First trip out in the Laser

DJ_Callahan_27 · 09-10-09, 07:02 PM

I have to say I am very happy with the Laser bass boat. Not only is it fast but it is stable. Don't know how well it will do in rough water as you can see in the pic.s not alot of chop on the lake...LOL...

On Sat. there was four of us on the boat and needless to say fishing was tight on the 19 footer. But I'm sure three could fish on it without any problems. Sun. however a friend from work and myself fished for a few hours through rain and stiff wind at times and done alright.
We put in shortly after daylight (around 7:00am) and made a short run from the dam to a long main lake point I found sat to start the day. It turned out to be a good idea!!! First fish of the day(5.18lbs)!!!!

Caught a few dinks after that and this toothy critter

Had to have my friend back by 12:00 so only got to fish for a little while but hoping to get it out on another lake this weekend.

DJ

brushhog · 09-10-09, 08:28 PM

That is living right there! best of luck with that new ride... What did the toothy guy hit? we got our share of those up here and I never catch 'em on purpose, but they sure are a surprise when they show up!

DJ_Callahan_27 · 09-10-09, 08:57 PM

Both came on a Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Crome/blue back with red hooks and red spots on the bait around the gills. I will post a pic. of the bait when I get a chance. Well whats left of it anyway...lol... The Musky ripped the front hook out of the bait and cracked it about half way back on the bait.

brushhog · 09-10-09, 09:31 PM

Yup they are hell on baits! I had a big northern pike crush a brand new pop-r this summer... One strike and it looked like I had owned that lure for 10 years!

bamabassman · 09-10-09, 09:45 PM

alright o your new rig. glad you finally got it out pal. and that is an awesum bass man. very nice indeed. thanks for the pics. keep em coming too.

carolina-rig-01 · 09-10-09, 11:43 PM

looks like a great day. like bama said keep it up.

Abbeysdad · 09-11-09, 09:43 AM

Iffin it wasn't fer pictures like that, I wouldn't believe such fish really existed. Not sure they do around these here parts! lol
Looks like you had a great time!

zooker · 09-11-09, 11:55 AM

soooo....did ya blow da cobwebs out of er??

zooker

Badfish · 09-11-09, 04:28 PM

The place you were fishing when you hooked the 5lber looks awsome, Id like to know where its at exactly. Nothing as pretty as that around here.

ally260 · 09-12-09, 05:47 AM

Good ta see ya got it goin'. Your gonna like it! Ya gotta watch it though. It might act kinda funny sometimes. Like its tryin' ta shake that "refridgerator" off its tail J/K

. You will be pleasently surprised on tha rough water handling I think. Good luck n be SAFE. Use tha kill switch lanyard..............T

Bassboss · 09-12-09, 08:40 AM

Looks like a good day on the lake! Nice looking boat too!

Was "toothy critter" super??

Culln5 · 09-13-09, 09:57 AM

Good looking boat... .And she catches fish!

1FASTLASER · 09-14-09, 05:58 AM

I dont know ifn Ihave told ya or not but Laser's like props that have alot of stern left in them. Ifn ya can get with a prop guru around u somewhere or gimme a holler. Those botes with stock motors once they are set right will run off and leave most other botes. They like to run flat if ya have everything right.

DJ_Callahan_27 · 09-14-09, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

soooo....did ya blow da cobwebs out of er??

zooker

Yeah, kinda. I opened it up but didn't trim it out all the way. BTW, this 19 foot boat is way, way faster than the 17.5 foot Pro Craft the motor came off of...

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DJ_Callahan_27 · 09-14-09, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badfish

The place you were fishing when you hooked the 5lber looks awsome, Id like to know where its at exactly. Nothing as pretty as that around here.

I'd tell you but then I would have to kill you...lol... Just kidding
It's Buckhorn Lake in Perry County, Kentucky. It was in a blown over tree on a main lake point in 9' of water, about a mile or so above the dam.

DJ

DJ_Callahan_27 · 09-14-09, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1FASTLASER

I dont know ifn Ihave told ya or not but Laser's like props that have alot of stern left in them. Ifn ya can get with a prop guru around u somewhere or gimme a holler. Those botes with stock motors once they are set right will run off and leave most other botes. They like to run flat if ya have everything right.

