Pictures of new Pontoon Boat!

[Katmaster Jr.]

Just picked it up today, 19 and 1/2 feet long, with a 50hp 4-Stroke Mercury motor. It's a really nice boat! They didn't have the right rod holders, so I'm going to order them off the Bass pro website, probably start out with about 10 of them.

Can't wait to take it out for the first time, still have to break-in the motor and stuff, but first we have to get registration on the boat. There are no open bait shops in the whole area right now, Wal-Mart wouldn't happen to do it would they???

Here are some pictures, they are not too great, but I will be taking more when I add some stuff.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Here's a couple more pictures....

[BAM]

Nice rig, keep us posted on she does.

[Lngbo]

Very Nice Zakk looks like you all are about to have many hours of enjoyment.

[Ol Man]

From what I can see, it looks like a real cool 'toon. Are you allowed to take pictures in the daylight..?:big_smile:

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[Trophy Hunter]

Good luck with her! See you on the James? In VA you can get a temp. boat registration at wal-mart. It is good for 30 days.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Nice rig, keep us posted on she does.

Thanks, and I will keep y'all updated on how it does.

I got another Humminbird 525 fishfinder for it, they are not expensive and do a great job because that's what we have on our small boat. We got all of the required stuff of course. Two 30 pound anchors.

Only thing I wish we could get soon is a Trolling motor, but we just don't have the money to spend on one yet.

It's really more of a family boat than fishing boat, because we like our little 14ft Lund a lot for fishing, and the gas is better on the small boat. But, of course we will do a whole lot of catfishing out of the pontoon also, mostly in the Winter, and on rough days, and of course when we want to take other people fishing. Also plan on being guides in future years and we figure it will be perfect for that.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Good luck with her! See you on the James? In VA you can get a temp. boat registration at wal-mart. It is good for 30 days.

Yes, I will be on the James River for sure, don't know when yet. Thanks for the info on the Reg. I just checked the NC website and it didn't have them listed as doing Vessel Reg. but I don't know if they would list them if they only do temporary registration.

[BIG-G]

From what I can see, it looks like a real cool 'toon. Are you allowed to take pictures in the daylight..?:big_smile:

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My thoughts exactly! LOL! Nothin but the best to ya Zakk.

[CatfishHateMe]

next to gas money im puttin back to buy myself my first boat right now. not gunna happen anytime to soon i reckon but i still want to get a fund started for when one comes up somewhere:big_smile: nice rig, itll look even better when its on the water:tounge_out:

[MRR]

Nice Looking rig Have you given it a name yet?You canfish in style now .I like that conv.top .

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments! And John, I love the top too, it will be awesome in the summer.:cool2:

[Redd]

Definately looks like a nice and well kept up, 'toon. If I had somethin' like that, I'd broadcast it over the internet, let alone post a few pics on here..:embarassed: Thanks for sharin', zakk.

-Red

[Katmaster Jr.]

Definately looks like a nice and well kept up, 'toon. If I had somethin' like that, I'd broadcast it over the internet, let alone post a few pics on here..:embarassed: Thanks for sharin', zakk.

-Red

Ha ha, thanks Red. It's a brand new boat and motor. The boat is 2006, but the motor is 2004.

[whiteelephant]

You should get some good gas mileage out of that 4 stroke

[spoonfish]

Good luck with the new rig Zakk. It looks great!
Now go get some shad scales and slime on it....:0a22:

[oldprowler]

Great looking toon Zakk. Congrats. I know you will enjoy it a bunch.

[Mark J]

:big_smile: Now you got room for me to go after some of those Gaston blues.

[WylieCat]

I have one just like it!!

Some advice. If it is a family boat, I would suggest getting some mats for the rear or from where you will be standing when you are fishing. You will really wear the carpet down in those areas and it helps with cat slim.

