T-Bro
Well-known member
Howdy,
Wanted to say hello as an owner of a 2003 Parker 1801. Grew up in SoCal as a surfer and tuna fisherman, moved to CO for college and met a girl from MA who could'nt handle living in La Jolla with me, so we moved back to Denver in 1993.
The upside to being married to a Masshole is that her family spent summers on Martha's Vineyard and has a house overlooking Middle Ground. After several years of looking at fish breaking beyond casting distance, I bought a 13' whaler a few years back and used it for a couple of weeks each summer that I join my wife and kids. Now that the two older kids have the bug, I needed a bigger boat.
After months of research, I narrowed the choice down to a Parker or a Jones Bros. While I think I liked the JB slightly more, the scarcity and high prices led me to buy a Parker 1801 that is perfect for flyfishing for stripers, tuna, and bonito. Thinking about taking the name I used on the whaler, Tunatic.
Boat is being stored outside Boston and I will pick it up and take it down to the Island Mid-May. Already has pop up cleats, Bennett M-120s, and a low profile rail, so should be excellent for FF.
Added a Garmin 178C and a Garmin 160 Blue, plus a VHF and maybe a marine amp to power the Ipod for tunes.
I am thinking that I should add a washdown and maybe plumb it for a small livewell? Coming from a bloody tuna fishing upbringing, I am no stranger to using live bait and can see that it is an underutilized technique back east.
I also bought two Bluwater designs flyrod holders that will be mounted on a T mount. This will join the existing single holder to allow me quick access to three rods.
I also am contemplating a changeout of the Racor filter. The current housing is aluminum and is badly corroded. I think an upgrade to Stainless Steel would be a good idea.
Stoked to be on the board and learn from others. Seems like most folks have pilothouse boats. Any good projects for a smaller center console?
T-Bro
Wanted to say hello as an owner of a 2003 Parker 1801. Grew up in SoCal as a surfer and tuna fisherman, moved to CO for college and met a girl from MA who could'nt handle living in La Jolla with me, so we moved back to Denver in 1993.
The upside to being married to a Masshole is that her family spent summers on Martha's Vineyard and has a house overlooking Middle Ground. After several years of looking at fish breaking beyond casting distance, I bought a 13' whaler a few years back and used it for a couple of weeks each summer that I join my wife and kids. Now that the two older kids have the bug, I needed a bigger boat.
After months of research, I narrowed the choice down to a Parker or a Jones Bros. While I think I liked the JB slightly more, the scarcity and high prices led me to buy a Parker 1801 that is perfect for flyfishing for stripers, tuna, and bonito. Thinking about taking the name I used on the whaler, Tunatic.
Boat is being stored outside Boston and I will pick it up and take it down to the Island Mid-May. Already has pop up cleats, Bennett M-120s, and a low profile rail, so should be excellent for FF.
Added a Garmin 178C and a Garmin 160 Blue, plus a VHF and maybe a marine amp to power the Ipod for tunes.
I am thinking that I should add a washdown and maybe plumb it for a small livewell? Coming from a bloody tuna fishing upbringing, I am no stranger to using live bait and can see that it is an underutilized technique back east.
I also bought two Bluwater designs flyrod holders that will be mounted on a T mount. This will join the existing single holder to allow me quick access to three rods.
I also am contemplating a changeout of the Racor filter. The current housing is aluminum and is badly corroded. I think an upgrade to Stainless Steel would be a good idea.
Stoked to be on the board and learn from others. Seems like most folks have pilothouse boats. Any good projects for a smaller center console?
T-Bro
