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| Just curious about why nobody here ever talks about Warrior Boats? I have never really seen much about Warrior Boats, and they seem like they would make pretty solid Musky boats if you set it up right. Any reason? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | like some of the old Yarcrafts, they make a great boat ... have been in and out of business with ownership changes etc... not unlike many boat-makers constantly searching for capitol in a competitive market. what i saw from those brands seemed to be a focus on the walleye market and in some of the designs at least that i saw the distance from the casting deck to the gunwale is a little steep and although they work, may not be ideal for some of the shoppers. looking at them on a trailer and in the water, i agree with you that they are a nice looking big water boat. |
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| When I lived in Fond du Lac, they were popular with the hard core walleye guys who fished Winnebago. Supposed to be tough, strong boats that could handle the pounding Bago dishes out. |
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| Gotcha. Thanks for the info. I agree that they look more for walleye guys, but I thought if you throw a nice Just Encase for a back deck extension that it would turn into a nice Esox rig pretty quickly! But the high sides and rod storage issues make perfect sense. |
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| In most of there boats you can stow 6 or more 9' rods. There 203 has room for "30" rods and only 10 of those are 8'6" the rest is 12'. I absolutely loved the two warriors I have owned/operated they are so smooth running and track super well at casting speeds boat control isn't an issue. I only ventured away for a brand new bass boat that was 6k cheaper with more options. I do wonder if I made the correct choice though. I never missed a day of fishing for weather, I have headed to leach lake without looking at the forecast because it doesn't matter. |
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| That is a ton of room for rod storage if it can really hold that many! I am not doubting its abilities as a boat. I think they look like really well made boats. Thats why I asked the question about them. I just dont hear a lot of noise about them on MF. |
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| Alot of people like Warriors boats but they have been on and off in manufacturing. You don't hear much about them because they are mainly a walleye boat. I have never been in one but I did see an 18 footer sink last year on Erie with 3 guys in it that had to be rescued from the icy cold water. It didn't float as required. |
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| Haha yes there are a lot of aged boats that won't float. When I redid two warriors water had made its under the floor and over years soaks in to the foam and eventually it's as heavy as straight water. Pulled the foam out of the floor and replaced with new foam and used 3/4 instead of 1/2" plywood and the boat gained 3mph and drafted less. That says how heavy the foam was. I see older rangers that draft more than others" equally equipped model for model" and have less payload. I would bet that they won't float either. |
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Location: MN | I own one, 18' tiller. I have been fishing muskie from it since I bought it ten or more years ago. I like the higher gunnels, I think with lower gunnels I would possibly step out of the boat by accident. It handles big waves and water very well, It has to be very windy to get wet in it.
Since I bought the I-Pilot I never fish from the casting platform anymore, guests can if they like. I think I hook more muskies fishing lower in the boat for three reasons. One, the fish do not see me and I convert more on the figure eight. Two, deeper figure eights. Three, I think being lower in the boat gives me a better angle for hook set. I generally stand just back of the casting platform. I can see my electronics easier being 5 feet closer to them. I feel better casting from there when the waves are big the water is cold and the boat is bobbin.
I would buy another if I were going to replace my Warrior. |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | Went out with Jim Murphy years ago when he had a Warrior tiller. Unbelievably smooth ride on Leech waves. |
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| The Warrior Tillers would work well if your into a tiller; there wheel boats do not have much for a front deck(they are designed to be walleye boats) so it would not be ideal compared to a more traditional multi species glass boat brand. |
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