Chas0218

He better go to greivance day for the town and get an assessment adjustment for the amount of shoreline he no longer has. Hit the government where it counts...their pockets! It's total bull they can't let a little out without hurting downstream infrastructure.

I believe it is the whole lake, Canada is having a much worse time with this than us (I think).

No problem, didn't think you were. It's tough to believe the water fluctuates that much. My winch motor on my rail system got caught in a surge couple years ago water came up 2 feet while we were all sleeping. Got up the next morning to fish and the motor kept popping the breaker. Took out a screw and watched the water drain out. After that nothing surprises me anymore. Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Full spread on my boat just will need to clean the lines more often, running the riggers with 10lb weights maybe I can get myself a new dock! They are calling for a steady south to southwest wind for most of the week so I think most of it will end up on the shore line by this weekend.

When I think east end I am thinking anything NE of Fair Haven. The fish in the NE end of the lake definitely make you work for them. I would go days with only one or 2 kings but as soon as I go out of Sodus I am greeted with awesome numbers of Steelhead, Kings, Browns (not as much as the other 2) but the fishing from Fair haven West is much better. I usually concentrate my efforts on the walleye on the East end, easier for me to find and catch than Trout and Salmon plus they taste better. Laker fishing isn't bad on the East end but if you like fishing for table fare then I would go elsewhere.

No I meant 3 feet. Dave from excursion posted the photos. Not sure if he is on here and would like to post the photos. Crazy weather and the next 4 days of rain isn't going to help the situation.

Yeah not sure where the hate stems from, they are a little lighter made than your robalo and Grady but from 1995 and newer they are all composite. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Last night they had a huge storm surge over 3' in places. A charter captian posted some photos on Facebook. Yesterday i almost lost all my dock sections of my father in law wasn't there to get therm. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I currently have a raymarine auto on this boat, wouldn't trade it for anything. Worth it's weight in gold. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Yeah she holds her own. Kept me and the family safe in a lot of big water. Been a very reliable boat only almost sank once but the flotation foam kept her upright. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

O ok gotcha. The smoker craft only comes in canvas but the others offer a hard top just not my style. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Yeah, I was looking into canvas for my current boat but I'm trying to get away from my boat. She needs quite a bit of work and will likely be cut into pieces for easy disposal, the motor and parts sold or also disposed of. I love my current boat but for what she needs it isn't worth the investment. Stringers are shot, hull has longitudinal cracks because of the bad stringers. The repairs would be expensive and on a 1981 boat I won't ever get the money back out of her. Not to mention the stuff that I want to do will be a very nice down payment on a new boat. There are a lot of upgrades to my current boat but that is about all she is worth the used price of the parts. Main reason for going aluminum is the longevity factor. If I'm spending a lot of money $20k+ on a boat it is going to need to last 20 years or more (at least the hull). I bought her in 2011 and has served me well for the past years surprised she has lasted this long.

They are, the Ocean Pro was/is another contender for me. I want something in the 22'-26' range. We currently have a 23' cuddy and it is nice to have that area to get out of the weather but is a lot of wasted fishing space. Those west coast alum. boats make good use of the space they have. The rigid frame with canvas in my eyes is the only way to go, the hardtops are nice but the ones I have been in are hot during the summer months and that is primarily when I fish. The removable canvas is nice so you can basically have full sun or stay out of it where with a hardtop you have 1 option.

Depending on the boat you can save up to 10k. The 222 Offshore is about the same price as the 202 they sell on the east coast. That is about $6k-$7k less so in reality you would be saving around 4k after shipping. I have saw the 222 cheaper than $40k as leftovers but you looking at an average of $2k for shipping it to the east coast. I'm not sure the $500 is worth my time driving 40 hrs. one way to pick it up. If you do the math it's about $6.25/hr. I could be a lot more productive home at my house but it could also be a family trip make some stops at cool land marks spend a few days in between just checking out the rest of the US. I guess I'll have to run it by the wife to see what she would rather do. This is still a few years out but it's worth the effort to watch the market and see what is out there in the mean time.