New Year, New Boat!

  • Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    January 8, 2012 at 8:56 pm #1275261

    Hey Everyone,

    Thought I would share a pic of the new boat that I picked up this week. Its a 2011 Lund Pro Guide 2010 W/175HP Verado XL and a 101 lb Vantage. I’ve been a wheel boat guy my whole life, and this is my first experience with owning and operating a big tiller.

    Not exactly what I was planning on purchasing, as I had my heart set on a Skeeter MX, but it was a sweet deal that I couldn’t pass up so she came home with me. Either way, I’m very happy with it and excited to see how it is for fishability.

    Now the fun begins, trying to figure out how to rig the boat to my liking and most importantly, learning how to fish out of a tiller!

    Doug Bonwell
    Cedar Falls IA
    Posts: 887
    January 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm #1025829

    Congrats to you! Hang on……….

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    January 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm #1025830

    Congrats Justin

    Your going to love the control you have running a tiller

    look-a-like
    St. Charles, MN
    Posts: 293
    January 8, 2012 at 9:01 pm #1025831

    Congrats on your new ride I see a trip to Pool 4 in your near future.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    January 8, 2012 at 9:12 pm #1025833

    Lotsa good points for a tiller Justin…especially lotsa room! Let me know if you need a partner on P-4 this spring in that pretty ride…

    dan stien
    Waunakee, Wisconsin
    Posts: 400
    January 8, 2012 at 9:13 pm #1025834

    Very Nice

    a-and-t
    By Rochester,MN
    Posts: 708
    January 8, 2012 at 10:07 pm #1025840

    Nice looking boat! I bet that is a smoking fast tiller

    wkw
    Posts: 730
    January 8, 2012 at 10:09 pm #1025841

    Nice rig, Justin !
    I’ll follow you. That should be a rocket.
    WW

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    January 8, 2012 at 11:41 pm #1025860

    Oh my! Me likey. That thing should be awesome.

    scott-k
    Red Wing
    Posts: 539
    January 8, 2012 at 11:58 pm #1025868

    Justin –

    I’ve never had a boat that wasn’t a tiller. The control and space is awesome. That rig is a beast that will fly! Riggin’ it will be a blast!

    joeyno5
    Rochester MN.
    Posts: 486
    January 9, 2012 at 12:14 am #1025873

    Nice boat Justin!

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    January 9, 2012 at 1:30 am #1025891

    Glad you guys like it.

    I wasn’t sure about a tiller at first, but it’s really growing on me quickly. Being a rigger at heart, I’m always looking for precise boat control and this setup just may do it. I figured that once I place a 101 lb Terrova w/ipilot on the bow, it should provide me the versatility I need for all fishing applications.

    I’m also curious as to what I’ll be able to get out of her for speed. I’m hoping for 52 MPH after some custom prop work and a few other mods, so we’ll see.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    January 9, 2012 at 1:37 am #1025894

    So have you had it on the water yet? Nice looking rig.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    January 9, 2012 at 1:40 am #1025895

    Save some cash for new reels Justin! I hear the fish you’ve been catching have been some screamers!

    Very nice boat!

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    January 9, 2012 at 1:51 am #1025900

    Quote:

    So have you had it on the water yet? Nice looking rig.

    No not yet…I’m dying to get it out on the River but i’ve been concentrated on selling the old boat to pay for this new one.

    Quote:

    Save some cash for new reels Justin! I hear the fish you’ve been catching have been some screamers!

    Are you referring to your kitty cats I accidentally found yesterday? I need you to use your cat whisperer skills and tell them to quit wintering so close to the hot sauger holes.

    flatfish
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2105
    January 9, 2012 at 2:14 am #1025907

    WOW !
    Congrats on a great rig
    Be safe and get some insurance on that thing

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    January 9, 2012 at 2:21 am #1025910

    nice looking boat Justin.

    palolo
    Posts: 284
    January 9, 2012 at 2:50 am #1025917

    yummmmmmmm I’m sure she rocks..!!

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5821
    January 9, 2012 at 3:59 am #1025934

    Quote:

    Glad you guys like it.

    I wasn’t sure about a tiller at first, but it’s really growing on me quickly. Being a rigger at heart, I’m always looking for precise boat control and this setup just may do it. I figured that once I place a 101 lb Terrova w/ipilot on the bow, it should provide me the versatility I need for all fishing applications.

    I’m also curious as to what I’ll be able to get out of her for speed. I’m hoping for 52 MPH after some custom prop work and a few other mods, so we’ll see.

    I’m not sure what your top end would be. You did not tell us the length of your rig and seeing a tandem trailer, I’m thinking a 20ft something.

    I have a 1999 “1950 Tyee” with a 350 V-8, 260hp I/O that will go 52 gps speed with a 19pitch SS “High 5” by Mercury.

    However using a pro v as the boat in a tiller, I got to believe you will absolutely love the openness of the boat to fish out of!

    buzzer
    Garnavillo Iowa
    Posts: 542
    January 9, 2012 at 7:31 am #1025939

    Nice sweet ride let me know how you like the verado tillers are awesome for trolling and back trolling your gonna wanna get a splash guard I’m lookin at a crestliner big tiller for a 2nd boat its hard to pass up a sweet deal good luck

    drifter295
    Hastings MN
    Posts: 413
    January 9, 2012 at 10:10 am #1025944

    Congrats, you’re going to quickly fall in love with that tiller, see you on the Croix this spring

    matt-p
    White Bear Lake, MN
    Posts: 643
    January 9, 2012 at 11:41 pm #1026219

    One day I hope to have that boat or the skeeter mx in the future.

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