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| This is always fun,
What kind of boat do you have?
I have a 2001 Tuffy Esox Deep V single console with a 225 Merc Opti, a 9.9 four stroke and Minn Kota and Lawrance electonics.
If anyone needs a boat let me know. Here where I work a local resident did not want his boat anymore. So he tied the back of his boat to a loading dock post and pulled it off his trailer. Left it laying in the parking lot, so if anyone needs a 1969 speedboat with a inline six (not in working order) its here for the taking. It might float, but I dont know that for sure.[:bigsmile:] |
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| I have a 1990 Esox deep V Dual console, powered by a 225 Mercury opti Max, a 4 stroke 9.9 Merc Kicker,with Raymarine electronics and a Minn Kota Genesis Trolling motor on the bow.
At home up North, I have a 1760 Esox DEeep V powered with a Mercury XR6 150, Raymarine electronics, and a Minn Kota Auto Pilot on the nose, and Minn Kota Vantage Electric Kicker on the transom.[:)] |
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| I have a '91 Tuffy Walleye Rampage with a 25 Merc Tiller, Merc Thruster bow mount, Minn Kota 3 HP transom mount(hasn't been on the boat in 8 years!), Lowrance X-85(rear)X-70(front)Global Nav310, and a Kay Dee Trailer.
This boat has served me very well. But it is now just too small with the kids getting older. Not bad with two people in it, but add my 10 year old, and it gets pretty tight. I haven't even thought of adding the 5 year old daughter too! So I have decided this will be my last in this boat. Next year will hopefully find me in a Esox Deep V 1760C[:sun:]. But I gotta get out in one first.
Tight Lines, and safe boating,
Shep
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| Well....actually- three boats.
Muskies-> 1985 Skeeter StarFire SF150(89 Johnson GT150 motor)Red/Charcoal w/ "Esox Maniac" on the transom. 12/24V Johnson Troller- Eagle Electronics-
Mississippi River backwater/Ice Fishing- 12' Airboat w/ 4' prop- Had 65 HP VW engine- in process of changing engine ->more HP[:p] Will definitely need a NASCAR type wing on the front to keep it from going airborne on the ice[:bigsmile:] Minnkota 28# troller- Bottom Line->Fishin Buddy*.
Little ponds/small rivers- 10' flat bottom- 6-Evinrude, old Shakespeare Wondertroll- Bottom Line->Fishin Buddy* (emergency power-> 12' duckbill push pole.)[;)]
"It's your choice to Catch'em & Let'em Go!"
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| 2001 Crestliner 1650SC Fishhawk. 80 Yamaha four stroke. Minnkota Autopilot and Lowrance X65.
Love it [:praise:] |
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| 1989 Tuffy Esox Ltd, 40 hp Mariner Magnum, Minn Kota Power Drive on front, Motorguide 49lb. on the rear, Zercom LPG on back, Humminbird Wide Optic on front. |
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| 1999 1750 FishHawk with a 90 Johnson. X65 on the front X15 on the back. Minnkota Autopilot to tow me around the weeds.
later
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| 2001 Sylvan 1600 Expedition DC, Mercury 60 4 –stoke, Autopilot, Zercom LPG2000, 30-gallon beer well, (2) rod lockers, CD Player, blue & white hull with blue top.
Just tried tubing for the first time, what a blast!
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| 2001 Alumacraft Navigator with a 50 Merc tiller, MinnKota 55pd, Vexilar on the bow, X-85 at the stern. So far I'm really pleased with the boat, tons of storage and all fishing open floor. |
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| 2001 Tuffy Esox Deep V 1700
60hp Merc. Tiller,
Minn-Kota's
Garmin and Eagle
This is one incredible boat....It is very possible it may be for sale real soon,
I have been fighting a very painful nerve and muscle disorder in my neck and shoulder for the past 18 - 20 months. (myofacial nerve syndrome)
Thought we had it under control but it has flaired up as a result of being fishing 3+ times per week and has had me sidelined for the last 2 weeks. It forced me to quit guiding once and kept me off the water most of the 2000 season.
