Just got a new boat yestereday - 16 foot Smokercraft Lodge. Same hull as your's DR, but all wide open, no windshield or anything to get in the way. I'm going to run it with my 25 Yami 4 stroke, and for now I troll with it too - that 25 will troll at less than 1 mph. I use manual Penn 'riggers and have no intention of getting electrics - I don't mind the exercise. And I actually like the Humminbird fish finder - especially the sidescan. And I really like the Garmin Map76 GPS.

Just put the seats, motor, rod holders, tanks, and anchor release on it today, tomorrow I'm installing the fishfinder, bilge pump, and wiring it, and then it will be ready for the CR next weekend. I'll put the downriggers on it later - SS T nuts haven't arrived yet.

Might put it in the water late tomorrow jsut for the hell of it - no numbers yet though so I'll have to be sneaky <img border="0" alt="[wall]" title="" src="graemlins/wall.gif" />

Hey Spawnout,
WHere are ya fishin' the CR next weekend. I will be heading down there myself with Rick 68. We will be fishing out of my Smokercraft Tracer and will probably be either at the mouth of Kalama, Prescott Beach or County Line down below Willow Grove, if you see us out there, say "Hey" !!!