Opinions on 17' Alumaweld Talon

[lokidog]

Awesome, glad it's working out for you.

Once you burn through that tank of gas, I would suggest keeping just the amount you need with a small cushion in the tank.  This will help keep the back of the boat from being quite as heavy as having a full tank.  I also keep a 5 gallon can in the bow area which I can use for ballast, moving it from one side to the other as well as helping keep the weight distributed evenly front to back.

Good boating!

[Mfowl]

Congrats on the new boat! Enjoy your time on the water with the family!

[RadSav]

Fish slime and blood the first day out...NICE!

[rasbo]

cngrats on your new boat,nuttin better than a family outting,have fun

[gasman]

 

 

 

I know the new boat feeling, im still enjoying every weekend on it 

Got it hooked up and hitting the sound in the AM after salmon and then crab on Sunday 

[Romulus1297]

Downriggers. You are ready. What is coming up the river? Salmon. Get ready. Congrats.

[C-Money]

It is a blast! Thanks guys! I am very happy with the amount of speed I am getting.....35mph, full throttle and trimmed up with just me in it, It made just over 30 with the family on board. It criuses very nicely with the RPMs backed off and trim adjusted up a tad at 27mph.  We put over 30 miles on running around Moses lake yesterday, and burned a little less than a 1/2 tank of gas. That was great advise about the gas tank, I figure I will fill up before we go to the water, to let the gas tank breath when off the water.  Gasman, I love the new boat feeling!!! So glad I waited to buy "the boat" and did not cave in and buy an "ok" boat. Hope you do well on the sound. Hope to hear a report.

[gasman]

It is a blast! Thanks guys! I am very happy with the amount of speed I am getting.....35mph, full throttle and trimmed up with just me in it, It made just over 30 with the family on board. It criuses very nicely with the RPMs backed off and trim adjusted up a tad at 27mph.  We put over 30 miles on running around Moses lake yesterday, and burned a little less than a 1/2 tank of gas. That was great advise about the gas tank, I figure I will fill up before we go to the water, to let the gas tank breath when off the water.  Gasman, I love the new boat feeling!!! So glad I waited to buy "the boat" and did not cave in and buy an "ok" boat. Hope you do well on the sound. Hope to hear a report.

It was a great morning on the water. No Fish, No bites, but lots of sun and we had a great time 

Tomorrow will be an earlier day, were running to Nisqually for some crabbing 


My buddy that went with me, is looking to get a newer boat and after spending the time on the water this morning, I think he got bit by the bug 

[C-Money]

It is a blast! Thanks guys! I am very happy with the amount of speed I am getting.....35mph, full throttle and trimmed up with just me in it, It made just over 30 with the family on board. It criuses very nicely with the RPMs backed off and trim adjusted up a tad at 27mph.  We put over 30 miles on running around Moses lake yesterday, and burned a little less than a 1/2 tank of gas. That was great advise about the gas tank, I figure I will fill up before we go to the water, to let the gas tank breath when off the water.  Gasman, I love the new boat feeling!!! So glad I waited to buy "the boat" and did not cave in and buy an "ok" boat. Hope you do well on the sound. Hope to hear a report.

It was a great morning on the water. No Fish, No bites, but lots of sun and we had a great time 

Tomorrow will be an earlier day, were running to Nisqually for some crabbing 


My buddy that went with me, is looking to get a newer boat and after spending the time on the water this morning, I think he got bit by the bug 

Nice! Good luck tomorrow! Hope to see some crab pics! We nailed the jumbo perch again tonight, and one walleye. Plenty of fast action for the kids!

[lokidog]

I love catching/eating perch.  All we have here are lingcod....      

[gasman]

Not to bad of a Day C Money   

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Nice boat. Glad you like it. I have nothing against the Talon's. I was just offering up some advice. If you could have swung the 2 foot extra you would have liked it in the future.

[C-Money]

2' would have been great, no doubt.

Looks like a superb day Gasman!! Nice catch!!!

My daughter Got her first keeper walleye tonight, and we nailed another haul of jumbo perch. Lots of fillets for the freezer!

[C-Money]

I wish the weather would make up its mind! I wanna go out fishing so bad, I'm reliving old posts! I wanna go fishing! On the ice or on the water, just make up your mind old man winter!