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I use a 24 gallon circular barrel approximately 24" in diameter and 36" high with a plexi lid. It has a circulating pump with a venturi oxygenator. I have it bungied to the transom and when the bait is gone, it turns into a bleed tank. The barrel is made of heavy duty poly material and the...

To make room for our catch (assuming we load up :D), we head and gut our fish soon as they die in the bleed barrel, then they get iced. We carry a 120 qt in the front of the cabin, 120 and 90 on each side of the cockpit. Last year, we filled all three with 21 nice grade for three of us. Next...

Nam, Congrats on the great year! Your research and guts to go and find the fish have paid off!! It just goes to show that the CD22 can be a tuna killer with great range....I hope we get one more shot at them this year! Vern

Can anyone direct me to a thread or provide advice on de-instlalling and installing control cables on a CD22? I have a 2003 with twin Yamaha 50 4 strokes. I can disconnect the old cables at the motor without a problem, but not sure at the helm where the cables are routed through the cabinetry...

I fish Bodega area a lot and if you are familiar, it is often known as Blowdega. Last year, a friend in his 19' Arima and I in the CD 22 were fishing side by side 12 miles from port. Winds came up to 25 knots and seas became close and snotty. We both headed back together. I closed the cabin...

Jeff, I have fished in the Bodega area for over 20 years, starting out with a Whaler Montauk, then a second newer one, then to the CD 22 two years ago. I fish only salt and had some of the same trepidations you have deciding whether the CD 22 would be the right rig for salmon, halibut, tuna...

Awhile back this year, we pulled our lines when the winds came up and ran 10 miles back with a 19' Arima in 20 - 25 mph winds in a 6' ocean pretty close together. We closed the door, positioned the permatrims and headed back at 10 - 12 mph using the wipers as necessary. We both took water...

Hi Bodi, I used to fish Whalers for 12 years, primarily Montauk's out of the Bodega area and they fished well but were wet boats. Two years ago, I switched to a CD22 and have not looked back. They are about as fuel efficient as the Montauk (90HP 4 stroke), a lot more comfortable with a cabin...

Matt, I am running the same props as Noro Lim for my twin Yamaha 50's on a CD22 and getting pretty close to the same results. Vern

Joel, I experienced some similar problems to yours and I have '03 twin carb Yami 50's. After going through the same frustrations, I had both engines cleaned/ rebuilt and changed all fuel lines/hoses and cleaned both fuel tanks. I discovered both fuel pickups in the tanks were badly corroded...

First salmon in two years in N CA. Bodega - Pt Reyes. 4/2 - fished with a partner in rough conditions 10 - 20 mph 4 - 6 seas approximately 5 miles out of Bodega. Hooked 2 and landed one 10lb king 45' with a watermelon apex. 4/7 fished with same partner for two kings, 13 & 18 lbs, one 40' &...

I did hear of a C-Dory capsizing 2 - 3 years ago out of my home port at Tomales Bay in N CA. The captain was an experience fisherman and boater but made the fatal mistake of trying to cross the dangerous bar in an ocean that was at least 6X6 or bigger. He was told to hold port in the bay for...

Welcome aboard. I live in Lincoln just outside of Sac and fish the coastal waters (mostly the Bodega area) and won't hesitate to trailer as far down to Monterey or up to Ft Bragg. This has been a good year for albacore and halibut! Vern

Nam, Thanks for the report and trying. It looks like the tuna were caught this past weekend out near the 123 x 15 line (50+), too far unless you have a fast rig and plan to go and come back in the dark. I opted for halibut on live sardines on the beaches near Pt. Reyes and Bodega. Ended up...

Nam, Those are great numbers for your mileage and dead on to the estimated 180 mile range for 46 gallons. I run twin Yami 50's and getting very close to those numbers also. My trip was aborted yesterday as I left out of Lawson's Landing (near Bodega) due to my GPS malfunctioning. I did not...