First Trip With Pontoon Boat

[Xplorer]

Hey guys, I finally got to take my new pontoon boat out and see how it works.

 

I went to Winchell lake to avoid crowds while I rowed around in circles.

 

It went pretty well, the wind was a bit of a problem but managed to work around it.

 

I didn't drop anything overboard and even manage to catch a small rainbow while I was getting pushed around by the wind.

 

I think I need flippers and maybe an anchor.

 

Here's a couple of pics.

 

 

[walker1]

Good job. It will get easier after each trip. Flowing water can be difficult the first few times ,but, keep at er.

[Guest tallieho]

thing of beauty,congradlations & a nice fish .infact that's an extremely good sized fish ,when you consider they weren't stocked until june this year.any algae ??.thanks

[LynnF]

Ahh yes...the maiden voyage. Good for you for trying stillwaters first. I tried mine for the very first time on the Bow just shy of runoff finishing. The words "gong show" are very appropriate to describe what went on. That day I hooked into the biggest rainbow I've seen on the end of my line to this day and the swirling frenzy that was my pontoon boat caused a whirlpool so strong that I lost the fish to the vortex. Get yourself some good force fins and definitely an anchor (a pyramid one) and you're good to go. Nice fish BTW!

[Xplorer]

Thanks for the tips guys, I think I am going to stay away from moving water for a bit yet...haha

 

tallieho, little bit of algae, but water was still quite clear.

 

cya

[SteveM]

I find my 'toon very hard to control in the wind on stillwater; any of you guys ever experiment with a keel at all?