Got a little 9 ft pond prowler, anyone done one, any ideas? It's a single seat, no livewell, single trolling motor, FF up front on the TM. anyone have a pics of yours?
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Got a little 9 ft pond prowler, anyone done one, any ideas? It's a single seat, no livewell, single trolling motor, FF up front on the TM. anyone have a pics of yours?
I had one at one time, I loved that little boat! Got it from BPS. I'd spend 15-20 hours at a time in it on a regular basis. At the time I was dating a fair-skinned redhead who also loved to fish, so I made a canopy for it out of 1/2" thinwall and a cheap blue tarp. I actually ran 2 trolling motors on it (front & rear), and I swear I could have pulled a skier! Wish I had pics, I'd have been happy to post them. Enjoy yours, I've regretted selling mine...........
I'de be interested iin know how ya made the canopy, how did you mount it? thinwall metal? how big were the TM's?
Wish I'd have taken pics of it. I owned several Jeeps which was where I got the idea, if you look at how the rear bows are on the older CJ's (not sure about the newer ones) mount and fit under the top, I did basically the same thing. I used spring clamps to hold the tarp in place, and small 1" ratchet straps to keep tension on the bows (just 1 on each end, not on both corners, this left the side open for casting). You could buy a grommet kit, and cut the tarp to size, then install new (and more closely spaced) grommets, or even snaps onto the bows and tarp, or wrap the tarp over the top, and tie the sides from underneath also. Sounds like it would be a mess to cast from, but it wasn't bad at all (as long as you can side-arm). I think both TMs were 30 lb. Made it nicer when hauling 2 people, gear, coolers, etc.
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Here's my starting point, ain't much, but i hope it's better than bank fishing.
You're selling that sweet little boat short! I promise you can catch just as many fish in that as a guy in a $30K boat. If I had a way to haul one, I'd own another one in a heartbeat! Not sure if you know it, but you can get another seat (lol, unless you want a reason not to take anyone else). Good thing about a single seater is you can slide it anywhere in the boat you like.
If it were mine, I'd mount the trolling motor, and add a good deep-cycle battery. I'd also add permenantly mounted navigation lights, a depth/"fish" finder, a submersible crappie light, and probably a second battery for those items (but I like to stay on the water for long periods of time, so you may not want/need a 2nd battery....but if you did, you could also run an aerator for a minnow bucket withoug draining your trolling battery, or use a cooler as a livewell/baitwell like I do.
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I don't troll, but if you do, a rod holder set-up would be a good addition as well. Some guys like to use a fish basket or stringer, but when it's this hot, a cooler of ice is good for the keepers (which you've got plenty of room for, plus you could toss some grub in it at least until you started filling it with fish Thumbs Up, even then you can pack foor in a tupperware container, and leave it in the cooler). I mentioned a sun shade earlier, they also make an umberlla mount which fastens to the back of a boat seat. If you're gonna be fishing by yourself, I'd splurge on the most comfortable swivel-seat I could afford, and pick-up a large golf umbrella at a yard sale. Fasten a piece of appropriate sized PVC (cap the bottom) to the back of the seat, and you're in business.
The Bass Tracker I had (similar to your boat) had a livewell, and rod locker.....neither large enough to serve their intended purpose, and just ended-up being catch-alls for misc. storage. Again, this type of boat serves a very good purpose, and will not only allow you into smaller places where larger boats can't go, but they're great on the larger (electric motor only) bodies of water as well. You're a step-ahead of many who wished they had your boat, don't sell it short, I've had loads of fun, and caught lots of fish in a similar boat. Just make it so you're comfortable in it (again, with a comfortable seat) regardless if you're haulin-in some slabs, or just having a slow relaxing time on the water. Either way, you're doin' pretty good in my book! Thumbs Up
I just picked up one of the early style pond prowler bantam 2x 9' boat. I've done a little bit to it to get it to my liking. I will be taking it out to a local canal tomorrow morning to give it a try. Here's a pic of what I've done so far.
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I am with Neonmoon on not selling your little boat short. They are great for fishing the smaller places. After the big boats take over the big lake I fish I abandon my Tracker for this little jewel. It is a 10' Pelican with two trolling motors on it. I have an old 41# Moto Guide and a 30# BP Prowler. After years of fishing this way two motors is the best way to go. Other wise the boat will not be in position for both people.
Here is also how I mounted my tranducer.
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I got a 3hp johnson on my 9 footer and a 36 lb minakota on the front, rarly use the johnson but its there if I need it, try smaller outboards but just wasn't enough juice in the wind. no other modifcation except for a Big foot switch on the bow trolling motor. got two seat but never use it..
