I am recently new to fishing and want to share the things I learn along the way with everyone. I am located in Minnesota and will be fishing primarily in Minnesota lakes. I fish for Walleye, Crappie, Bass, and Pike.
I am not sponsored by anyone and am doing this as a side hobby.
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My Equipment: Boat: 2022 Alumacraft Competitor FSX 185 w/Suzuki 150 4 stroke. Trolling Motor: Garmin Force 57 Fish Finders: 2 Garmin 93 SV's, one on console and one on bow. Batteries: Ionic Lithium 12v 50AH for trolling motor, 2 deep cycle batteries, one for cranking and one for fish finders. Charger: NOCO Genius 3 bank 5amp. Cameras: DJI Osmo Action 3, iPhone 14 Pro Max
Nice video appreciate it! I'm planning on picking up a 175 fsx soon. Does the bilge have an automatic float function or is it just on/off with the switch? And do you have a good understanding of how the timed livewell feature works?
Nice boat. Glad you put a good motor on it no Rotax/Evinrude. That’s actually a ShoreLandr XR Roller trailer with the ShoreAmour coating not galvanized. We recently started offering the Dorado on the trailers which is great especially for roller trailers.
I know people seem to love those locking latches when loading and unloading but the power loading really blows out the launches and creates so much silt and debris going into your motor. I did really like the video and that is a boat I am considering.
Most of the launches in mn at least are already so blown out, I don’t have to power load much when loading the boat on the trailer, yesterday on lake Minnetonka, the area where you launch was 10 ft deep from all the power loading, then there was the normal level of the lake which was 4ft, I didn’t have to power load yesterday as I could get my trailer in the right length to load it on without using the motor! You’ll love the boat if you go with this one I did a ton of research and for the price and features you get it’s one of the best fish and ski aluminum 18ft boats you can get, you’ll love it!
I got mine from Power Lodge Ramsey, MN! Great dealership! Mine was a 22 going into 23 though so they had quite a few models they were trying to get rid of.
I'm just curious how do our trailer fenders perform? Just bought a 2023 Competitor 185 Tiller and made 4 trips with it, and one fender broke off, and the other one started to crack. Shoreland'r are sending replacement parts. I found multiple floor screws in my boat unscrewing due to the trailer hard ride. Tires need to be inflated to tire max pressure 65 psi... impossible to deflate the tires a little to smoothen the ride as the tire contact pacth is already at 8 inches at 65psi... risk of overheating the tires. I submitted a complaint at Transport Canada. I would recommend a double axle trailer for this boat. Other than that, this boat is awesome to use.
Same as me... the fender are rock solid when I step on them... no flex at all. But, when you travel on a gravel road, you will see them abnormally flex. 3 trips on asphalt and one trip on gravel and broke down on me. Actually, the fender are holding down by the leaf spring bracket.
@@eliedubehave Alumacraft get ahold of ShoreLandr for you. Which sounds like you’ve done. Pretty strange situation you have going on. I have the same trailer on my boat except bunk. I’ve been on many rough riding roads. 3 years now no problems.
I love the music addition! Could you maybe give us some commentary during the hookset and reeling in? I would love to hear about what method you're using and what kind of structure you're targeting. What camera/mic setup are you using?
Thank you! I’m using a dji osmo 3 with a chest mount for pov and then I have just a tripod mount for everything else, it’s just the standard mic and can be very wind sensitive so I will probably upgrade if I get more views on my channel, that is part of the reason I didn’t have my complete hook set audio on everyone haha
Alumacraft Voyageur 175 Sport is $10-13K less than this boat and is 18' with a beam that is 6" less. Excellent features, big water capable, 2xb hull (halfway to stern) and comes with a custom trailer. Just throwing it out there for anyone watching that doesn't want to break the bank. Both great boats but $ is real and i dont see an extra $10-13k worth of anything.
To each their own! The voyager is a great boat as well, however I got a phenomenal deal on a boat that is a foot larger and is a more family oriented boat as well which is what I was looking for, still both great boats with great features on both!
Seems kind of harsh, as the boats are completely different. I've owned a Dominator, the Voyager and now a Competitor 185. Of course it's more money, it has a deeper transom and boat depth, thicker hull and freeboard, the ability to run a 150 on it. More fuel capacity, better live wells, I could go on. Congrats on your boat, you will love the extra beam, especially when you have 4 guys on the boat, it was literally the only reason I got out of my Voyager.
I travel with it off if I can otherwise if I have to travel with it on, I make sure I tuck the straps inside the boat to prevent them from rubbing the paint off, haven’t had to travel with it on yet though!
The animated intro and the transition were a nice touch. Have you ever thought about doing some kind of background music to play quietly while you talk? I know you said that you were trying to blur out the license plate, but, the blur is really off putting. That's really my only gripe about the video.
Thanks for the feedback, I think next time to avoid the blur I am just going to make sure I dont get my license plate in the shot that will probably be the easiest haha. In regards to the background music while i'm talking thats a great idea! How did you feel about the length of the video? Too long? Too short? Thanks again for the feedback!
