Baller Skihack Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 Due to the economy, I really couldn't keep both the Nautique and the bass boat, so the bass boat had to go. Now, I am planning to do some fishing with the Nautique. Has anyone mounted a trolling motor on a Nautique up front? I wish I had bought an open bow, but I never thought I would start fishing with the Nautique. Have been duck hunting with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihard Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 LOL............really? A CC for hunting and fishing? That is funny sh*t!!! I don't care who you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 18, 2013 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2013 http://media.tumblr.com/fe497dd337d9af8479bb6398b9565d16/tumblr_inline_mg6n5ltl6X1rxe4lt.gif Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihacker Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 First time there is a fish-gut or bood oops you will need to post pictures. Have you considered a canoe or kayak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rodltg2 Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 Here is a pic of an MC Xtar with one. This guy got pretty flamed for it as I am sure you will too here on BOS. I don't know why people get so worked up about what people do and how they use their boat. Its your boat, your money enjoy it how you want to. I'm probably in the minority here, but boats are too expensive and cool to just use them as a private ski lake slalom tug. Get out on the public lake or river. Open her up, let her run for awhile! Cruising the river and stopping at cool restuarants is fun! Camping or houseboating for a week with the kids and friends, so many cool things to do with a boat other than getting dragged up and down the ski lake every weekend. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b265/rodltg2/300752_10150748225520106_449679_n_zps3c82be55.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 @skimech - That almost requires a "$5 fine"! All kidding aside, have never considered putting a trolling motor on a ski boat. If you have grab rails you may be able to rig something up to put between the grab rails on both sides (if you have an open bow) and atach the motor to whatever you rigged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bulldog Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 Use your cooler as a live well!! lol "Do Better..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller estrom Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 I just tell my wife to paddle faster or slower depending on the current. (Since she doesn't visit this site, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller estrom Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 @skimech, please provide a pic of the boat in full duck blind mode. How did you rig the camo set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 18, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 18, 2013 They quit making the Fish Nautique back in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihart Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 @skimech, you are my hero! I fish out of my boat all the time. I am no extreme bass master or anything but I love to see the look on the fishermen faces when I reel in a 6lb bass in the same boat they curse at when it's running down the course at 34mph....LOL Now hunting in it is a whole different level! Lets see pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 Slip some PVC over the pylon and hang a sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 18, 2013 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2013 Fishing from a wakeboard boat is fine. Trolling motor will not hurt the shore lines. I think that is what we should do with all wakeboard boats. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bulldog Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 @Horton I AGREE!!!! "Do Better..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 I love fishing and I've thought about putting a trolling motor on the back that is removable. Pull the platform off and install the trolling motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 I have fast trolled with my 196 at just above idle, 650 rpm or so. Have had good luck with the northerns@ about 4-5 mph. Never considered trolling motor. Whatever trips your trigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 18, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 18, 2013 Northerns as in Pike or Minnesotains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 Pike my good man, p-I-k-e! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 18, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 18, 2013 That was for our southern friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 At least you didn't sell the Nauty so you could fish more in the bass boat. Kudos! Send pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted January 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2013 They quit making the Fish Nautique back in the 80s. Dumb question time again @MS. Is this Fish Nautique of which you speak like a running joke, an urban legend type thing, or did this thing actually exist? I'd like to see some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 http://fish-nautique.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Sometimes my s/n smells like fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 There are several available "bolt on" style versions, for attachment above your outboard's wake plate, or stern drive. I would imagine if mounted below the swimplatform up near the hull. they would allow you to use at idle, but would plane out at slalom speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ejj Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 I love it. Use your boat. Catch fish. Take the kids out, whatever. I never make fun of people out on the water; they are enjoying the same view I am. That said, I did see a pontoon boat last year with chain-link fence as the rail and resin furniture on the deck. It was a sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 @bogboy What kind of f I s h ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted January 19, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2013 http://www.boattest.com/resources/view_News.aspx?NewsID=4338 Mastercraft factory making fishing boats ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller XR6Hurricane Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 Need bow mount for bass fishing if that's what you're going to do with it. It's too bad it's closed bow with no grab rails. At one time someone was making a bracket that attached to the grab rails and bow eye, but it was for the clamp on stern-mount motors. And Minn Kota made a 665MX that was