Northwest Fishing Reports

Hewesfisher, sorry, but can you clarify what is DI?

Price reduction. Bump. :salut: I am selling my 2016 Hobie Mirage Drive PA 14 Kayak, $4500.00 I am the 3rd owner. I owned it for 9 months. 2nd owner owned it for 3 months. This Kayak is in excellent condition, and it comes with a LOT of EXTRAS. The Mirage Drive has been upgraded to the 180 drive (rev...

Chris, I have a 2006 115 HP E-tec which has over 1000 hours on it. They are solid motors and mine is set to run the XP100 oil. A gallon typically lasts between 75 and 100 hours, depending on how it's run. No oil/filter changes required, except for the lower unit. They run quiet, not quite as quiet ...

My Love of two strokes stems from the dirt bike engines of my youth. All my outboards are old mix your own fuel two strokes. Put..put...put...pop!......put...put............put..............put. And the smell!...I guess those are all cons for the rest of you! The same reason I like my turntables, a...

DavidA wrote:One thing I have not seen mentioned is the weight difference. 2-strokes weigh much less and that makes a huge difference for my little 12' fiberglass.

Good to know, Thanks!

I have had a "Powermover" dolly http://kaadengineering.com/powermover/ I was hoping for something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Tow-Tuff-Adjustable-Trailer-Caster/dp/B00IAM1UEU I am talking about a pretty light boat, that could even be handled on flat concrete. The issue is just this slight inc...

I was really aiming to get one of the manual hand drive models. I can’t imagine needing an $1100.00 power unit.

Unfortunately I do have a very small area of grass to go over, at least until I can pour a concrete slab. I was hoping to hear that the manual one could handle 3’ of tightly cut grass.

Does anyone have any experience with the trailer hand dollys that are out there? I will likely need one as I move into a larger boat. My access to my garage is slightly uphill, and cannot exactly be backed into with the vehicle. I’m just wondering if you have a model that you like, and if you feel l...

Matt, check your Bodo Comcast email, I sent you a message.

Thanks Matt. Yeah, even though I’ve been boating about 15 years now. (I thought I kinda new what I was talking about) In the past couple weeks I feel like I’ve been learning a lot. I’m a little embarrassed to admit.. I have always stated that my Lund was a ‘Deep V hull’. Uh... nope! Just got schoole...

Bummer Toni..
Toni is hating on the snow.

Man oh man I am sick of the snow... we have some where over a foot here in Marysville and expecting who knows how much more. I never thought I'd say I am sick of snow and bored out of my mind lol. The construction company I work for is on week 2 of no work, luckily I'm salary. I can get around with...

Yes, even during this slow winter time frame, I have seen a larger selection of boats in the general Oregon area.

I am just curious in the modern day of 2019, what are people’s thoughts of owning a 2-stroke motor? I was looking at a pretty nice boat, all things considered... except it comes with a “Low-hours”. 2006 Evinrude 2- stroke. I come from a 4-stroke EFI motor background. The whole thought of mixing gas/...

Morning Chris, Have you made any decisions? Something enclosed with a heater would be nice. I’m too cheap to go for an enclosed boat, and I keep it in my garage, so certain height limits. I am gathering targets of welded hull boat models. I am not ‘dead set’ against a really low hours riveted boat,...

Bacon guy... just click on RSeas name... you will get an option to either send him a PM (personal message) or to email him. Usually email is the best bet, because some folks aren’t dialed in to checking their PM’s on here... nobody will miss an email. But RSeas is well versed in these things. Either...

I hear ya on that Spokey.. I have to do these grand-sorting moments, where I make piles of stuff to give to friends, and piles that are purely thrown away. If I ever actually sell something and ship it, then I usually pack in a whole bunch of extras just to get rid of things. Sorry to see you moving...

Would you expect anything else from me? [cool] Hewescraft 16' Open Fisherman Hewesfisher, I was actually hoping very much that you would post up on this thread. Yeah, that Hewescraft 160 Openfisher... that is exactly the layout I’m talking about. The length is a perfect slide into the garage, it do...

Man, oh man... I am going through a mid life crisis over what my preferred fishing vessel is. I’ve fished out of a 14’ Lund deep V hull riveted boat, x 11 years. Finally a year ago the hull gave out due to corrosion. After 11 years and A LOT of time in the salt, I felt like I got my time and money o...

Don’t forget about Buffalo lake on the Res. as well. Good lake. Good launch at the resort.