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5 Boats You Can’t Live Without!

July 17, 2009 By JD 6 Comments

BoatsQuite contrary to what my wife contends, a guy can’t have too many boats! After all, there’s no one perfect vessel. I mean, you’ve got to have the jet for running shallow rivers…then something that can handle a little chop out on the bay. Well, then, of course you’ll need to have some weather protection when you’re running offshore and then…

See what I mean? Anyway, here’s my current list of 5 boats you just can’t live without…

Maritime 23 Voyager

Maritime 23 Voyager
Okay, so the MSkiff Voyager 23 would be the perfect all-around rig for bay halibut, salmon (when they come back), rockfish, close to home tuna… and would even make a good Lake Tahoe jig boat! I also love the fact that you can duck out of the weather…a very nice feature.

Maritime Boats

2410 Bay Ranger

Fishing the big waters of the California Delta, I love the idea of being able to move around to distant spots quickly — like I see the guys in the bass boats do. I also like how much deck space and fishing room bass boats have…However, I don’t want to be anywhere near one of those low-sided affairs when the wind kicks up and the tide starts running against it. Luckily, Ranger has come up with the perfect solution: The Bay Boat!
2410 Bay Ranger

Ranger Boats

Willie Predator

While all that deep water stuff is great, I still have a tough time finding anything cooler than running up a wild river…going 30 mph in 3 inches of water. And really the only way to do river fishing right is to fish out of a tiller boat like Willie’s 23′ 6″ Predator. It’s nothing but open fishing room!
Willie Raptor Boat

Willie Boats

FishRite

What’s that you say? You can’t decide if you’d rather have a jet for river running or a prop for the lakes and saltwater? Well, the good news is you don’t have to! FishRite’s 21-foot Explorer Outboard Jet/Pro combo is just the ticket! In an hour’s time you can switch out the lower end and transform this thing from an offshore salmon troller to an in-river side-drifter!
fishrite explorer 21

FishRite Boats

Klamath Swimbait Boat

Then, when I don’t feel like burning a bunch of fuel and just want to get out for a quick and easy day of striper or smallmouth fishing, I’d bust this sweet little number…
Klamath Swimbait Boat

Klamath Boats

I know I said these are the 5 boats I can’t live without, but actually, there’s one more that I’d drop ’em all for…

Yacht

Filed Under: Boats & Boating Tagged With: boats, fishrite, klamath, maritime skiff, ranger, willie

Replace those old oar blades!

December 31, 2008 By JD 6 Comments

You think maybe it's time for some new blades??

You think maybe it’s time for some new blades??

If you’ve got old, damaged blades on your drift boat oars, it’s time to change them out since winter steelhead season is now kicking into high gear. Don’t put it off! It’s quick and easy and will greatly improve your boat’s performance (and safety). Here’s how:Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Boats & Boating Tagged With: blades, boat repair, drift boat, driftboat, dynelite blades, fixing old blades, oars, replacing old driftboat blades, sawyer

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