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03-27-2012, 11:56 AM #1Alumacraft Fisher Guest
Newbie here
I am new to this site. Although i have been reading posts for the last two months. I am also new to walleye fishing and just purchased my first boat last fall ( a 2011 Alumacraft Lunker II 165 with a 40 Horse fuel injected yamaha motor ) A little small for lake erie but does well in 4 footers or less. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone, because ive had a pretty decent spring so far. With 4 trips to the lake and limits or close to everytime. Including on day catching a 3 man limit ranging from a 5lb 22inch to a 12lb 31incher. I could have never done it without you guys.
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03-27-2012, 12:13 PM #2
How does that boat run with the 40? I just got a 165cs with 50 and plan to dunk it later today.
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03-27-2012, 05:44 PM #3Senior Member
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welcome
welcome aboard and great catching so far. This is a very informative site evryone is very cordial atsharing info. Hope your season continues to be great.
Davefastactioncharters.com
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03-27-2012, 06:00 PM #4
Alumacraft Fisher welcome aboard and tight lines to you! Your walleye catching ability will grow with you knowlege and experience. It is all fun!
Wakina
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03-27-2012, 06:43 PM #5
Welcome aboard.. if I can be any help please feel free to ask... Jim
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03-27-2012, 08:52 PM #6
I would like to post a compliment to Walidave, Fisherman 9, Wakina & the rest of you Charter Guys that post your info. I'm so impressed by your generosity to share your experiences. I fish hard here in MI privately, & it is great to know that there are guys like you out there that are willing to help so many people out! MY HAT IS OFF TO ALL OF YOU!! SKYYS THE LIMIT' Steve
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03-27-2012, 08:57 PM #7
Skipper 9, not fisherman 9, sorry Jim, you really impress me!
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03-27-2012, 09:58 PM #8Alumacraft Fisher Guest
hey spoontang... my 40 runs pretty good. quiet. pushes my boat 31mph and i can slow it all the way down to 2.3mph at an idle. and with a small drift sock i can slow it down to .8-1mph i ran out to b can and trolled for about 8 hours two saturdays ago and the whole trip it only used 4.3 gallons of gas. cant beat that with the high fuel prices
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03-28-2012, 11:35 AM #9
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03-29-2012, 07:11 AM #10
spoontang & Alumacraft Fisher,
I have an Alumacraft Navigator 165, so pretty much the same length as your boats but has a little wider beam. It has a 90HP Optimax. I fish Erie approx. 12-15 times a year. I feel comfortable with waves up to about 3 feet, after that the boat gets tossed about quite a bit because there's not much weight to it. The advantage of the light weight is you get great gas mileage on the lake and it is easy to tow. Have fun and good luck fishing this year.
TheBigE22
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