BreakingBass

Single axle Titan galvanized trailer. Located in Webster, NY.

SOLD - 2000 Trophy 18’ FJ1802 Walkaround/Cuddy Fiberglass Boat with 2002 Honda 130 HP BF130A Outboard. Deep Vee hull and good gunnel height handles Lake Ontario waves very well for a smaller boat. Removable rear vinyl cushion jump seats with vinyl cushion swivel bucket seats in cockpit. Vinyl cushions are in good to fair condition. Full cockpit enclosure which has upper windshield panel, side panels and rear panel including a zippered door. The canvas is in fair condition and there is some cloudiness on the clear plastic. Also have a full nylon boat cover. Screened windows in cuddy allow for ventilation and the cuddy is plenty big for gear and equipment storage. Cuddy platforms have upholstered cushions. Four storage compartments in the cuddy. Original galvanized single axle trailer, tires and spare are all in very good condition. The engine lower unit has a new water pump impeller and gaskets, new gear box water seals, and fresh gear lube. The engine has 1,140 hours on the meter and a fresh oil change and filter, and new spark plugs. I’m the second owner of the boat, I purchased it in 2014. Normal routine maintenance and repair items have been done along the way, but nothing out of the ordinary required. Everything works as it should, except the gas gauge which reads high but is still usable. I have the Honda shop manual for the BF130A in pdf format, as well as manuals for everything on the boat, including the boat itself. The boat is turnkey, you just need your rods and tackle. Asking price is $8,100 OBO with all the gear. I’m not really interested in separating the gear from the boat. Here are some features and gear that come with the boat: Bennett hydraulic trim tabs (new HPU in 2023). Dual batteries with 3-Way Perko switch (1 battery new in 2023). Fuel/Water separator filter. Automatic bilge pump with manual control. Spare bilge pump included. Fishbox with bilge pump out. Each gunnel has 1 recessed and 2 swivel surface mount rod holders (6 total on boat). Four place rod rack on front of motor well. Two Cannon Mag 10 electric downriggers with covers (new in 2020). Two 12 lb. torpedo and two 8 lb. cannonball downrigger weights. Two Big Jon 5’ manual planer board masts with two Super Ski 24” planer boards. Furano FCV-620 depth sounder/fish finder. Eagle IntelliMap 500C GPS charter with Navionics HotMaps for Eastern US lakes. Eclipse 25W VHF marine radio with weather and emergency call buttons. Kenwood AM/FM stereo with 2 speakers in cockpit. Four life jackets in storage bag. 12V cockpit fan. Fluke style anchor with about 75’ of rope. Backup/Emergency bilge pump wired with long leads and croc clamps for battery posts. Dock lines, boat fenders, spare prop.

Sorry to hear your day was fishless, but a slow cruise up the Genny this time of year is nice regardless. I like that at some points you can't see many signs of civilization and it makes me wonder what that area was like before it was developed.

I waited for the rain to stop this morning and squeezed a couple hours in before the predicted PM thunder/rain. Stayed close to the bay in case I needed to make a run for it. Saw many marks in the 75 fow range in front of Shipbuilders. Managed 2 mature kings, both 65' down over 75', both on a DW silver alewife. 19 and 18 lbs. They did not want to leave the bottom of the lake. This is it for me for the season due to some vacation time and the fact that my Furano sonar unit kept losing power and shutting off. The unit is 10+ years old and I think the strain/curvature on the cables as they are plugged in may have caused some internal wire breakage or poor connection within one of the connectors. Best of luck to you that keep chasing the chrome.

Nice going Eric, I'm sure those girls will treasure that trip for many years to come! A great finish to the season. I hope the nose heals quickly.

Nice job Pike! It's good to see someone having some luck in that area. I hope to get out once more this week before pulling the boat, but the forecast ain't looking too good.

Hey Buster. I was out of I-Bay this morning, trolled from 180-530 fow about 30 deg NE of the bay outlet. I marked 2 fish in 266' and maybe another 4 from 380 to 500'. I ran FF, a meat rig, and spoons. Never had a hit. Had 2 releases on the meat rig but suspect they were just the current. I agree with the temp breaks you saw. Disappointing morning. I saw a couple boats out way deeper, I'm sure 600' plus. Would be interested to hear how things were out there.

Buster, I think I saw you waaay out there Thursday morning. I wasn't marking much in the 150-250 fow range, and the farthest I went was 340. I did manage one 8 lb king 80/290 on a DW mag light green spoon. As you said, on a north troll everything was fine. The turn to the south was bumpy. Can't imagine your ride back from 530'. At least you had some decent action.

I fish out of I-Bay and I don't trust the NWS NOAA wave forecast anymore. I check the Forest Lawn Beach webcam on WeatherBug to verify. It's close enough to I-Bay to see what the lake is really like. Of course 2' waves can look smaller from the perch the camera is on, so look at the video carefully.

Well done guys. Love to see the biggies show up.

My brother and an old friend were up this weekend to get some Lake O fishing in. After a very bumpy and unproductive PM trip on Friday, we gave it a shot this morning. The S winds still raised some bumps out in the 200 row range. Lost 2 on a mag bloody death spoon and a meat rig, but boated 2 on the meat. The better range was 180-230 fow, 80 down. We were just East of the bay. Had a slight hiccup with a mag spoon hit tangling a FF line and wrapping around the prop, which was fun to undo with waves swamping the back of the boat. Had some good action and good weather despite the forecast, and sent my buddy home with some nice salmon steaks.

Java, I agree with your "yes" on browns and lakers. I see a lot of people fishing for lakers. I dock at Mayer's at the outlet to I-Bay so I cruise over on the water. It's not a bad ride if the lake is relatively calm.

You did well this morning. I'm thinking of making a trip to the Braddock's area next weekend from I-Bay, if the lake conditions permits it. Seems to be somewhat better luck over there.

And sadly, not fish tacos.

Like a good mariner I waited until the Special Marine Warning from NWS on possible water spouts expired to go out to fish. This of course left me with about an hour of worthy fishing time. Fished 120-170 fow and managed one decent King on a DW mag light green UV spoon, 60/135 on a northern troll. It was 9.7 lbs and returned to the lake. Had 2 knockoffs on the meat rig but no takers. Temp was at 70' down and there was a strong current today midway between Shipbuilders and Webster Park. Marked a fair number of fish so that was good to see. Just not much action past noon. Gentle 1' rollers every 30' or so, but the early morning waves disappeared. I was attacked by at least 5 varieties of flies out there. Good reason to cut the trip short.

One trick I use to shorten picture time is using a GoPro camera. It's set in ready to record mode and when I have a fish near the boat I hit the button so it starts to record. I grab still shots from the video clip later at home. I only keep 2-3 fish per season for myself, and find that leading them alongside the boat on the Bogo clip for a few minutes does the trick. I get immense pleasure from seeing these fish revive, tug on the clip, and then dive deep back to where they came from.