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[redneckredfishr]

What's up Carolina Skiff owners,

I have a 2008 218 DLV with a DF140 HP Suzuki on order. I hope to get it in a week or two. This will be my first CS. I decided to buy one after my buddy took me out in his - LOTS OF ROOM. Plus, I have two sons that are 12 and 15 and they both like to fish with me (which makes me very happy), so I decided to buy the 218 DLV for sanity sake! My current boat is a 180CC Sea Pro. I'm gonna put it in the boat trader in the spring. I look forward to learning the do's and don'ts about CS, and sharing my CS experiences with the rest of you. I'm gonna post a question in the DLV section, so please navigate over there and help me out!

Gone fishing,
Will
Newport, NC

[koolj]

Wecome - Redneckredchaser
I get that way some - my In-Laws live in Goosecreek - CS is a great boat for that area

[redneckredfishr]

Koolj,

Thanks for the welcome. I lived in Mt. Pleasant for a few years when I was in high school. Hot chicks and nice beaches... That was years ago.

Will
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[Shakespeare]

Will... welcome to the site. Something tells me ya' REALLY gonna like that 218! ;D

Mike C.

[redneckredfishr]

Mike C.

I definatley enjoy the 218. Lots of room compared to my Sea Pro. The 4-stroke is gonna be nice too!

Gone fishing,
Will

[Harry]

Welcome Red,

I bought a 2007 198 DLVw/90 Suzuki in March of last year (my first CS) loved it so much I went ahead and sold it already, only to put down a deposit on a 238 DLV w/140 Suzuki .... ;D

Boat should be ready for pick up end of the month or Feb. Where you getting yours from? I went with Chatlee's.

Welcome to the best CS site on the web !!!

[redneckredfishr]

Harry,

Thanks for welcoming me to the site. I'm getting mine from Bayracer. So far everything is going good with the deal. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Gone fishing,
Will

[redfish74]

Welcome aboard, Keep those boys fishing. Good luck with your new boat. Tight lines from Redfish 74

[Dave]

Howdy Will,

I think you made an excellent choice on the 218 DLV. I've got a 140 Suz on mine as well and I really like it for adaptability of the local waters. I chose the 27 gal tank and glad I did, cause I like to venture offshore on pretty days we sometimes get here. Having only a couple of 16-20 mile offshore trips under my belt so far, (with the CS) I had plenty of fuel to spare, but was mostly drift fishing over a wreck with the motor cut or at idle all the while I was on site. I expect to need more fuel for trips offshore to more distant places (I'm partial to a few areas near the Atlas Tanker and around and east of the 14 Buoy). I like to combine offshore trips between trolling and bottom fishing, but sometimes I just like to anchor up on a "fishy" bottom and set out a couple of balloons or drift a cigar minnow or ballyhoo in the current while we bottom fish and enjoy the morning loafing and catching what's hungry. Locating and trolling the weed lines is also a favorite - for dolphin, wahoo, and the ocassional tuna. The 218 should be reasonably manageable in 2-4 foot seas in the nearshore (3-10 miles out) areas favored for kings, spanish, alberts, cobia, and AJ's, and I expect to put her to the test come spring/early summer.

For the days we can't get outside, the 218 shines in the inshore waters - my favorite area is between the Cape and Morehead City waterfront, though I've put in a few times down around Swansboro. I'm just beginning to learn the marsh areas I've mostly neglected/overlooked with the two deep-V boats I've previously owned.

Dave

[redneckredfishr]

Howdy Will,

I think you made an excellent choice on the 218 DLV. I've got a 140 Suz on mine as well and I really like it for adaptability of the local waters. I chose the 27 gal tank and glad I did, cause I like to venture offshore on pretty days we sometimes get here. Having only a couple of 16-20 mile offshore trips under my belt so far, (with the CS) I had plenty of fuel to spare, but was mostly drift fishing over a wreck with the motor cut or at idle all the while I was on site. I expect to need more fuel for trips offshore to more distant places (I'm partial to a few areas near the Atlas Tanker and around and east of the 14 Buoy). I like to combine offshore trips between trolling and bottom fishing, but sometimes I just like to anchor up on a "fishy" bottom and set out a couple of balloons or drift a cigar minnow or ballyhoo in the current while we bottom fish and enjoy the morning loafing and catching what's hungry. Locating and trolling the weed lines is also a favorite - for dolphin, wahoo, and the ocassional tuna. The 218 should be reasonably manageable in 2-4 foot seas in the nearshore (3-10 miles out) areas favored for kings, spanish, alberts, cobia, and AJ's, and I expect to put her to the test come spring/early summer.

For the days we can't get outside, the 218 shines in the inshore waters - my favorite area is between the Cape and Morehead City waterfront, though I've put in a few times down around Swansboro. I'm just beginning to learn the marsh areas I've mostly neglected/overlooked with the two deep-V boats I've previously owned.

Dave



Dave,

Most of my local fishing experience is in the creeks off the Neuse River (trout, red's, bass, flounder, & stripers). I have fished a few times for King's in the same areas you mentioned, but I'm fairly new to the offshore waters. Offshore fishing (for Kings) was one of the reasons I decided to buy the 218 DLV (needed more room). But like you mentioned, you have to pick your days for fishing offshore in a skiff, which is fine with me because I'm hooked on inshore fishing. It requires less resources and time.

Thanks for the insight on the 218 DLV.

Will

[redneckredfishr]

Welcome aboard, Keep those boys fishing. Good luck with your new boat. Tight lines from Redfish 74


Redfish74,

Thanks for the welcoming. Those boys love to fish. I'll let you know how the new boat works out for me.

Gone fishing,
Will

[redneckredfishr]

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Thanks! Loving this site!

Gone fishing,
Will