Astoria Fishing Charters and Guide Service

What makes a good lower Columbia and ocean fishing boat:  Big, fast and maneuverable.  My custom made Pic-Nic welding guide sled has particularly high sides, is nearly 30ft long, 9 1/2 feet wide, extremely heavy and has a 19 degree deep V front to back.  Powered with a 2022 250Hp Yamaha 4 stroke main outboard and a 2021 9.9hp Yamaha 4 stroke kicker. 

 

Being heavier means less "corking around" when trolling and running.  Having the deep V helps the boat cut the waves, rather then bounce on them.  Being long allows us to sit on top of multiple smaller wind waves, keeping the boat still on its long axis.  Being wide keeps the boat from pitching side to side and rolling very far when more weight is put on one side than the other.   

 

During Spring Chinook season, the bouy beer boat is outfitted with a fully enclosed top for the front four seats.  We also enjoy a big buddy heater inside, so it's way warmer than being out in an open boat.

 

Ride around on a windy day in an upriver, lightweight, flat bottom Alumaweld, North River or any other upriver boat, then on mine and you will fully understand the advantage.  This is a very nice, huge downriver sled, outfitted well for both lower river and ocean fishing.