a clamp-on with the PowerDrive control that would have worked great (though it only had 28 lbs. of thrust). But I don't think anyone makes a motor like that now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travnews Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I watched someone on a lake trolling by idling their inboard/outboard and dragging 5 gallon buckets to slow down the boat to trolling speed. I don't fish, so I don't know if that really works very good. My brother has tried to talk me into letting him fish out of my boat - never gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skihack Posted January 19, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 We use the camo net as cover when duck hunting. We now use a new wider and stable jon boat for duck hunting. I was tired of trying to duck hunt in a tiny jonboat and fell out one time. Water was cold as #$@$. Nautique was nice to shoot from but you can't get in shallow water. I mostly just striper fish in deep water and spend most my time out on the swim platform. Tough to bass fish although I have got where I can cast out very far. Yes, there were Fish Nautiques back in the day. Nice boats for deep sea and fresh water fishing. Another boat called Shamrock was a smaller fishing boat. It was direct drive like a Nautique with the center console acting as the motor cover/box. I recall the Shamrock had a pleasure craft marine engine in it. Like the Fish Nautique, they are hard to find but they are a real gem stacked up against the mechanical troubles that eventually come with Outboard engines. Too old to ski but not to fish:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil2360 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Here you go Ed! They even accomodate Bikini Girls, something not seen in many fishing boats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 19, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 19, 2013 If your fishing off the back ramp most of the time, why not a couple quick clamps holding a small home made L bracket to the ramp and mount the trolling moter there. Was told by my wakeboarding neighbor that Fish Nautiques made the best used wake boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted January 19, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hmmm. Always thought this was more of a running joke than anything else. Learn something new every day I guess. I was expecting more of a bass boat thing than a center console though the center console makes a lot more sense with an inboard mounted engine. Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm all for utilizing what you have, plus you will have the space and comfort of a larger boat. When we had our Glastron I made a simple removable portable transom that clamped on the swim platform, and then I bought an extended tiller for my min Kota trolling motor. It worked great, and I caught trout and Kokanee. I haven't done that for my s/n though. But you could easily do it, maybe with some wooden shop clamps on the swimm step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butte-Ski Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 West Marine has these quick release mounts. MINN KOTA MKA-21 Quick Release Bracket Anyday on the water is good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted January 20, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 20, 2013 At least a front mounted trolling motor wouldn't get in the way of the ski rope. It's not as dumb as all the ski boats I've seen with cleats and/or tarp-snaps fouling up the rear gunwales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller XR6Hurricane Posted January 20, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 20, 2013 @SkiJay or my friend's Prostar 195 with the split rear hatch cover. Whoever designed that at MC must not ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 20, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 20, 2013 Not a slalom tug but saw one of these in person at a boat show and around here with all the inercoastals it made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted January 20, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 20, 2013 This kind of dovetails into the electric boat thread. Why not have a DC motor directly driving the prop shaft? I would think this would be pretty easy to do, and then you have electric for manoeuvring and trolling, I've been thinking about this quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted January 20, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 20, 2013 @Ed Obermeier There is also such thing as a Bass Nautique. It was CC's mid-80's version of a bass boat, sparkly gel and all. Outboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller XR6Hurricane Posted January 22, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2013 @wilecoyote The problem with rear trolling motor power is that forward maneuverability is horrible in the wind in most fishing applications due to the low speed. Also, any boat that steers by rudder won't turn well at real low speeds to begin with. The transom mount trolling motors that you see are best used for A) backtrolling, or B) using as primary power on small rowboats, canoes, etc. But it really kind of depends on the type of fishing you're doing. For actual "trolling", gas power is almost always best. For sneaking along the shoreline for bass, or working a dropoff or weedline, bow mount is the way to go. Transom mounts have their place, mainly in the walleye fishing world to control drifts, or to back troll if the lake is calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller PatM Posted January 22, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2013 What is fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 22, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted January 22, 2013 Fishing is all about being one with the open waters. Feeling the breeze in your hair, catching that trouphy fish and being with your best bud or that special someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller estrom Posted January 22, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 22, 2013 LOL @ the Nitro video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wilecoyote Posted January 23, 2013 Baller Share Posted January 23, 2013 @XR6Hurricane fair enough, not being a fisherman myself, that makes a lot of sense. I've been mulling over the DC motor on the shaft idea just because I thought it might be nice to maneuver around the skier and the dock under electric power, and I thought it would be good for fishing but I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyroy Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Nautique is great option for fishing. Go ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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