YamahaKub
Jet Boat Lover
- Messages
- 67
- Reaction score
- 57
- Points
- 77
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2018
- Boat Model
- FSH Deluxe
- Boat Length
- 21
Well, got back from a week of freshwater fishing on the 210 in Lake of the Woods, Ontario. In general, the boat worked great. Doing everything I asked if it. It actually worked very well.
Our focus was the elusive Musky. Commonly referred to as the fish of 10,000 casts. We caught 2, so feel pretty lucky. Caught many dozens of other fish also. So had plenty of action.
What worked well:
SOLIX 12 networked with Terrova Riptide 80lb trolling motor. Making my own detailed maps along with being able to command the boat to track certain contour lines was awesome.
MOB allowed movement around boat while engines were running. Often did this just during slow speed operation.
Quickness and security of Yamaha premium cover.
High speed and low speed maneuvering.
LTs and Vectors. Lots of tight positioning of boat in bolder filled coves and bays. Pivoting capability was awesome. Many times I needed to spin around within my boat length.
Low draft on plane and no prop hanging low. I was the only one in our group that did not hit submerged boulders with outboards. Was a pretty common occurrence for everyone else.
While trolling, a perceived deep weed bed bay, I did find myself caught in a large submerged bolder fields with depth of less then a foot. Was able to sneak my way out of them without touching any of the boulders. Was tense in a fiberglass boat. Was wishing for aluminum at that point. Was not at speed, so was not worried about major damage. But nobody wants to scratch their new boat. Keel guard made me feel a little bit better.
Size and layout of boat worked very well. Lots of room for two people casting with large poles with big lures. 9ft poles swinging 6+ oz. Musky lures. The boat does fish well. Like any center console.
Center console was awesome. We spent 10 hours a day in boat fishing. Got to know it well. Bathroom facilities was a huge hit with my wife. Great for secure storage.
We were the only center console boat I saw all week. Got a lot of looks. Up in Midwest USA and Canada, the traditional bass boats and multi species boats in the 16-20ft range are most common. By end of week, lots of folks were talking about my boat. Some asked to fish on it with us. Which we had to politely decline due to logistics of swinging big poles around with large hooks.
Used one of those syphon hoses with a one way valve that you just shake to get fluids to transfer. This worked awesome for filling up from a portable gas can from aft deck without having to hang off back and manipulate a gas can over the water.
Non carpeted interior was awesome. Boat stayed cool in 85+ deg temp all day in sun (beautiful weather for Canada all week). I did debate installing seadeck in interior of boat. Glad I did not. Pike and Musky slime is the worst stuff to get off any surface. Even struggled cleaning it off the gel coat (freshly waxed). I did install seadeck on rear platform and that did take some extra elbow grease to get it cleaned. But still see the spots.
What did not work well (or at least need some modification):
Premium Cover weather proofing was not up to task of major downpour (including large hail) on way into Canada. Everything in boat got wet. Stuff in storage and center console was dry. All our clothes were just sitting in boat, under the cover, and they all got wet. Looking for suggestions. I did notice the cover pocketed pretty deeply into bow at speed. I assume water pooled there when driving. However, when I stopped it always popped up and was hard to tell if water had collected in there or not. Maybe a suggested fabric treatment? I have various water proofing treatments. Just wonder what others thing is the best for this type of cover.
MOB would trigger if I was fishing off the back of the swim platform and facing away from it. I guess the signal had trouble getting through the console and my slim figure (had it on the neck lanyard). Small annoyance.
Not a good place to put a big net. Have to work on this.
Gunwale rod storage could not handle the larger rods we were using.
House battery could not keep up with fishing electronics demand. Need to get a better charging strategy approach for this type of duty cycle. Lots of quick dashes and then troll around for hours. I have a 12 amp charger for the trolling motor batteries, which worked great. Crank battery was fine. Just I struggled keeping the house battery up.
Need a front casting platform. Waiting on some detailed reviews of the one available from JBP.
Also, someone needs to develop a back rest kit for the seats next to the console chair. Just odd that they don’t have something like the 190. That would be the best place to sit in the boat when moving around at speed.
Like I said initially. Boat fished very well and was very unique in that environment. Am pretty sure some of the folks left the area, after seeing us fish successfully, and went home to investigate why Yamaha is making boats and how can they get one. Yamaha OBs are common and preferred up there. But most folks had no idea they make boats also. I am sure a few might consider getting one in the future.
Our focus was the elusive Musky. Commonly referred to as the fish of 10,000 casts. We caught 2, so feel pretty lucky. Caught many dozens of other fish also. So had plenty of action.
What worked well:
SOLIX 12 networked with Terrova Riptide 80lb trolling motor. Making my own detailed maps along with being able to command the boat to track certain contour lines was awesome.
MOB allowed movement around boat while engines were running. Often did this just during slow speed operation.
Quickness and security of Yamaha premium cover.
High speed and low speed maneuvering.
LTs and Vectors. Lots of tight positioning of boat in bolder filled coves and bays. Pivoting capability was awesome. Many times I needed to spin around within my boat length.
Low draft on plane and no prop hanging low. I was the only one in our group that did not hit submerged boulders with outboards. Was a pretty common occurrence for everyone else.
While trolling, a perceived deep weed bed bay, I did find myself caught in a large submerged bolder fields with depth of less then a foot. Was able to sneak my way out of them without touching any of the boulders. Was tense in a fiberglass boat. Was wishing for aluminum at that point. Was not at speed, so was not worried about major damage. But nobody wants to scratch their new boat. Keel guard made me feel a little bit better.
Size and layout of boat worked very well. Lots of room for two people casting with large poles with big lures. 9ft poles swinging 6+ oz. Musky lures. The boat does fish well. Like any center console.
Center console was awesome. We spent 10 hours a day in boat fishing. Got to know it well. Bathroom facilities was a huge hit with my wife. Great for secure storage.
We were the only center console boat I saw all week. Got a lot of looks. Up in Midwest USA and Canada, the traditional bass boats and multi species boats in the 16-20ft range are most common. By end of week, lots of folks were talking about my boat. Some asked to fish on it with us. Which we had to politely decline due to logistics of swinging big poles around with large hooks.
Used one of those syphon hoses with a one way valve that you just shake to get fluids to transfer. This worked awesome for filling up from a portable gas can from aft deck without having to hang off back and manipulate a gas can over the water.
Non carpeted interior was awesome. Boat stayed cool in 85+ deg temp all day in sun (beautiful weather for Canada all week). I did debate installing seadeck in interior of boat. Glad I did not. Pike and Musky slime is the worst stuff to get off any surface. Even struggled cleaning it off the gel coat (freshly waxed). I did install seadeck on rear platform and that did take some extra elbow grease to get it cleaned. But still see the spots.
What did not work well (or at least need some modification):
Premium Cover weather proofing was not up to task of major downpour (including large hail) on way into Canada. Everything in boat got wet. Stuff in storage and center console was dry. All our clothes were just sitting in boat, under the cover, and they all got wet. Looking for suggestions. I did notice the cover pocketed pretty deeply into bow at speed. I assume water pooled there when driving. However, when I stopped it always popped up and was hard to tell if water had collected in there or not. Maybe a suggested fabric treatment? I have various water proofing treatments. Just wonder what others thing is the best for this type of cover.
MOB would trigger if I was fishing off the back of the swim platform and facing away from it. I guess the signal had trouble getting through the console and my slim figure (had it on the neck lanyard). Small annoyance.
Not a good place to put a big net. Have to work on this.
Gunwale rod storage could not handle the larger rods we were using.
House battery could not keep up with fishing electronics demand. Need to get a better charging strategy approach for this type of duty cycle. Lots of quick dashes and then troll around for hours. I have a 12 amp charger for the trolling motor batteries, which worked great. Crank battery was fine. Just I struggled keeping the house battery up.
Need a front casting platform. Waiting on some detailed reviews of the one available from JBP.
Also, someone needs to develop a back rest kit for the seats next to the console chair. Just odd that they don’t have something like the 190. That would be the best place to sit in the boat when moving around at speed.
Like I said initially. Boat fished very well and was very unique in that environment. Am pretty sure some of the folks left the area, after seeing us fish successfully, and went home to investigate why Yamaha is making boats and how can they get one. Yamaha OBs are common and preferred up there. But most folks had no idea they make boats also. I am sure a few might consider getting one in the future.
