Lund Tyee Great Lakes Setup

I just purchased a Lund Tyee 1850 and want to set it up for Great Lakes fishing. Can you send me any pictures and ideas on how I should set this boat up. Thanks.

Great deal on 2 sets of triple rod holders if your still looking. I want them just dont need them! http://www.glanglerforum.com/forum/showthread.php?12850-Tite-Loc-Triple-Rod-Holders-%28Pair%29

Here is my 08 Crestliner Sport Angler. I just ordered (This morning actually) Great lakes Planers triple trees. I think 12 lines is enough for a 16.5ft boat

I agree with Fishmonkee I have done basicly the same on my '08 Tyee I use the built in track for walleye trolling and my Burts tracks on the big lake. When not on the big lake they make great spots to step if you buy the slide in pads.

I have '05 Lund 1800 Fisherman so it's pretty similar to your Tyee. I put 6' tracks on port and starbord gunnels. Can strip it down or set up in 15 minutes or less if crew has a clue. Went with Traxtech track because I liked the finish better than Burts but they are very similar. Put a Big Jon manual DR on swivel mounts, 3 Cisco rod holders and a 3 rod holder vertical tree from Great Lakes Planers on each side. The chute is kept clear when fishing. When fishing with 4 people in the boat I'll typically run 3 boards per side with various presentations, 1 braid and 1 wire dipsy per side (or substitute a slide diver for one of the dipies) and a DR on each side. My advice is don't go cheap or you'll end up buying that stuff again only buying the better stuff the second time. I have an 8 rod holder that fits into the front seat post hole (from Cabelas) to keep rods not being used out of the way.

I had a 2001 Tyee 1850 that I used for everything from bluegill to bass to walleye to salmon and then on Sundays it converted into a ski boat with the family. I can't provide pictures right now due to a major puter problem where all our pictures are. But, I'll try to describe What worked very well for me. I had 2 cannon low profile swivel/removable down rigger mounts on the rear corners, 3 removable Cabelas rod holders with extended risers with flush mounts on each gunnel and one clamp on rod holder on each side of the bow railing. The bow rod holders never got used since 8 lines was more than enough....usually. I would stack my riggers IF I needed to. The swivel cannon removable mounts are the ticket. They work great and having the mount left on the gunnel never got in the way when we werent fishing for salmon since there so small. I used this set up for walleye trolling also, so the Cabelas Plastic holders were ok. If there's one area that my set up on the Tyee was lacking though it was the rod holders. I've since bought Traxtech for my new boat and Even though I don't have them mounted yet, I have no doubt their going to be a perfect choice just a lot more money than any plastic rod holder. Electronics consisted of Lowrance GPS, marine radio and FishHawk X4. Yamaha T-8 four stroke kicker with remote steering / controls was a very very nice. The Tyee is a good boat, but you still need common sense on big water Feel free to pm if needed

nedwardb, Here is a photo of my set up and a link that walks you through it. If you read the comments on the link, some guys do not like the back of the boat to be clogged up with rods. On the bright side I did not have to drill any holes in the boat and I can remove/install this set up in 5 minutes without any issues. And I got the ram rods for a great deal. As Sloshkosh pointed out, Lake MI is not the only game in town for this boat. My kids like to tube and swim, so this would get in the way. http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24479

I uploaded some photos of my boat. I mainly use the boat for fishing walleye and eventually will be fishing the Great Lakes. I do very little pleasure boating. Thanks for the response.

I think you would help us alot if you could show us a picture of what you got right now. Especially the back of the boat, back corners and the side gunwales. Every boat is a little different. Also what else do you use this boat for? Is it gonna be a true blue fishing machine or do you want to be able to take off downriggers and rod holders for pleasure boating or perch fishing. After fishing with friends I would highly recommend either a track system, or a triple rod holder. Less holes in the boat, more flexibilty, and they look pretty darn nice too. Also the mounts that allow you to take your riggers off the boat are great if salmon fishing is not all you do.