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fishing boat
Hi all,I am also in the market for a new aluminium/bass boat. I have checked out
the Tracker boats at a local dealer. I only want to spend under $20K, any
other brands do you recommend? Thanks again. David |
David
Nov 15
2004
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| There are lots of aluminum boats out there. The problem is the lack of
published pricing so you can compare. In the Tracker line the tournament
V-18 looks like a pretty good comprimise between size, price, speed,
fishability, water handling. A couple guys who fish the local ABA Aluminum
Only Series have one that is a couple years old with a 115 on it. They get
45 with a full load, and the have a pretty shallow draft. They can't quite
follow my Waco jon over the shallow side of sandbars, but they can make up
for it going around with the increased speed. www.YumaBassMan.com |
Bob
Nov 15
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| I owned a Tracker for five years. It was a great boat and held its value well.
I saw a lot of G3's and spoke to their owners. They all gave them a "thumbs
up". I think they are owned by Yamaha - at least it seems that is the only
motor you can get. It's not a bad thing unless you don't have a dealer near you
for maintenance and repair. http://www.fishingworld.com/G3Boats/ Dan |
Dan
Nov 16
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| Bob, I just moved to Boulder City, Nevada. The closest places to fish are
in Lake Mead and down the Colorado River (other side of Hoover Dam). I know
the lake and river are quite choppy, I wish I can just buy a jon boat.
Someone told me some areas are as deep as 600 feet and I need a deep V boat. |
David
Nov 15
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| G3 is a boat that I've heard good things about. Crestliner makes a quality
aluminum boat too and you can get a deep vee hull design. Just curious however, why do you want an aluminum boat? |
Steve
Nov 15
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| What is the difference between a bass boat and a fishing boat? |
David
Nov 15
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| I actually had Mead in mind when I suggested the tournament V-18. I just
fished a classic up there and we got soaked in my partners seventeen and a
half foot Ranger coming in across the lake with the high waves. Personally
when the water gets so bad I prefer to head in than stay and fish, but it
should handle the narrows most days, and 3-4 footers with a little practice.
When it gets worse just head in. I have run a deeper V boat on rough waters like that (a Searay on Powel to
be specific) and it handles it as safely as any boat out there, but its
pretty hard to fish out of. |
Bob
Nov 16
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| Bob, I was out on the Colorado river a couple of weeks ago with a friend
with a 18' Sea Ray runabout. We launched at Willow Beach and headed
downstream all the way to Lake Mohave (Cottonwood Cove), it was nice in the
narrows but when we got to the opens, boy, the water was so choppy, my guts
were bouncing around inside me and we were all soaked, it wasn't windy
though. I was so scared that I told my friend that there is going a big
crack on your bottom of his boat becausing of the bouncing up and down. Its
hard to fish on a runaboat, there is not much room to move around and you
don't want to get too close to sandbars and all that. |
David
Nov 16
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| You mentioned Mead. In Mead the "Narrows" is the half mile or so where it
bottlenecks from one large section of the lake to the other, and its always
rough there because all the lake traffic has to go through that narrow
section. As to the Searay, I said safe not smooth. There is no kind of smooth ride
when it starts to get really choppy except maybe a hydrofoil with a deep
running foil blade. Even then if it gets really bad they'll drop to
displacement speeds and quarter the waves. BUT, you said fishing boat.... LOL. www.YumaBassMan.com |
Bob
Nov 16
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