while I figure out exactly what I want to do, but I think a new paint job and maybe some of the cool seating improvements I've been seeing on this site may be in order.
Thanks -
FishNutz
(Dave)
I picked up this little boat last September and I've been playing around with it since then trying to get it set up to fish until I can get started on Phase 2. This is it just after digging it out from where it had been sitting for the last 16 years next to my neighbors chicken shed. (And being stung by the hornets that were angry about the move.)
Finding this site has given me someplace to go for advice and information about Tin Boats that just doesn't seem to exist anywhere ekse and I appriciate all the effort that has been put into that.
Here's a few pics of my VERY uneventful, but productive Sturgeon / Steelhead trip while everyone was watching the SuperBowl:
Beached on Sauvie's Island (OR) on the Columbia River across from the mouth of the Lewis River (WA)
My Buddy Jack
I know it's not a boat, but sand shrimp stuffed squid was on the menu
The center seat has a "cooler" built in...Made from 2" High Density Foam Board.
This seemed to work perfect on my last boat so I incorperated it into this one as well.
I put a 3 gallon fuel tank, drift sock and an extra gallon under the front seat.
It gets sort of busy back here with the limited space....
The Honda is a 1997 9.9 with the throttle limiting screw removed.
There's an on-board charger, access to all 5 Scotty rod holder bases, oar, builge pump, 40# troller, depth finder, cup holders, new seat, pliers and hook file as well as all my boxes full of fishing tricks within reach.
The Columbia River can get pretty ugly sometimes, but it was like a lake Sunday....
That little 9.9 works GREAT!
Best boat improvement purchase by far!
Phase 2 is still up in the air while I figure out exactly what I want to do, but I think a new paint job and maybe some of the cool seating improvements I've been seeing on this site may be in order.
Thanks -
FishNutz
(Dave)