SasquatchBunny
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The boat I am planning to modify is the 2014 TRACKER® Topper 1542 LW Riveted Jon. My understanding is that a modified 15' Jon should still have a light enough footprint to operate in semi shallow river conditions. I am planning on building the casting deck frames, and rod storage frame out of aluminum riveted together. For carpet I plan on using marine grade for longevity and quality. There is already a nice livewell so that area is sorta done. I'm planning on getting a new or used foot controlled trolling motor and an outboard motor 9.9hp or less. Something that immediately strikes me in trolling motor decision making is the shaft length (already figure a 44lb thrust is the most I would need). I do not want it to be too long, but also want it to get traction. This boat will most likely encounter around 2 ft waters at times while trolling and it can get quite windy in the Midwest.
Like many personal projects, many special circumstances come into play when deciding what is right for the boat. So as a little backstory to maybe help your suggestions I can tell you the kind of fishing this boat would be considered: The Kankakee River IL, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Geneva IL, perhaps light harbor fishing in protected water on lake Michigan, Wisconsin River, Lake Delavan WI. I would like this boat to be able to fish anything in the waters it is suitable for. It is very likely we will see Musky landed in the boat (lots of great lakes around here).
Thanks for reading and even more thanks for any suggestions or feedback you may have. Feel free to be as blunt as you need to be. I'm here to learn :LOL2:
Like many personal projects, many special circumstances come into play when deciding what is right for the boat. So as a little backstory to maybe help your suggestions I can tell you the kind of fishing this boat would be considered: The Kankakee River IL, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Geneva IL, perhaps light harbor fishing in protected water on lake Michigan, Wisconsin River, Lake Delavan WI. I would like this boat to be able to fish anything in the waters it is suitable for. It is very likely we will see Musky landed in the boat (lots of great lakes around here).
Thanks for reading and even more thanks for any suggestions or feedback you may have. Feel free to be as blunt as you need to be. I'm here to learn :LOL2: