Smoker Craft 182 ProMag
Designed for the Fishing Family

By Capt. Robert Smith, boattest.com

Today’s family is really getting into the sport of fishing and the Smoker Craft 182 Pro Mag is designed to deliver fishability and ease of use. Since the family usually has a lot of gear to bring along, the 182 has a lot of storage to put it away. She carries a wide beam for stability and safety and has a stern livewell for bait or to keep the catch fresh all day.

Starting at the bow, the 182 Pro Mag has a raised casting deck so you can see out over the fish and room for a casting chair to be added on a post. A storage bin is in the starboard side. The bow light is stowed in clips on the bottom of the lid so you don’t have to rummage around looking for it when the night descends on you. There is also a livewell over on the port side in the bow so you don’t have to run all the way back to the stern when the fish take your bait and you reel in an empty hook. Smoker Craft has a good idea with the cord pass-through on the front of the helm so you can keep your trolling motor batteries topped off easily. On our test boat we had a Minn Kota V2 with tethered foot control mounted on the upper deck in the bow. read more ------>

Jeremy

I bought a boat last year; it’s a 1995 Bayliner with a 3.0 liter carbureted engine. The boat has been in storage for about 6 years. I know this is vague but do you have any hints as to what I need to do to get it running. I installed a battery. I can’t get it to start. If I spray starting fluid in the carburetor it starts then stalls.

John, Flint Mi

John,

The first thing you should do is to remove all the existing fuel from. The fuel is very old and probably has some contamination. Replace the fuel filter and spark plugs. The carburetor should be removed and disassembled for a thorough cleaning. Once you clean the carburetor (I would probably just rebuild it anyway depending on your mechanical background) add new fuel with some conditioner, I would recommend adding conditioner for the rest of the summer at every fill up. This will help dissolve all of the old particles in the tank.

Once these items are done the engine should start and run (well at least in theory LOL) unless you have other hidden problems - Good luck!

Jeremy

Hi Everyone, It is great to be back out on the open water and catching fish again after a real slow winter ice fishing season. Not sure why it was so slow, but we are making up for it now.

The crappies and bluegills are in all of the canals on Houghton Lake and we are getting some nice quantities and nice size fish. Minnows with a green jig and real simple for the bluegills, small red hook and a leaf worm, it doesn't get any easier than that.. We have also caught some small walleye that we have let go.

Can't wait for the opening of walleye/pike season April 24th. Not much for reports coming from Higgins Lake or Lake St. Helen right now.

Good luck fishing and take a kid out fishing today.

Don Wigard

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