I'm keeping the faith but as of now closing my guide business and having to fish for a species that requires allot less casting may become reality all too soon[:((]
If you have a used esox magnum or a tin boat I may consider your trade but prefer to stay with Tuffy if possible.
Mark "Curly" Hintz
Northwoods Musky Adventures
Eau Claire, WI |
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| Sorry Last Post Was ME |
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| Jason,
I hope people don't start calling this site tuffyFIRST. I think you know the CENTRAL idea.
I have a 2001 Tuffy 1990 Esox Deep V with a 115 Yamaha four stroke tiller. Lowrance electronics and a min-kota trolling motor. Got to love a 20 foot tiller.
Tim
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| 1992 Tuffy Esox Magnum
60hp Evinrude Tiller
Minnkotas front and rear
Eagle electronics front and rear
Except in very large lakes I wouldn't trade it for a dozen others.
Fred J. |
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| My dad and I use a 2001 Crestliner Tournament Series with a Yamaha 115 Horsepower Four Stroke. We have the Minn Kota Vantage, 74 lbs. thrust, on the back. The long telescoping handle and thumb speed control allow one to keep both feet free when casting. Next year we will probably put an Auto Pilot on the front. As for depthfinders, we have a Lowrance X65 in the back and a Zercom LPG 2000 (liquid paper graph) on the front. |
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| Well, I bought my first boat this year.
1992 Grumann 14SS/SP
1999 25HP Merc electric start
aftermarket trim/tilt
12V Evinrude foot control on front
Eagle Ultra on front with Impulse 2801 on rear
Has flat floors, front deck with a small storage area and a livewell for walleyes and panfish.
Runs 32 mph with 1 person and 29 with my 11 year old along. Great for 1 person but a little tipsy with 2 people moving around. Just gotta watch it.
Wife told me when I bought it "It'll make a good starter boat." Hopefully that means that I will have a new(er) one after next year.
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| 1999 Ranger Cherokee-237T, Mariner 75 tiller |
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| Mine is certainly not boast-worthy,especially in comparison to most of the other rigs I see listed here, but I''ll throw it in the hat anyway:
- Forrester V165 tiller (they really did make fishing boats for a couple years, this one a rivet-free aluminum deep-V with wide gunwales, elevated front deck and acres of storage)
- 2000 model Mercury 60 hp tiller
- 24V, 65 lb thrust MinnKota Maxxum
- Vexilar in front, Bottomline 320 in back
- Custom made drop-in rear casting platform
- Guest on-board charger
- EZ-Loader roller trailer (between the deep-V hull and the tilting roller guides on the trailer, even an idiot like me can load this thing blind-folded in a heavy cross-wind.
I''d love a fiberglass rocket, and have nearly done so several times but I just can''t bear to part with this boat. So I''ve decided to save for a few more years and keep her. I would like something very similar to the Stratos 219 (I realize they don''t make them anymore). Maybe by the time I''m ready to buy Genmar will have ironed out their plans for the Javelin MSX series.
Regards,
Jeff
Edited by Steve Worrall
Really too bad Forester did not stay in business, they had a good start on a really fine line of aluminum boats!
Steve Worrall
MuskieFIRST |
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| Hi,
2001 Crestliner 1650 Fishawk SC, 75Hp Merc 4 stroker, 24V Autopilot, Lowrance X85 & my old Eagle LCD from my 1st boat (had it for 16 yrs., still kinda sentimental about it too)
I thought I could run up a big bill @ Rollie & Helen's, that's peanuts compared to what I gave up for this new toy ! [:0]
Chuck |
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| I have a 2001 Tuffy Rampage Magum, 75Hp Merc tiller, 65lb thrust minkota trolling motor, eagle electronics front and rear. Great boat.
