All the fancy rigs and trucks and SUVs sound great (and I got a couple of them too) but I love Don Johnson's description of his Dodge Dart "Salmonator" with the pflueger reel hood ornament. Classic. Can't beat it.
Gary Meyers Kirkland > From: Brenden Portolese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:22:18 -0800 > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Fishing vehicles? > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:22:50 -0800 > > I dont want to be the only person NOT to respond to this thread so... > > 87 VW Quantum Wagon Synchro > - All Wheel Drive > - GREAT ground clearance > - Enough room to sleep in > - 5 cylinder > - Old enough car that you can fix yourself. > (Dont need a Computer Science Degree) > - Ugly enough to use on the Snoqualmie > (Dont have to worry about break-ins) > - Built in roof rack for tying pontoons to > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Boldman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:01 PM > To: 'waflyfishers' > Subject: RE: Fishing vehicles? > > > So far this thread has become rather interesting. All the variety of > vehicles we use to go fishing with. Each of us has our own uniqueness' > in vehicles. > > Unfortunately, this year I have not been able to go out fishing as much > as I would like therefore a lack of posting to this forum. This is one > of the side affects of working for a software company. I've been > enjoying hearing about everyone else's experiences and trying to > visualize the harmony. > > Anyways, back to the topic. I've been enjoying my 2000 Ford Excursion > with the 7.3 diesel. Tows just about anything <10000lbs. The back is > large enough to sleep in, if needed, rods fit nicely through the back > when jumping from one fishing hole to another, it has leather heated > seats which serve two purposes; 1) seats don't absorb the water from the > waders, and 2) the heated seats are nice when a fishing buddy has a > tendency to fall in on multiple fishing trips especially the twice in > one day on the Yakama and 3 broken rods at his expense. He's probably > going to kill me after reading this post. Richard Embry, you who I'm > talking about. ;) Another great thing is its big enough so if I want to > take 7 of my friends along with me but only to the public well known > fishing spots. This could be an advantage or maybe a disadvantage of > owning a SUV the size of a bus. Plus I still get great mileage. I > average 17-21mpg which isn't bad for a rig that weighs 8000lbs. > > Downsides, well it's big and bulky. Small roads are not something for > this rig due to the width of 7.5+ ft. Wet float tubes will soak the > carpet in the back. It's tall and can make it difficult to put up or > take off a boat from the racks even with two people. > > Well, that's my input. > > Hope to go fishing here shortly and I will be posting my results. > > James > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PATRICK PETERSEN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:38 AM > To: waflyfishers > Subject: Re: Fishing vehicles? > > The best all around fishing transport has to be a 4-WD pick-up and a cap > for the back. No more leaking tents, no more bad sleeping nights with > rocks > in my back, and plenty of space protected from the winds of eastern > Washington. > > I have A 2001 Toyota Tundra with a Leer canopy that has an excellent > turning radius, good gas mileage, and much much more power than my old > Nissan P/U. This set-up is the apex transport of my fishing career. > Small > enough to go anywhere, large enough to sleep two adults(under 6'6")in > the > back comfortably, fast enough so I can drive like a crazed maniac to the > destination of choice, powerfull enough to tow just about any small to > medium size boat over the pass, and drives like a Lexus. It sure beats > the > Mazda RX-7 that I started out with that would bottom out over a speed > bump. > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Charlie Mastro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 12/4/2001 8:02:24 AM >> Subject: Re: Fishing vehicles? >> >> Oh I have to get in on this one.... >> >> I've been a pick-up guy for 20 years or more. Only started fishing > 7-8 >> years ago so I've now had two fishing vehicles. >> >> The first one was an '87 Mazda long bed, 4 cylinder, 2 WD with a > custom > made >> canopy and rack. I slept in the back, put bikes, kayaks, pontoon > boots, > surf >> boards and such on the racks and put 260,000 miles on it in 14 years. > I >> built some boxes in the back so I had a flat area to sleep on and my > camping >> gear and rods were stored under. It was a great truck and was near > death >> when I traded in (overheated on the way down to Pullayup to pick up > the > new >> one). >> >> Well I think I have just about reached truck nirvana. I got a Red '91 >> Toyota 4 WD, V-6, extended cab with AC. I now have enough power to > actually >> pull something (a trailer with a two-man pontoon boat and extra gear, > fire >> wood, whatever). It handles great on and off road. The old Mazda > didn't >> have much ground clearance and I was always worried about getting > stuck. > Now >> I fear no road... >> >> I just got back from Bend over Thanksgiving and ran into 6 to 8 inches > of >> snow and two mountain passes and was I glad I had the 4WD. The AC > made > the >> trips to Montana and the Methow a lot more pleasant this summer. First >> vehicle I ever owned with AC. I used to avoid going east in the summer >> because of the heat. I hate hot... Now I don't mind the heat so much > if I >> can get out it when I get off the river. Just like a good heater > after a >> little winter steelheading. >> >> I would never own a vehicle I couldn't sleep in, or carry toys. After > that >> it's all just gravy. >> >> Tight lines my friends, >> Charlie >> >>> From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 13:52:38 -0800 >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: Fishing vehicles? >>> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Resent-Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 13:52:43 -0800 >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> > > > > --- PATRICK PETERSEN > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
