Set up for Ice Fishing *POLARIS VOYAGEUR*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I purchased a Polaris Voyageur for the upcoming Ice Fishing season, I wanted to make a few adjustments and set it up a bit differently. When I'm going to do a project like this I like to look at how other people set things up and see some of their creativity, hopefully this video will give you some ideas on setting up your snowmobile for ICE FISHING.
I’m torn. While I would love to have a ski, because I do love to ride them, I am also very glad I live where I don’t need one lol.
Nice piece of equipment there for sure.
You don't know what you're missing out on brotha!!
I like the tool box idea
its the best thing ive done so far. wish i would have done it on my bearcat for sure!
This is my dream sled. Im basically looking for a toy that does a little bit of work. Ice fishing, trail riding and some offtrail bush whacking. The bearcat looks great but i like to have fun every once and a while without feeling like im driving a bus.
The bearcat definitely is a bus! Overall I am liking the Voyageur, plenty of snap for trail riding and going off the beaten path , pulls pretty darn good too. I do miss the wider track though
@@After5Outdoors just wondering, does the wider track make the big of a difference? here in northern ontario, we can get 6-12” of sluhs under some snow on the lake. Would you rather have the polaris or the bearcat?
@@nathangravel3584 Honestly, the wider the track the more floation you get, now it takes a little more power to spin that track. If I had two pick between the two sleds, theres things I like about the voyageur and theres things I like about the bearcat. But for fishing, I probably would pick the Bearcat....
Love the box
Me too
Looking good!
Thank You! Merry Christmas
Nice setup! Thanks for showing us the setup.
You may need one for your channel
Sounds like you like your bearcat a lot yet too!!
I do, it was ultra dependable. But all good things must come to an end
Nice sled man! Beauty!
Thanks for making me jealous! lol
Any time!
@@After5Outdoors lol
I was thinking of doing this same video, just to get some comments and ideas, I have a similar toolbox on my bearcat and mounting some rod holders for hole hopping but not sure what else to do yet. Nice video!
I had a plastic action packer type box on my bearcat, and I always was gonna put a toolbox on it. Now when I updated I decided I was gonna do it right. Just need to come up with the right way to mount a bucket on and I'm good. Merry Christmas to ya!
@@After5Outdoors You too!
Sure is a good lookin machine Cody. You have it set up well too buddy! 🙂🇺🇸🔥👏👏
I love it
Nice rig!
Sure is, you should see it in person
I have the same sled except 155 track, and my skis are wider for some reason. Pulls my otter resort flip over loaded with gear, plus another otter sled behind the flip over and a passenger with ease up north in the bush no problem.
I am kinda wishing I would have went with the 155
@After 5 Outdoors it doesn't turn the greatest but I only got stuck once, just got off and walked beside it and away it went lol
@Ohnij 3D mine doesn't turn good either, you can put overloads on yours where I can't
Really nice set up. I’ve got the an expedition with the 900 ace turbo SWT 24”. Love that machine. I used to just use an RMK which was nice for pulling sleds in deep snow/slush. Overall most sleds will do.
For ice fishing I'm kinda looking for the most simplistic machine I can find. Since I operate in such a variety of ice conditions, sometimes I've ran weeks without much snow. Which is where the fan cooled shines, then there's when the snow us ultra deep, this sled may have a bit of trouble in really deep snow. The Bearcat I had was honestly probably a better rig, but nothing lasts forever. I never had a place I couldn't go with the Bearcat, I pulled out quite a few rigs out of the slush with it. I betcha that Ski Doo will haul the mail!!! Tight lines!!
@@After5Outdoors Definitely! Those Bearcats are nice.
Looks like an efficient set up, Cody. Hope it serves you well for many seasons.
With the price of things! I sure hope so
Nice Set-up there Cody
So far I'm liking it, not quite as much as I liked the bearcat but.....
I put the wind deflectors on my LXT and it makes a noticeable difference keeping the wind off you. Definitely recommend them
Hey nice to know, thank you
Nice setup Cody!👍
Enjoying it quite a bit so far!
Glad I stumbled upon this video. Its very helpful getting good ideas. I have a very similar sled to yours, a 2021 Indy LXT, and am in the process of rigging it up for ice fishing as well. I have a Garmin EchoMap 73SV i want to mount to my handlebars similar to how you did. I was wondering, was it hard wiring your graph to the battery? When I pull the panel off to look at the battery it seems like a real mess and I assumed it would be difficult.
Thanks!!
Ultra easy, send me an email, when I get to my sled Monday night I will send you a pic of what I did
I have the exact same sled. In fact, l’m pretty sure I saw you fishing just off Penasse about a month ago. I noticed because we have the same sled. I like mine. One question, how is the auger rack working for you? The Voyageur bumper is a little slanted so you noted you had to bolt it in instead of clamping it to the bumper. Have you had any issues with the auger falling off or does the slant of the mount give you pause? My auger is mounted on the side but it causes noticeable tilt because the suspension isn’t built for that so I’m looking to make a change
You should have stopped and said hello!!! I could have clamped mine, but the Angle is notorious for breaking everything that isnt bolted down! Ive been running the digger auger rack since 2013, Ive had zero issues! In my opinion it is also safer to have the auger in the front, if you ever tipped could be bad if the blades contact your body, could happen also from the front but a little less likely, Ive never had my auger fall off, I use a bungee cord in addition to the standard latch, zip over next time you see me!
Did u sell the bearcat?
Not officially, but quite certain
so this afternoon the gentleman that was interested backed out, so it is still for sale
Nice setup, could you tell me the dimensions of the box ?
36 inches long, 16 inches high 19 inches wide. Sorry it took so long for the response but I wasn't able to get to the sled until now
What’s the auger mount, did you drill/bolt it thru the bumper?
It's a "digger" I prefer drilling and bolting it to the bumper vs the sandwich method.
Did you mount the toolbox to be removable?
It is removable
@@After5Outdoors Ok, I got my 550 LXT all geared up and ready to rock. one thing I plan on doing is adjusting the rear shock to accommodate the load when full, did you happen to adjust yours at all since the springs are not available? did you put on scratchers?
I have not adjusted the rear spring as there isn't really much to adjust. The difference between the 144 and 155 I guess. I have scratchers but have pit them yet
How much horse power does this sled have? Is it a 2 stroke?
2 stroke yes, you know I searched the web and could not find how many horsepower.
@@After5Outdoors
Do you know how many "cc" the engine is?
I figured it was a 2 stroke because of the recoil start.
@@A-Z__124 550 but technically 544
@After 5 Outdoors
About 60 hp then.
How many kg are lifting vayugear snowmobile
If you're asking what the dry weight is, it's roughly 470 lbs
Lifting like passengers weight
It only lists capacity as 1 person
@@After5Outdoors I know capacity is one person but i tell how many kgs are lifting 400lbs is possibe
Pulling 400 lbs? Probably. Carrying 400 lbs Probably not....
What other new sleds did you consider and how did you finally settle on the voyageur?
I only looked at the Voyageur, I knew when I was going to replace the Bearcat it would be the Voyageur, I wanted fan cooled, I wanted simplicity and I wanted under 10k in price. The folks I talked to all said they would buy them again. I'm not an Arctic Cat fan by any means but they did it right when they built the bearcat. Then like fools they discontinued it, the Norseman which replaced it doesn't hold a candle to the bearcat, and it's 14k dollars
@After 5 Outdoors I've been considering getting a snowmobile again but something geared towards utility. Specifically ice fishing. Good to know your thoughts.