FSH 210 Sport
Jetboaters Fleet Admiral
- Messages
- 8,524
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- Location
- Tranquility Base
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 21
I’ve come up with a process that works well for me when I’m fishing single handed which is most of the time, and this also works well when fishing with others on the boat.
I have a Rip Tide Ulterra trolling motor with IPilot and a Solix MFD. My Solix can control the Ulterra as well as the handheld remote. When I’m salmon fishing like I was yesterday, I’m using the auto pilot (directional navigation) and cruise control (target speed control) of the Ulterra, since I’m trolling at 2.5 mph I also use the engines to provide thrust, this allows me to keep the prop speed of the troller between 3 & 4, which makes the batteries last exponentially longer.
Note; The Solix side tab / tray for the troller control panel is held in place with pin icon. When the cruise control is on, the number in the directional circle shows the target speed. Once cruise control is turned off, that number becomes the prop speed. This is quite handy as I can easily slow the boat with a fish on. I can also control the direction of the troller with the rotary knob, this is super handy and is not a well known feature, I don’t think it’s in the owners manual either. If interested let me know and I’ll explain how to do it.
When I’m by myself, if a fish gets hooked I grab the rod I and immediately, set the hook, then turn off the engines and the cruise control, check the prop speed to make sure it’s at least at 3, I can check / adjust prop speed on the remote or on the Solix, this gradually slows the boat down to .3-.5 mph, then I can focus on fighting and landing the fish at a much lower boat speed and keeps the other down rigger set up / tackle pulled out straight, and since the auto pilot is still on the boat tracks straight ahead. If a friend is along they grab the rod and I repeat the same steps above then I’ll start clearing the other lines, once the lines are cleared and both down rigger balls are at the surface, then I’ll start the engines and start backing down on the fish to cut down the fight time.
When I’m by myself and I get the fish to the boat I’ll grab the leader with two fingers in an overhand hook and pull down on the leader as I put the rod in one of the rear rod holders, by doing this if the fish runs the line just pulls past my fingers and gets controlled by the drag of the reel / rod in the rod holder. Then I can leader the fish in with my left hand towards the swim step whilst I grab the net with my right hand and get the net under the fish and lift it, as soon as the fish is in the net I let go of the line with my left hand and use two hands on the net.
It sounds a bit complex but it’s easy peasey in practice.
I look at different boats all the time but I always come back to the swim step on our Yamahas, so versatile!
I have a Rip Tide Ulterra trolling motor with IPilot and a Solix MFD. My Solix can control the Ulterra as well as the handheld remote. When I’m salmon fishing like I was yesterday, I’m using the auto pilot (directional navigation) and cruise control (target speed control) of the Ulterra, since I’m trolling at 2.5 mph I also use the engines to provide thrust, this allows me to keep the prop speed of the troller between 3 & 4, which makes the batteries last exponentially longer.
Note; The Solix side tab / tray for the troller control panel is held in place with pin icon. When the cruise control is on, the number in the directional circle shows the target speed. Once cruise control is turned off, that number becomes the prop speed. This is quite handy as I can easily slow the boat with a fish on. I can also control the direction of the troller with the rotary knob, this is super handy and is not a well known feature, I don’t think it’s in the owners manual either. If interested let me know and I’ll explain how to do it.
When I’m by myself, if a fish gets hooked I grab the rod I and immediately, set the hook, then turn off the engines and the cruise control, check the prop speed to make sure it’s at least at 3, I can check / adjust prop speed on the remote or on the Solix, this gradually slows the boat down to .3-.5 mph, then I can focus on fighting and landing the fish at a much lower boat speed and keeps the other down rigger set up / tackle pulled out straight, and since the auto pilot is still on the boat tracks straight ahead. If a friend is along they grab the rod and I repeat the same steps above then I’ll start clearing the other lines, once the lines are cleared and both down rigger balls are at the surface, then I’ll start the engines and start backing down on the fish to cut down the fight time.
When I’m by myself and I get the fish to the boat I’ll grab the leader with two fingers in an overhand hook and pull down on the leader as I put the rod in one of the rear rod holders, by doing this if the fish runs the line just pulls past my fingers and gets controlled by the drag of the reel / rod in the rod holder. Then I can leader the fish in with my left hand towards the swim step whilst I grab the net with my right hand and get the net under the fish and lift it, as soon as the fish is in the net I let go of the line with my left hand and use two hands on the net.
It sounds a bit complex but it’s easy peasey in practice.
I look at different boats all the time but I always come back to the swim step on our Yamahas, so versatile!
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