[gilmafam]

Zakk, sure looks nice, I know how you feel... as I got a new boat back a couple of years....
You'll have years of service from it.
One question, is the trailer set up for loading in a cross wind... do you have things on the inside of the pontoons to positon it when comming in?

bayrunner ray

[Pennsylvaniacatchaser]

Zakk - Great looking Pontoon! I have a 24' pontoon that I do a lot of my fishing off of and I love it! I think you will be very pleased with your fishing ride!:cool2:

[Pastor E]

Nice very nice hope you have years of enjoyment with it:go:

[tnkatman]

Nice Rig Zakk, Should Bring You And Your Family Years Of Enjoyment.

[Ictalurus Punctatus]

Just picked it up today, 19 and 1/2 feet long, with a 50hp 4-Stroke Mercury motor. It's a really nice boat! They didn't have the right rod holders, so I'm going to order them off the Bass pro website, probably start out with about 10 of them.

Can't wait to take it out for the first time, still have to break-in the motor and stuff, but first we have to get registration on the boat. There are no open bait shops in the whole area right now, Wal-Mart wouldn't happen to do it would they???

Here are some pictures, they are not too great, but I will be taking more when I add some stuff.

Congrats on the new pontoon, it looks great. I was looking through my boat stuff and I got a temporary vessel registration, good til Mar 12 of this year, until I get my sticker. You could check with the NCWRC.

Jon

[special liberty]

Nice boat. Congratulations to you and your family. I would take the advise about the rugs - hate to get it all slimed up when you don't have to.

[WylieCat]

"...One question, is the trailer set up for loading in a cross wind..."

Great question! If you don't have them, put some on. A cross wind can be like hitting a moving target. I do know guys that have loaded and unloaded pontoons a lot and can do it like it is nothing.

I am not that good! :big_smile:

[olefin]

Zakk, nice looking boat, I know you'll love it. :smile2:

[mudkip]

Congrats on your new rig. I know you and your buds must be excited. Should be real nice and stable platform to haul in a big river cat like on the James!

[catfisher43]

Sweet looking ride Zakk..Wish you many great fishing trips.Be safe out on the water.Thx for posting pictures.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

About the rugs, thanks, I had already thought about it just for the catfish slime, but not about the carpet, I got a couple already.

And the trailer has things that look like they would guide it on there pretty much in the wind, but I'm not sure about it really.


The way it's set up, we will have to fish mostly off the front. The back has the couch thing and no room for fishing. We have a plan for anchoring just right though, we throw the river anchor off the middle of the back and tie it down, then drop the two 30lb anchors off the middle of each side to stop it from swaying in the wind.....I think it will work great, we will find out tommorow though.:cool2:

We've found a place to get it registered tommorow morning.

[gilmafam]

Jakk, just a thought..... one anchor off each side of the back. Set one, and then back over to the other side and then set the other. two is less than the three you mentioned, and leaves more room to work with out side anchors like you mentioned.

bayrunner ray

[Katmaster Jr.]

I've thought about that, but I like the idea of the side anchors fishing on the lake because I believe the boat will sway on those windy days without some off the side. I guess the best thing we can do is to wait and experiment with different ideas. I know that on a river your idea is what we will do though.

This will certainly be a whole new thing for us after fishing out of the small boat so much, we will still use our 14ft a whole lot also though.

Thanks.

[cat tamer]

Nice boat Zak, with the size fish that you and your dad have been catching you need a bigger boat, congrats

[Katmaster Jr.]

Nice boat Zak, with the size fish that you and your dad have been catching you need a bigger boat, congrats

:big_smile: Thanks Kirk. Our small boat can get cramped sometimes, a 40lber likes to re-arrange things in there.:tounge_out:

[777]

Nice boat Zak, You should get years and years of enjoyment from it. Congratulations.

[rebelzgrl76]

Zakk, that looks like a nice boat. I know that you all will have a great time on it. Thanks for sharing and posting pictures.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks doesn't look like I'll get to take it out today. Somethings wrong with our connection on our truck or something, maybe a blown fuse or something?

[BILLYP]

that is a sweet boat

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks guys, we took it on the little river here today. It's awesome, just didn't have time to do anything but ride like 20 minutes, so got it partially broke in. Still got 40 minutes of only running it on half throttle, then an hour of running it on 3/4 throttle, and then finally from hour 3-10 we can run it however we want but can't run it on full throttle for more than 5 minutes at a time.

