PS 8/6 pm

[mrhookup]

Finally got the boat out for a couple hours for the shake down cruise after 3 months of hard work getting her redone and rerigged. Worked the 60-80ft depths straight out and to the south. Just ran our two riggers and didn't hit any fish but it everything worked perfectly and the engine ran very smooth. Now it's time to get serious about it . Probably should have stayed in closer by the pier heads as when we came in the water was ice cold on the surface compared to out deeper.

mrhookup

[Make it Count]

Glad you are up and running. I know the feeling of working on the boat and not getting out affect... Glad all work out now, get some fish.... YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[SUPERTRAMP]

Finally got the boat out for a couple hours for the shake down cruise after 3 months of hard work getting her redone and rerigged. Worked the 60-80ft depths straight out and to the south. Just ran our two riggers and didn't hit any fish but it everything worked perfectly and the engine ran very smooth. Now it's time to get serious about it . Probably should have stayed in closer by the pier heads as when we came in the water was ice cold on the surface compared to out deeper.

mrhookup

Nice job Kevin what did u get for a boat? Lets see some pics.

Say hi to your dad for me. BTW I have some spawn if u want it.

[IRon]

Good deal on the shake down. One step at a time. It just takes time to work all the bugs out and get the set up right. You still have time to put a hurting on 'em.

[mrhookup]

Nice job Kevin what did u get for a boat? Lets see some pics.

Say hi to your dad for me. BTW I have some spawn if u want it.

Thanks Mike. The boat is the 16fter we've had for a long time, I just decided to fix it up and make some additions this summer to make it a little bit more comfortable to fish from. I detailed the whole process in my post in the "Boat Maintenance and Rigging" section of the discussion forums here. There's plenty of pics to check out. And hey if you've got some extra spawn you don't want than I won't mind taking some off your hands .

[Just Hook'n]

Know how you feel. Didn't get in until May 20 this year with "isues". Congrats on the shake down. I bet it feels good to go out and come back without issue.

[mrhookup]

picture from the shakedown, she looks a lot smaller on the lake as compared to in the garage haha

[Nailer]

Very cool.