Dave Jackley |
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| My rig is: a 1992 Tuffy Esox Magnum, 115hp Yamaha, 50pd Minnkota, Bottom Line Tournament TX Sonar. It still looks and runs like a million bucks! |
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| Jason, I thought I was the only pot stirrer around here, (just kidding) lets not go there EVER again!
2001 Tuffy Esox Magnum W/ 60hp Yamaha tiller, Minn-kota Genesis and Garmin electronics.[:p] |
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| I ride the wind/surf! NOT!!! Too old + now too many sharks[;)]. After the sale of me other boat last mo. I'm left w/ an 11.5 Leisure Life w/ a 9.9 Merc/Hummingbird. Ok for the river + will keep the 9.9 for a kicker + sell the boat/trailer to someone someday! I want a Tuffy Esox Mag. but the shipping charges negate that for now...could talk Ben into bringing his to south Jersey if we visit the inlaws + give her a run up the inlet...... [:sun:] |
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| A 93 princecraft starfish 16 foot with a 94 yammy 40 oil injected for the Trout or Nipigon lakes. Clearwater classic in front lcx 15 mt in the rear.14 foot mirrocraft with 4 horse evinrude for the smaller lakes and Canada. Coleman scanoe for the remote lakes.[:)]
Paul |
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| 2001 Tuffy Tuffy Esox Deep V 1990 Model
225 HP Mercury EFI
9.9 HP Mercury Four Stroke Kicker
Minn Kota Power Drive on the bow (65lb. thrust)
Lowrance X-85's - one on the bow, one on the console
SIMPLY AWESOME!
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| Lund Mr.Pike 16
Mercury 90HP 4-stroke
Pinpoint 3700 24v on the Bow
Pinpoint 7520 on the Bow and Console
Trailmaster Drive on Trailer
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| I have a 2001 Ranger with a new 2002 Mercury 200 Optimax and a 2001 9.9 Mercury 4 stroke. I use a Pinpoint 3900 with a 7500 & 7520 Veiwing system
Tony Grant www.kymuskie.com |
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| 1999-LOWE(Sea Nymph)17'9",1999 70 Johnson(tiller)
74#Maxxam,X-85 and Zercom,3-bank Guest,ScottyRod holders(yet to be installed,Thanx guys)Yacht club full roller!
Jeff |
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| I have a 1995 Lakeland 16ft. fiberglass with an oil-injected Mariner 75h.p. Minnkota Autopilot on bow, Bottomline 310xl Tournament locator. Pure muskie machine, I can run around the entire boat. I actually saw another Lakeland yesterday on Ballard. If you see the Lakeland with "Pro Staff" on the sides, that's me, stop on over! |
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| Currently I am running a 1997 Lund Angler with a 75 HP Mercury. Minn Kota 824 auto pilot on the front with a Zercom Clearwater Classic flasher and a Lowrance X-85 on the back with a Dual Pro on board charger. But I have a 2002 Tuffy Esox Deep V 1760 getting built now and I am waiting patiently!!! Mr. Worrall get them crackin. [:praise:] [:praise:] [:bigsmile:] [:bigsmile:] Troy |
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| I''m running a 1997 Ranger 690 w/175hp Mercury EFI. I love this boat. It was my dream fishing machine before I bought it and it has lived up to my expectations.
Brad |
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| 1998 Ranger 18 ft
150 merc
Minkota trolling motor
lawrence electronics |
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| I have a "2000" Crestliner CVX182 great boat, lot's of room, 125hp Mercury, (still looking for a kicker). 65# thrust Minkota Auto pilot, Lowrance electronics, X-85 on the bow, and LMS-160 GPS at the helm.
Catch a PIG!!!
