briankd 817 #1 Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) been doing a lot of fishing this summer just got back from Saginaw bay Michigan did a 2 day charter walleye fishing . and been wanting to buy another big boat since sold my other one back in 2003 now just have a 14 foot v bottom boat me and the wife go out on the local lake and fish crappie and blue gill with an electric trolling motor . bought this 2003 20 foot pontoon today with a merc four stroke 70 on the back and dealer installing 2023 merc 115 command thrust pro xs out board . boat in great shape an 80 year old couple bought new in 2003 from the same dealer i bought it from and took great care of it . will get more pics when i get it home hopefully next week. dam new pontoons 40 to over 100k to pricey for me i not been doing much tractor work this summer just been mowing with my c145 hydro and it been a beast for mowing the fish pic is me on left had few too many beers guy on left is wife's uncle . this was the second day limit had 1 northern pike and one perch extra caught same amount this first day Edited September 24, 2022 by briankd 5 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,362 #2 Posted September 24, 2022 Sure looks mighty comfy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,884 #3 Posted September 24, 2022 That aughtta catch some fish for ya! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,322 #4 Posted September 24, 2022 Brian - nice!! Around here a pontoon boat is referred to as a "Party Barge" !! Bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #5 Posted September 24, 2022 https://www.google.com/search?q=great+outdoors+pontoon+boat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3c36d089,vid:JgoRUTQe9SE,st:0 a little great outdoors for ya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,628 #6 Posted September 24, 2022 @The Freightliner Guy https://www.davescaddenpaddlesports.com/product-page/dave-scadden-s-detonator-r-series , been fishing this type of boat with force kick fins over 30 years , montana , utah , oregon , always c/r catch and release , super quiet , out west the trout tow you around , hot weather this summer , just about killed off fishing , water was heat shocked , bug hatches were like heavy moss on the water , also only fly fish , watched guys destroy caught fish with hook removal , throw them back , just about dead . fall fishing should be better , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #7 Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, rjg854 said: Sure looks mighty comfy. yep should be wife tired of me standing in our small boat and about knocking her into the lake . she has to lean opposite to me to keep boat from tipping 11 hours ago, The Freightliner Guy said: https://www.google.com/search?q=great+outdoors+pontoon+boat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3c36d089,vid:JgoRUTQe9SE,st:0 a little great outdoors for ya this should be no problem water ski behind I haven't water skied in about 20 years now guess will be giving it a try come next year . buddy had a boat like was in that movie very fast and fun but can be scary not a ruff water boat turns a lot of heads on the lake when you drop the throttle 10 hours ago, peter lena said: @The Freightliner Guy https://www.davescaddenpaddlesports.com/product-page/dave-scadden-s-detonator-r-series , been fishing this type of boat with force kick fins over 30 years , montana , utah , oregon , always c/r catch and release , super quiet , out west the trout tow you around , hot weather this summer , just about killed off fishing , water was heat shocked , bug hatches were like heavy moss on the water , also only fly fish , watched guys destroy caught fish with hook removal , throw them back , just about dead . fall fishing should be better , pete have a local lake near me state owned and no motors allowed not even electric motors I see a lot of these on the lake guys fishing . lake about 2 mile long and 1/4 mile wide . great fishing lake we used our 14 foot and set up for 2 people to row wife does good for a bit till her back starts to bother her then it up to me rowing to get us where we going Edited September 25, 2022 by briankd 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #8 Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, ri702bill said: Brian - nice!! Around here a pontoon boat is referred to as a "Party Barge" !! Bill seen lattley a lot of people using pontoons instead of traditional fishing boats can have casting/ fishing chairs on all corners with front and rear live wells and trolling motor in front and lot's room to relax and walk around have lots of work once get it home I bought all the supplies to polish out the pontoons they should look like chrome when I'm done but that takes solid 8-12 hrs work and very dirty to do and need to detail all the seats and run carpet cleaner on the carpet probably be spring before it will hit the lake cold weather going to be here soon and the dealer i bought it from is going to store it inside for the winter for free Edited September 25, 2022 by briankd 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,628 #9 Posted September 25, 2022 @briankd https://www.amazon.com/Force-Fin-Float-Tube/dp/B01N2LT2O2/ref=sr_1_3?3Aamzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb , have these 30 + years , originally paid $ 75 , for them , cleaned and vinyl treated for use, prices now are very prohibited . they are perfect / made for kick boat fishing , simple easy , like walking action , makes float boat fishing , easy . like everything else I have done , its going away , keep floatin , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #10 Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) dang hope i would have this home by now to get the pontoons polished and cleaned up . slow process with the bank and paper work . the dealer i bought from the owner flew to Texas on vacation . have to wait for him to get back guess if the weather turns and gets cold will have to wait till spring to mess with it . too dang big to fit in my garage been checking out some lakes to go to next summer have 3-4 in Indiana and couple in Michigan will be putting some miles on next summer hauling this around . it has a brand new tandem axle trailer shouldn't have to worry with problems hauling it around . should be a lot of fun spring can't get here fast enough !!! Edited October 3, 2022 by briankd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #11 Posted October 15, 2022 picked this up after work tonight now the work begins got to polish theses pontoons out and get as much of it cleaned up before it gets too cold out then stick it in storage for winter and be all done ready to get on the lake in the spring 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,628 #12 Posted October 15, 2022 @briankd been using this for years ,https://www.amazon.com/303-Products-30305-Recreation-P=1 on all my vinyl , car window trim , etc , very simple easy , keeps a slick , finish on faded areas , shop around for pricing . pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #13 Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 10:26 AM, peter lena said: @briankd been using this for years ,https://www.amazon.com/303-Products-30305-Recreation-P=1 on all my vinyl , car window trim , etc , very simple easy , keeps a slick , finish on faded areas , shop around for pricing . pete great product ordered one bottle and then reordered another . don't matter the cost still cheaper than replacing the seat vinyl https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XBCURW/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #14 Posted July 1, 2023 got it all cleaned up earlier this spring we going to lake for the 4th going to be a good time been spending as much time as i can at the lake not had much time for playing with my wheel horses . spent a week polishing the pontoons out that was a dirty job 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