It's not too bad to load on and off the trailer. We just use a rope tied to the front to float it off the trailer, and then drive it on the trailer to load it, it's kind of hard to load it evenly though. You have to guide the pontoons right between a little slot on each side.

I hope to take it out somemore this week, if not, definitely this weekend, I really want to get it more broke in.

Zakk

[foodsaver]

congrats buddy that will be a swell ride on good ol lake gaston

[WylieCat]

Zakk they make those poles you can add to your trailer that basically rub up against the pontoons to force it onto the runners. I don't have them, but my pontoon stays in the water, so I am not trailering it that much. If I was, I would add them.

Glad to hear you are breaking it in properly. Smart man.

Get you a big drift sock. Once you start drifting on it you will see that it is like a sailboat and will move very quickly in little wind.

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks fella's.

Dieter, we are strongly thinking of getting a slip at the lake, so if we do we won't worry about adding the poles, but if not we will probably get the poles to help, because there wasn't even wind today and it was hard to guide, so I can only imagine what it's like at the lake boat ramp with wind.:ooooh:

It sure is a nice boat and motor, 4-stroke sure is a lot better, how is the gas mileage compared to a 2 stroke, it's suppose to be a lot better, I know that.

Oh, and also, we have two medium sized drift socks, I was thinking those two may do find, if not I will certainly buy one or two more in a big size....thanks for the reminder, because starting this summer we will definitely be drifting the bobbers on it.

[NANNER]

Nice Rig Zakk. Congratulations. Take good care of her and she will return the favor. Last but not least, give that dad of yours a nice hug and tell him how much you appreciate him. He has obviously instilled a very nice sense of values in you, and placed you in a position to succeed in life. You are lucky to have him. We all enjoy your post and appreciate your enthusiasm for this sport. Keep the grades up, and never quit learning. Cuz

[Memphis_Catfish_King]

great lookn boat zakk

[Katmaster Jr.]

Nice Rig Zakk. Congratulations. Take good care of her and she will return the favor. Last but not least, give that dad of yours a nice hug and tell him how much you appreciate him. He has obviously instilled a very nice sense of values in you, and placed you in a position to succeed in life. You are lucky to have him. We all enjoy your post and appreciate your enthusiasm for this sport. Keep the grades up, and never quit learning. Cuz

Thanks John, don't worry I will defintiely take care of the boat, and I always tell my dad how much I love him, he does the same to me, he is not only my father but also my best friend...and that's unconditional. I'm also glad you enjoy my post, and I got my report card today as matter of fact, and all of my grades were good with the exception of U.S. History, and I still passed the class and all, but I could have done better though.


great lookn boat zakk

Thanks Jay.

[NANNER]

Study the history my friend, so you can be good at Jeopardy one day. :big_smile: :big_smile: :big_smile: :big_smile:

[Katmaster Jr.]

Ha, you got that right!:tounge_out:

[WHEELMOBILE07]

Zakk, my dad just like yours is my best good buddy, as well as my father. He has taught me all i know basically you and I are lucky to have a relationship as we do. Plus we get to fish all the time as an additive. Good luck with the new toon I know it will bring yall special times together. I have no doubt it will bring both of you guys new PB blues.

Wheelmobile07

[Stumpknocker2]

Zakk, nice rig, I hope you and your dad both enjoy it for many safe catfishing trips to come.

[KansasKatter]

Sweet rig there Jr. I am green with envy!:tounge_out:

[Katmaster Jr.]

Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate the nice comments.

[Katmaster Jr.]

We took the boat out yesterday on the Chowan River, we couldn't catch any bait so just used nightcrawlers to see what would happen, we actually ended up catching small Blue Cats, so there must finally be some bigger ones nearby in there which is good for me since I live so close.

We really had a hard time loading it this time though, it always seems to go on the trailer wrong, the back of the pontoons are not on the guide things right. I guess that's why we should build the side guider things on it??