Last email on this address..... As any good Navy Chief would do.... he took the guys out tonight. (It turned out just the opposite. OMG!)
I have been driving a '96 GMC Sierra around. 136,000 miles and still going strong. Seems like a lot miles? Well, I have been commuting from the Gig Harbor area to Everett for the last two years. Am in the market for a new truck Looking at the new Chevy diesel... It's pricey, but would welcome any suggestions. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Warner, Paul W [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:17 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Fishing vehicles? > > After I read about all the vehicles available I'll select some new fishing > partners. > > Bill W > > ---------- > > From: Kent Dowd[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Reply To: Kent Dowd > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Fishing vehicles? > > > > Ok, I'll bite on this one. > > Depending on where I'm fishing I either take my 62 Willy's pickup or my > 91 > > Cherokee. > > If I'm in my Willys I'm going to some unknown place that is very hard to > > get > > to ie.. mud holes very bad dirt roads and or snow. Also it has to be > > somewhat close as the Willys isn't a big hwy or freeway runner (its top > > speed is about 45). I have no problem fitting a couple of tubes > inflated > > or > > my pontoon along with the rest of my gear. > > Down side is that I can't leave it unattended when hauling my gear as it > > has > > no locks what so ever. > > > > My regular fishing coach is my Cherokee. I can strap my 9ft pontoon on > > top, > > with everything ells inside locked up and out of sight. Fits 2 inflated > > tubes inside with no problem. Their is plenty of room to place my > flyrods > > inside with out breaking them down. > > This ride sees allot of marginal to bad roads and eats them up. It also > > is > > more than willing to eat up pavement to reach those far away fishing > > holes. > > I put a 2inch lift on it by adding a leaf in the rear and switching to a > > heavy duty front coil spring and re-arching both front and rear leaf > > springs. > > I've also installed a roof rack with a utility basket that I usually > take > > off for hauling my pontoon. I have many times stacked two pontoons on > top > > with no problem but I would be scared to go long distances with two of > > them > > on top. I also have two bike racks for when I'm riding and fishing as I > > was > > doing allot of that before I bought the pontoon boat. > > I'm planning on buying a flat bed trailer so I can carry more pontoons > for > > shuttling purposes. > > > > Well that's my quarters worth, looking forward to hearing other > > configurations on this. > > > > Kent Dowd > > (KC) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:52 PM > > Subject: Fishing vehicles? > > > > > > > Over the years, we've discussed just about every kind of fishing gear > > > or strategy imaginable. But it struck me the other day that there's > > > still one indispensable piece of gear that every one of us uses: the > > > vehicle that gets us where we fish. > > > > > > I assume that for most of us, our fishing vehicle is also our daily > > > driver that spends most of its time making trips to the store or > > > commuting. For some of us in a multi-car household, a second vehicle > > > may be much more appropriate for fishing. A very few of us may > > > actually have a rig dedicated just for fishing, refined over years of > > > use. > > > > > > To get the ball rolling, here's my own 2� on the subject: > > > > > > I've always owned a pickup. In fact I can only remember a couple > > > years when I didn't have one. My current ride is a 1998 Ford Ranger > > > XLT extra cab 4x4 with a 4.0 liter V-6 and an automatic. Wish I'd got > > > it with the small, half-sized doors to get behind the front seats. > > > However, a retractable cover keeps things out of sight back there. > > > > > > The bed will hold a couple float tubes fully inflated or my 9 foot > > > pontoon boat (I haven't tried stacking two pontoon boats back there > > > yet.) There's plenty of room left over for gear bags, coolers, oars > > > or rod tubes. Plus, the bed doubles as a place to sit and wader up > > > without rocks that can tear up my neoprene wader feet. > > > > > > But having a pickup does pose some limitations. Leaving stuff in the > > > back is an open invitation to theft if you leave it there even > > > briefly. And relatively light weight stuff needs to be tied down to > > > keep it from becoming airborne at highway speeds. > > > > > > My truck's bed isn't long enough that I can stretch out in it to > > > sleep, and I'd need some sort of canopy to stay dry in the rain. The > > > space behind the seats doesn't hold very much gear (long rod tubes > > > are an especially tight fit) and it's a real pain to get to. Finally, > > > if I owned a boat and trailer, my rig is probably much too puny for > > > serious towing. > > > > > > But for the most part, it works well for the kind of fishing I do. > > > The 4wd and high ground clearance are a real plus on marginal roads. > > > > > > I'd sure like to hear how other subscribers have adapted their > > > vehicles for their own fishing style. > > > > > > Kent Lufkin > > > > >
