Recent content by Dragginbait

Open to offers. Will be winterized and shrink wrapped soon.

Yes pdr marine. I used a merc 9.9 efi pro kicker 25” with forward controls tied the outboards together with a seastar cable kit. It was the only options I’d consider other than Yamaha. Merc 7 week wait or Yamaha 5 month wait ‍♂️.

Well I found what I’d been looking for. Sold Trophy over the winter and picked up an 2009 228 locally. So far added 9.9 kicker, down riggers/rod holders and another 9” axiom. Great boat so far, time to cover it in salmon slime.

I’m running electric cannon down riggers on my 228. Used gimbal mounts. I can take them out and store in cabin when not in use. There’s minimal room to mount swivel bases directly to gunnel. 250hp is minimum. Also netting off back is no problem with a extendable ego handle.

Already had 1 axiom.

I’m jealous of the 12” screen looks sweet. I debated hard on which way to go.

Where did you get the kicker bracket from? Thanks in advance.

That’s going to be nice upgrade. I ended up making one for 2 - axiom 9” side by side. Put a 40 degree bevel on the bottom of panel so I sat nice and tight against helm.

This is my set up now. Will be duplicating it pretty much. Any 258 owners out there know the distance from the fold down seat to the livewell?

ky Grady thank you good info. The rear live well is a plus for me fishing bait daily. Do the covers above batteries/under rear cushions stay put when under power? Or do the cushions need to be installed?

Kicker is going to be the way to go I assume. Any high thrust 9.9 with trim and tilt will do the trick. Add Garmin ap and troll away. I don’t have many boats for sale close by so stepping aboard each and looking around is not easy. My downriggers are run at 45 ish degrees of each rear corner...

I am in the market for a used Grady. I have been lurking and searching for a while and still have some questions. I have a 2004 Trophy 2052 i/o now. I use the boat on a large freshwater lake trolling landlocked salmon and lake trout with occasional inshore trip for stripers in Maine. I am...