Muskie Fever Guide service[:sun:]
catch & release! |
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| I own the perfect Musky fishing boat. 2000 Ranger 619vs with a 200 optimax and a 9.9 murcury 4 stroke, Lowrance
electronics and Motorguide tour Trolling motor. SWEEEEET. [:bigsmile:] |
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| 2001 Tuffy Esox Deep v 1700T Black/Blue
60hp Merc 4 stroke
65lb minn kota Maxxum
2 Lowrance thingys front and back
First year with it and i love it. havent been able to get out enough this year with a new kid but i plan on making that up in the future.[:bigsmile:] |
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| Hi Group Musky!
I have a 1996 Ranger 681VS Fisherman with a Merc 125. Nothing but praise for the rig for all kinds of fishing. It tows safely & well on the highway. The trailer has disc brakes, which adds to my piece of mind. Remember laws governing trailers differ from state to state. Some require trailer brakes while other do not, but no state has laws that prohibit trailer brakes. Be especially careful when you trailer out of state without brakes, the money you save could be another rod & reel. My rig is easily launched & retrieved by a single person. A dealer to service the entire rig who is nearby is important to me. While my hometown is the home of Tuffy, no close dealer eliminates the boat from my consideration. Just like my outboard is dictated by the boat dealership.
Good fishing! Charlie B Exox
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| I have a 12 foot plastic flat bottom with a minn kota endura 30 lbs thrust trolling motor. Yeah, I've definetly got the biggest. |
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| 1986 Tuffy Roustabout; Slammed on Hwy 45 in Eagle River WI. Lodged on rocks in Fox River in Appleton. Recarpeted, refiberglassed, and sits on a rebuilt E-Z loader trailer
1995 Merc 30 hp tiller (motor survived the Hwy 45 crash!)
Eagle and Minnkota electronics
I love this boat! Great on rivers and lakes under 1000 acres. When I finally decide to buy a new "Tuffy" this boat will be retired to the shores of the Fox river in Appleton, where I live.
Great boats Tuffy!
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| There is no boat dealer of any kind in Lake Mills anymore. The nearst Tuffy Dealer to Lake Mills will be in the Milwaukee market, the Fond Du Lac market ( same distance from Lake Mills) or the Madison market. The nearest active Ranger dealer is Hales Corners, and Sports East in Madison.[:bigsmile:] |
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| 2001 Warrior 1890 Falcon BT with a 2001 90 2-strok Merc. Pinpoint on the front with a LMS 350A in the back. Two 7'6" rodboxes and 9' rod shelf. Known as a walleye boat, but is a great muskie boat.
Chip |
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| I have a 1994 Tuffy Rampage Magnum with a 60HP Johnson - Tiller. Great boat! [:p] |
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| I have a 96 1750 Fish Hawk with a 2001 70 hp Evinzuki tiller. Just put the motor on 2 weeks ago, I love it, my wife loves it, it's a wonderful thing.
For electronics, I have an LMS 350 and an X-75 (both for sale, so I can get a Zercom LPG) and a Vexilar FL-8. I also added two 12 volt accessory plugs so that I can run my Garmin handheld and plug in a cell phone or whatever. I am thinking about wiring all my batteries to charge off the big motor. It puts out a trememndous amount of power, and I would think that by keeping all the batteries constantly charged that they would last longer (before needing replacement.)
I added a 74 lb MK hand control bow mount trolling motor this Spring. Does the job nicely. Have a 24v tiller for back up.
This winter, I plan on wiring 12-volt amber interior lighting and adding 4-6 Down East rod holders.
I had thought about selling my boat and getting an 1850 FH with a 115 yam 4 stroke, but I really like my rig and with the 4 stroke, like it even more.
Tom B |
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| I have a 2001 Crestliner 1750 Fish hawkSC with a 01' Evinrude 115hp Ficht and a 00' Evinrude 9.9 4 stroke kicker a MinnKota 74lb. thrust bow mount a Bottomline tourny master w/ sidefinder, 3 bank onboard charger and I luv the boat.
