Boat inquiry for White and Norfork

[grizwilson]

I run a 20-52 alweld with a 50-25 jet(yeah I know) works well on the White, Norfork (with 1 unit) and Taney.  I ran a glass river boat with a jet for about 20 years with a jet, 10 without.  Only issue with my 20-42 river boat was shallow side depth, on taney the big bass boat guys could make it a bit dicey. It would float through stuff my alweld won't but the Alweld will power through stuff the glass boat won't .  As @gotmuddy says at minimum flow a yak is the only answer on Norfork, and a couple places are pick your way through.  I do not have many issues with sucking rocks, but leaves in the fall and coontail moss in the summer can be a challenge (do not take my jet to Little Red, bad things man bad things)  I went with tiller steer for not only boat room but do not have to buy one of those steering wheels thing of a bobs.  

[gotmuddy]

I like a tiller for the simplicity and the responseness.  if you fish smaller rivers  sometimes you gotta put the boat in 4wd to get up a shoal it feels like.

[BilletHead]

5 hours ago, grizwilson said:

I run a 20-52 alweld with a 50-25 jet(yeah I know) works well on the White, Norfork (with 1 unit) and Taney.  I ran a glass river boat with a jet for about 20 years with a jet, 10 without.  Only issue with my 20-42 river boat was shallow side depth, on taney the big bass boat guys could make it a bit dicey. It would float through stuff my alweld won't but the Alweld will power through stuff the glass boat won't .  As @gotmuddy says at minimum flow a yak is the only answer on Norfork, and a couple places are pick your way through.  I do not have many issues with sucking rocks, but leaves in the fall and coontail moss in the summer can be a challenge (do not take my jet to Little Red, bad things man bad things)  I went with tiller steer for not only boat room but do not have to buy one of those steering wheels thing of a bobs.  

My thing a ma bob is on the way. You are going to be jealous! 😁

[BilletHead]

3 hours ago, gotmuddy said:

.  if you fish smaller rivers  sometimes you gotta put the boat in 4wd 

    Is that some strange code for taking @Daryk Campbell Sr with you?  I can hear you now, get out daryk and start pulling!

[gotmuddy]

28 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

    Is that some strange code for taking @Daryk Campbell Sr with you?  I can hear you now, get out daryk and start pulling!

You gotta run a river like the 11pt to understand.  I love running those because they are SUPER tight runs

[nomolites]

35 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

My thing a ma bob is on the way. You are going to be jealous! 😁

Watch your wrists….they can whack you pretty good.

Mike

[Terrierman]

3 hours ago, gotmuddy said:

You gotta run a river like the 11pt to understand.  I love running those because they are SUPER tight runs

Mary Decker Shoal in the Commissary Boat was special is all I have to say about that.  

[grizwilson]

15 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Mary Decker Shoal in the Commissary Boat was special is all I have to say about that.  

@Terrierman Since the flood the ole gal ain't what she used to be, you can pick a spot and run it now. 

[Terrierman]

5 minutes ago, grizwilson said:

@Terrierman Since the flood the ole gal ain't what she used to be, you can pick a spot and run it now. 

Can't be anything but an improvement if you ask me.  Lane and I were legitimately scared when we did it.  A log wiped off the humminbird and rearranged everything in the boat that was above the gunwales.  The Jameson came out soon after we realized how lucky we really were.

[jdmidwest]

On 12/1/2023 at 2:49 AM, fishinwrench said:

Are you telling me that a heavyass 4-stroke, 2 battery's, and 3-6 gallons of fuel can't keep the stern of that Tracker down?   

Have you gained some weight since I last saw ya ?  🤔

Up to 145 now.  But that thing needs to run even at best, not enough to raise the front end.

Looking at Tohatsu on the rebuild 2.0 version.  I have another PF 16 hull I am working on.  Cutting the weight some on the boat, increasing the power at the rear but keeping it 25 legal.