That is a relief to here that it's not something I done wrong. I did notice that when I try to back up with the motor two the left it wants to pull the whole boat to the left instead of just the back of the boat. Also turning to the left is alot harder that to the right. What would I need to do to correct this? Oh yeah something else that I forgot to mention earlier, I didn't mount the motor on a jack plate like I had planned on doing. I did mount the motor high on the transom though.

boater · 09-24-09, 05:10 PM

I would think tha the steering diffeculty would be prop torque.Hydrolic steering helps this
Hmmm. faster than a procraft imagine that..

MallenManson · 09-24-09, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badfish

The place you were fishing when you hooked the 5lber looks awsome, Id like to know where its at exactly. Nothing as pretty as that around here.

I totally agree! Love the looks of that water! And the fish lol. Nice catch, man!

09-10-09, 07:02 PM	#1
DJ_Callahan_27 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeastern/Ky Posts: 155	First trip out in the Laser I have to say I am very happy with the Laser bass boat. Not only is it fast but it is stable. Don't know how well it will do in rough water as you can see in the pic.s not alot of chop on the lake...LOL... On Sat. there was four of us on the boat and needless to say fishing was tight on the 19 footer. But I'm sure three could fish on it without any problems. Sun. however a friend from work and myself fished for a few hours through rain and stiff wind at times and done alright. We put in shortly after daylight (around 7:00am) and made a short run from the dam to a long main lake point I found sat to start the day. It turned out to be a good idea!!! First fish of the day(5.18lbs)!!!! Caught a few dinks after that and this toothy critter Had to have my friend back by 12:00 so only got to fish for a little while but hoping to get it out on another lake this weekend. DJ

09-10-09, 08:28 PM	#2
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	That is living right there! best of luck with that new ride... What did the toothy guy hit? we got our share of those up here and I never catch 'em on purpose, but they sure are a surprise when they show up! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

09-10-09, 09:31 PM	#4
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Yup they are hell on baits! I had a big northern pike crush a brand new pop-r this summer... One strike and it looked like I had owned that lure for 10 years! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

09-10-09, 09:45 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	alright o your new rig. glad you finally got it out pal. and that is an awesum bass man. very nice indeed. thanks for the pics. keep em coming too. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-10-09, 11:43 PM	#6
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	looks like a great day. like bama said keep it up. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

09-10-09, 08:57 PM	#3
DJ_Callahan_27 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeastern/Ky Posts: 155	Both came on a Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Crome/blue back with red hooks and red spots on the bait around the gills. I will post a pic. of the bait when I get a chance. Well whats left of it anyway...lol... The Musky ripped the front hook out of the bait and cracked it about half way back on the bait.

09-11-09, 09:43 AM	#7
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	Iffin it wasn't fer pictures like that, I wouldn't believe such fish really existed. Not sure they do around these here parts! lol Looks like you had a great time!

09-11-09, 11:55 AM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	soooo....did ya blow da cobwebs out of er?? zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-11-09, 04:28 PM	#9
Badfish BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 84	The place you were fishing when you hooked the 5lber looks awsome, Id like to know where its at exactly. Nothing as pretty as that around here.

09-12-09, 05:47 AM	#10
ally260 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ft. Worth, Tx Posts: 97	Good ta see ya got it goin'. Your gonna like it! Ya gotta watch it though. It might act kinda funny sometimes. Like its tryin' ta shake that "refridgerator" off its tail J/K . You will be pleasently surprised on tha rough water handling I think. Good luck n be SAFE. Use tha kill switch lanyard..............T

09-12-09, 08:40 AM	#11
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Looks like a good day on the lake! Nice looking boat too! Was "toothy critter" super?? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-13-09, 09:57 AM	#12
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	Good looking boat... .And she catches fish! __________________ George - GEO Industries

09-14-09, 05:58 AM	#13
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	I dont know ifn Ihave told ya or not but Laser's like props that have alot of stern left in them. Ifn ya can get with a prop guru around u somewhere or gimme a holler. Those botes with stock motors once they are set right will run off and leave most other botes. They like to run flat if ya have everything right. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

09-24-09, 05:10 PM	#17
boater BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: O'Fallon Missouri Posts: 283	I would think tha the steering diffeculty would be prop torque.Hydrolic steering helps this Hmmm. faster than a procraft imagine that..

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