Good hunting, Jeff<>< |
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| I run a 519 Ranger Commanche with 225 Merc Opti, Minnkota Maxxum 74 lb troller, X 85 on bow, Global map 2000 on dash. Chip reader for the map unit etc. Marine Radio & Am-Fm stereo of course, aqua view camera comes along from time to time.
Let Em Go...Let Em Grow.....Mike
Mike's Sure Catch Guide Service |
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| I just bought a new boat this year. It's a 2002 Tuffy Esox Mag.,gunmetal flake console with a 90 hp. four stroke Merc. I have Garmin 240s front and console with a 74lb. thrust MinnKota Genesis. I absolutely love it, and it's already had a few nice fish put in it.[:bigsmile:] |
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| 1990 Tuffy Esox with a 50 HP Mariner tiller
Motor Guide Front Trolling motor
Lowrance LMS 350A with GPS in the back
and a X65 up front |
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| I use 3 boats for my musky fishing needs, all of which might amount to in $, the outboards most of you have on yours.
I run a 1984 Ozark(poor mans Esox Magnum). It's 17 feet long and completely rebuilt with composite floor and livewells(60", and a 20 gallon baitwell), 40 horse Yamaha tiller, Minnkota Autopilot, Eagle ultra Classic in the back, and Vexilar fl-8 up front.
My other rigs are both for river running. One is a 14 foot Alumacraft from the 50's that I throw in the back of my pickup to go where I don't want you to follow, and the other is a 14' jon for floating the rivers up north. |
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| I have a '95 Javelin 320A with a Johnson 175 Fastrike and Honda 15HP kicker. Pinpoint 2900SX trolling motor, and 7500 graph up front, and a Lowrance X85 at the console.
Greg B. |
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| I have a brand new 1988 Ranger 680T that has not been in the water yet. Looked long and hard to find one. Had to go to Ohio to find it. Just put a brand new 2002 Yamaha 60HP tiller ont it. Also Bottom line graph in the rear, X65 on a Ram mount up front, Motorguide 765V on the bow, Dual Pro charger and some other goodies. I can't wait until spring, I'm like a kid with a new toy. Good fishing and hunting to all.
Chalie Baker [:bigsmile:] |
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| I guess I'm the only one here with a Cajun (boughtout and shut down by Genmar (Ranger)) 21' fish and ski, with a big Johnson (200hp). Garmin 160 and an Eagle Fish Easy (it finds the bottom) are the electronics I run. Nothing like a flat bottom boat to get you from point A to point B in record time [:devil:] so long as the tonka pigs (not from Odessey) aren't looking for something to do. It's too bad they shut Cajun down, there's lots of innovations and features that aren't found in any of the existing manufacturers today. |
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| Bassin' there is one of those by me in illinois with a 50 merc on it at bedford sales in morris, il. Looked at one with a 40 johnson a few years back when I bought my boat. He wanted 8 grand for his. Not sure what they are asking for the one in morris. |
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| Todd, great tagline! :)
Anyway, I run the following:
2000 19' ProCraft SuperPro 190 single console, excellent boat, dry and smooth running in rough water, with as much storage as I could ask for, big rod lockers, huge livewell, 50 gallon fuel tank for long running and FAST!!! Getting there should be half the fun. The boat is equipped with a...
PinPoint 3700 trolling motor (makes boat control a non-issue)
PinPoint 7520 (?) locator on bow and console (superb resolution and detail)
Bob's Machine Shop 10" setback hydraulic jackplate (makes running in shallow water and power loading at shallow landings a breeze, not to mention that I have better boat control in varied conditions)
2000 175 Mercury EFI outboard (surprisingly fuel efficient when not running at WFO)
2000 ProCraft bunk trailer (super easy to load/unload and trails nicely)
pulled by a 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD with the DuraMax Diesel/allison transmission drive train.
A VERY nice combo for serious fishing/hauling.
Steve @ G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods. http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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| Tuffy 1990 Esox Deep V - Tiller with a console. Love It.[:praise:] |
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