Winter side pulling.

About got the Lund 1825 Pro Guide Tiller boat rigged to try out Side pulling out of it. Thinking it may be the best boat for this around. Deep boat and lots of V and boat under the water. So waves on it does not toss you like crazy. But then again it may well give the 80 lb hand controlled motor on the side a workout. But also have a 80 lb Terrova up front. So can run both if it needs it.:popcorn Bait wells and live wells in both front and back. 8 seat bases in it so should be able to find room for the family while fishing. The ones on the front deck will be sitting only a foot off the deck. But its nice sitting there like that. Can fish 4 out of it at one time side pulling. Thus the reason I'm doing this, I can take my wife and 2 grand kids at the same time.

If this does not work out thinking about seeing if War-eagle will build me one of the side pulling boats. But use the 961 hull and lay it out with room for three in the floor and still have a front deck. Best of the both worlds this way. Never can tell I may just start guiding. Shoot of some of these that I know can do it. I'm sure I can show them how to not catch fish with the best of them HAHA

Got lots of Hair jigs tied up and waiting on big crappie to eat them up. Plus have some secret rigs fixed up that I think is going to be killer for side pulling or long lining . Used them 2 trips pulling jigs out the back of the boat. And man did they out fish normal jigs and minnows.:cheers2
I'm sure It will take me a few years to get the hang of side pulling. But sure going to give it a try. So any pointers please let me know. Thinking the next 4 or 5 months should be hot for nice crappie in Yellow creek and Bear Creek.

I get to blame all this on oldbigun. If you get a chance to book a trip with him last spring for a trip. And my wife and I enjoyed fishing this way. And thinking we may hire him again this April. Even if i'm on fish, its nice to sit there and let someone else do all the work. :fish Don't get to do that often. And it was a good . It's worth the price and more.

Oldbigun (Joel) is good at what he does, me and him have been pulling cranks with my boat some this summer, have yet to side pull in his boat :) hey but that time is a coming :) looking forward to getting moved and settle in before spring and get out and do some side pullin with him


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Found out today, buddy of mine is going to fish with me a lot. And teach me all he knows about side pulling. Years ago he did it all the time. And caught a box of fish about every trip. Lot of evening in winter time, he would get off work at 3 pm and have a limit by dark. When he sold his tiller boat he stopped side pulling. Told me he has not done it in 10 years or so. But does not think it will take long to get back in the groove. So guess I hit the lottery on that. As he knows most spots on Yellow, Indian, and Bear Creek to side pull. So learn the spots to do it and when. Plus get to do it more and get comfortable fishing that way.

So watch out Pete's Guide service will be up and running before spring time.:fish Be guiding the grand kids to crappie fishing all they want.

Go get Red. I'll bet you can do as good or better than the rest of us.

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Originally Posted by Corinth Fraz

Go get Red. I'll bet you can do as good or better than the rest of us.

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Fraz thanks for the faith. But I'm way behind when it comes to crappie. Now I have times they even find a way to my hook. But not as often as I would like. Plus if it will keep the grand kids out of trouble. Its priceless, one is 15 will be 16 way to soon, 2 are 12, and one is 3. The oldest loves to fish and the boy that is 12 loves it.
But will say with my buddy's help, that will shorten the learning curve for sure.

Yep , that's what it's all about. Hope to see ya on water soon

that is great taking the grandkids fishing keep up the good job

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Originally Posted by Billbob

that is great taking the grandkids fishing keep up the good job

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Buddy there the only people I can beat and brag about it. LOL Plus there special so if they want it Marilyn tells me to do it . HAHA

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Originally Posted by ShilohRed

About got the Lund 1825 Pro Guide Tiller boat rigged to try out Side pulling out of it. Thinking it may be the best boat for this around. Deep boat and lots of V and boat under the water. So waves on it does not toss you like crazy. But then again it may well give the 80 lb hand controlled motor on the side a workout. But also have a 80 lb Terrova up front. So can run both if it needs it.:popcorn Bait wells and live wells in both front and back. 8 seat bases in it so should be able to find room for the family while fishing. The ones on the front deck will be sitting only a foot off the deck. But its nice sitting there like that. Can fish 4 out of it at one time side pulling. Thus the reason I'm doing this, I can take my wife and 2 grand kids at the same time.

If this does not work out thinking about seeing if War-eagle will build me one of the side pulling boats. But use the 961 hull and lay it out with room for three in the floor and still have a front deck. Best of the both worlds this way. Never can tell I may just start guiding. Shoot of some of these that I know can do it. I'm sure I can show them how to not catch fish with the best of them HAHA

Got lots of Hair jigs tied up and waiting on big crappie to eat them up. Plus have some secret rigs fixed up that I think is going to be killer for side pulling or long lining . Used them 2 trips pulling jigs out the back of the boat. And man did they out fish normal jigs and minnows.:cheers2
I'm sure It will take me a few years to get the hang of side pulling. But sure going to give it a try. So any pointers please let me know. Thinking the next 4 or 5 months should be hot for nice crappie in Yellow creek and Bear Creek.

I get to blame all this on oldbigun. If you get a chance to book a trip with him last spring for a trip. And my wife and I enjoyed fishing this way. And thinking we may hire him again this April. Even if i'm on fish, its nice to sit there and let someone else do all the work. :fish Don't get to do that often. And it was a good . It's worth the price and more.

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Shiloh, I have a 2010 proguide with a 175 verado tiller. There is no bouncing you around in these boats and more room than any boat I have fished out of. Not to many boats safer than lunds, very happy with mine.

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Originally Posted by kilnducks

Shiloh, I have a 2010 proguide with a 175 verado tiller. There is no bouncing you around in these boats and more room than any boat I have fished out of. Not to many boats safer than lunds, very happy with mine.

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so right on that. Only thing's I don't like about my lund, is Getting in when theres no boat dock and wet ride in high winds and waves. I almost bought the 2010 Pro Guide or the Predator. But went with the 1825. Mines been on sardis and fished waters everyone else would not run to. Waves were 3 to 4 ft high and I just ran out to Coon Town and fished the timber. Boat loves waves.
But as I put above even yours is going to be tossed around when pulling side ways rather then the bow hitting the waves. Just the nature of the beast.
Pete

If I read that right, the man with the secret rigs is asking for help. Something odd there.

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Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

If I read that right, the man with the secret rigs is asking for help. Something odd there.

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Read what the thread is about. Its about side pulling and only done it one time. Now what your talking about I have used them for long linning . But what works doing one thing may not do nothing side pulling. And yes theres something odd... But will not go there. Also Secret only means I made it up and everyone else is not dumb enough to fish it.
Have a great day and hope your fishing trips are filled with big fish.
Pete

Man what a day on the water. Motor worked good on the Lund. Now even thought its a 80 lb motor it knows theres a boat there. But moved it even against 10+ MPH winds. Fished around 6 hours and still had over 75% of the batters left. Will rework the mount some, motor did turn in the mount one time. But I hit wide open and motor was turned where it climbed up the mount.
Now fishing was not good for us. Seen a few other boats that was side pulling and did not see them catch a fish. We put on in the boat about 5 minutes after starting and that was it. Lots of bait fish showed on the depth finder and even fish. But they did not like what we had to offer. But still a good day on the water. Sun was shinning and wind was not bad. High was not high enough but man it felt good being out on the water.
Pete