Now that's some good 'ol American ingenuity. I used to have a 10.2 Basshound: 40# MK, HB-ff with transducer mounted on motor. Man I miss that boat!! Everybody called it "The Bobber", duck hunted with it too. It was CHEAP to fish out of, I learned a lot of waters from that boat. Use a trailer if possible or something with bunks, wore some holes in mine sliding it in/out of a PU. Had a guy plastic weld some patches on which beat everything else I tried by far. Hey there's one of those flashbacks they promised, great memories.Quote:
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Naw, ain't gonna sell it, don't eat, don't complain, don't ask for money, ain't like i'm married to it or nuthin'. Anyway, started camoing the thing, couldn't handle the puke'en bile green color anymore, sure hope it floats when i git 'r' dun. Please no critique or negative comments on the camo job, as an artist i do have certain overdeveloped creative sensitivities. :cool:
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Nice paint job.
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Hey, thanks for all the inspiration, ya'll have some nice little boats there, seeing as i don't have a lot of "Kwan" to play around with, this little pond boat will have to suffice for now, i don't plan on traveling all over the state and running up and down the big lakes, so it may turn out that it's all i need as some of you have found out. Anywho, here's some pics of some progress i've made, painted and rubberized the inside of the ship today, i painted it a light flat beige, i thought this would make it cooler in the sun, easier to find things i drop, and make it more spacious looking inside, i laid the indoor/outdoor carpet in the bottom of the boat, i thought this would be more comfortable on the feet if i'm barefooted and also insulate it against radiating sounds into the water, i also went and bought some camo material to recover the seat and to make a canopy of some sort.
Nice little boat. What paint did you use on it? I have an old Pelican Bass Raider that I bought off a friend for 50 bux. Its an ugly baby blue and have been thinking about painting it. I have to make some seats for it as i had none. I hope to get it ready before the fall so I can do some fishing.
I used thr Krylon Camo spray paint from WalMart, 4.47 a can, HD had it for 4.17 i believe.
Nice boat. I would suggest one thing though, you need to use bunkboards as wide as the pontoons or you risk wearing a groove or cracking one of them. I used 1x6 decking with 2x4 bracing under them. Supports all the weight even.
A ton of things you can do for just a few bucks like add some carpet (bout 10 bucks from Lowes), add some lure holders on the sides, some CDC decals, livewell cooler, on and on. Great pics!
I did a huge porton of my fishing out of one of these, a 10' Basshunter, since 1996 when I bought it!! Even during some tournaments.Best money I ever spent! Mine was really tricked out, and I could do pretty much anything I wanted to under 7MPH or so! = ) Here are a couple of the things I did which worked awesome: The bracket which the seat is on - I removed the seat, drilled 4 holes through the top of the bracket, then bolted 4 Driftmaster rod holders on to it. I'd use it snapped in to it's normal slots, and slid all the way forward. I could spider rig VERY well in this little boat that way. For my seat(s), I would use a cooler just like the one in my avatar to sit on - it's wider, more comfortable, and doubles as live well(s) too. I also made a removable & adjustable transducer mount from a quick grip wood glueing clamp. I clamped it to the front troller plate right next to the mounted, front trolling motor. Another thing I did to increase boat space is to put an extention cable onto my front trolling motor's power cable so I could place both of my batteries in the very back out of the way. I also added 2 drift Master rod holders on each of the back 2 tubed, caring handles of the boat for trolling crankbaits. On the front 2 boat rail handles, I gimble mounted and Eagle 320 portable and an H20 GPS - works awesome! Another thing I learned the hard way (almost sunk on Kentucky lake) that I needed to add was a good(FAST)bilge pump!! Waves come over the side alot on big water!! I set one up which between the 2 batteries in the back of the boat. I glued a "C" shaped PVC tube to it's discharge which would pump water out the back of the boat once I flipped it's in-line switch o/off switch as I needed to. I ran a 54lb 12v MK on the back, and a 36lb MK on the front. I could fish from Sun up to Sun down on the 2 batteries, and still make it back. It was simply a fish killing machine up until just recently. Sadly, my brother didn't see it, and destroyed it plowing my driveway. Wish I had pictures to share of it all tricked out, but I have none. One last tip, Walmart sells Plastic weld in a dual injection tube applicator - it's the cat's meow for making repairs. I also dripped a couple weep holes in the top, back boat corners to get the water drained out of it quicker when she'd fill up. Hope some of this helps. Big bites, full baskets, and God's blessings to ya!
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I have one of the older model pond prowlers that I use for panfishing local canals. Here is a pic of it I took last summer.
I really love this little boat.
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How about this set up...
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Hi guys, old thread I know but I just bought a 10' Pond Prowler with a MotorGuide Bullfrog 54 modified for Bow Mount. Some have mentioned wanting a trailer. Check out Harbor Freight! I bought a 4' x 8' folding trailer for $239 with a 20% off coupon! I'll take pics of the boat setup soon. I'm mounting lights this weekend and adding an aerator to the livewell. I think I'll put a divider in the well so I can store fish on one side and minners on the other!
-Bill
get ya a little out board i've got a 3hp plus 27 thrust on front