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Location: North Central IL USA | Trying to make a decision. I primarily fish Bass and Musky with Crappie and Walters being secondary.
Fish-ability wise the skeeter is the better of the 2, I believe.
Skeeter pros:
1 -It’s closer to the water. It’d be easier to release Muskies and figure 8
2 - It’s 810 pounds heavier than the Impact so it’ll be more stable in the wind.
3- There’s plenty of leg room to sit in the back 2 cockpit seats facing outwards to vertical jig over the sides.
4- It has lockable rod storage (in the gunnel) for up to 12 foot rods.
5 - looks like there’ll be enough room for the graph system I want on the console ( helix 12 and helix 10)
6- Powered by 150 4S Yamaha.
Skeeter cons:
1 - no place to put the rods except the rod lockers - kinda a pain for running and gunning or when simply using multiple rods.
2 - really no place for a deck box. But I have to ask myself, what’s more important, the fish-ability of a boat or it’s capability of hauling a boat load of baits around???
3 - Rod holders. I like having vertical rod holders mounted to the front of the console. If I did that in this boat, I wouldn’t be able to open the bow live well. The boat has a 50 inch rear live well so I really don’t need the front one but it’d be nice to use it as a cooler.
Impact pros:
1- The Lund has the rod storage compartments in the cockpit for up to 8 ½ foot rods. That’s great for laying rods down when switching off rods or moving to a new spot.
2 -There’s a huge area for a deck box in the Impact!
3 - Vertical rod holders mounted to the front of the console won’t impede any compartment hatches.
4 - powered by 150 4S Mercury
Impact Cons:
1 - The rod lockers take up cockpit space and make it harder to reach over to release Muskies and figure 8.
2 - Won’t be able to set up the graph system I want. Not enough room on that dash!
3 - It wouldn’t be comfortable jigging off the sides while sitting in the back 2 cockpit seats facing outwards. The foot room just isn’t there.
4 - Wind influence. Being 810 pounds lighter it’s obviously going to blow around more in the wind. That’s kinda a pet peeve of mine as the boat I own now is a major pain in the wind. I really don’t want to ever not be able to fish a good spot because of the wind - within reason of course.
5 - No lockable storage for my 9 foot rods.
IDK, kinda looks like the Skeeter’s going to win out. What’s your opinion?
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Location: Tinley Park, IL | Hey Greg,
I like the way you break this down and I agree with how you're thinking. A couple things I would suggest for fighting the wing is to get a Talon/PP and a Xi5/Terrova. I have a 17.5 tin boat and the Talon helped me immensely last year in keeping position in the wind. There were several days where the Talon made the difference between having a very successful day rather than cussing at the wind all day. The Xi5 will be new for me this year but everyone raves about the spot-lock.
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Location: Minnesota | Love my skeeter and when running I lay the rods along the side with tips facing back
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| Spend a lot of time on big water (bay of GB) and primarily fish from a similar lund to what you speak of. Your are right it is a sail but not as much as the older models and I agree with the previous post to get a really linkable good trolling motor. You are also right that the side rails are higher than the skeeter MX, but high rails are wonderful to lean against when casting when its rough. For smaller water I would take the skeeter, for bigger water I would go with the Lund. I have also fished out of a skeeter 18 when its rough and it does not handle the big swells like the lund. From personal experience you can have a lund fall off the trailer in the middle of the highway, put it back on the trailer with a lift and drop in in the water with no leaks whatsoever, not that you plan to do that but you can.  |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | I have no experience with the skeeter. But I do own a Lund 1875 impact sport the boat is awesome I can drift the boat in less than 18 inches of water it does blow around a little more than my old bass boat But in the bass boat we would get wet from spray when it was windy. I have yet to get wet in my Lund unless it's raining I would suggest you ride in both if at all possible.if you have any questions about the Lund just ask me I will help the best I can. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Paul S - yes, definitely getting a 12 foot Talon but if the rock pile I wanna fish is in 15 ft of water it won’t help me. I think spot lock’s going to be great but if it’s moderately windy would thing that troll motor constantly turning back and forth to hold position would be a bit annoying.
musky hunter - with having that deck box how do you open the side rod locker?
Bbeaupre - Interesting that a tin boat would handle big swells better than a glass boat. Are Lunds *that* good or is the Skeeter not so good???
Thanks, R code!
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Location: davis,IL | I just got a new to me boat last fall. I solved my rod storage by making "fast draw" rod storage (2 rods per angler up to 9' long). Heres a picture of my old Crestliner 1750. I've set up my new Alumacraft 185 the same way. I also have 2 set up that way on the starboard (console) side for 7' jigging rods.
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| If its moderately windy spot lock works awesome. How about a single console mx1825, I have seen an awesome just encase box where the passenger console would be also makes plenty of flat room to lay down rods even add a strap to secure them. |
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Location: Tinley Park, IL | gregk9 - 3/11/2016 10:35 PM
Paul S - yes, definitely getting a 12 foot Talon but if the rock pile I wanna fish is in 15 ft of water it won’t help me. I think spot lock’s going to be great but if it’s moderately windy would thing that troll motor constantly turning back and forth to hold position would be a bit annoying.
I just look at it as how much better these tools allow us to hold our boat position compared to the past. It won't be 100% perfect but it is soooooo much better than what we had just a couple years ago. It will make fishing those windy days much easier.
With the spot-lock, if you can point your bow into the wind there shouldn't be much turning. By the way, I have read in multiple places that the F150 dynos out at 167 HP. Such a great motor but I do like the 4-stroke Merc too. You're not going to go wrong with either choice. |
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| G, did you look at the Pro V Bass 1875 ? It has all that your looking for?
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Location: Minnesota | The 2 small boxes side out to give me access to the side lockers take out the rods I want slide it back in place works great.
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | Paul S - 3/12/2016 5:15 AM
gregk9 - 3/11/2016 10:35 PM
With the spot-lock, if you can point your bow into the wind there shouldn't be much turning. By the way, I have read in multiple places that the F150 dynos out at 167 HP. Such a great motor but I do like the 4-stroke Merc too. You're not going to go wrong with either choice.
As said both are great motors. I have an Impact with the Merc 150 and I have zero complaints on power and the boat plains with no effort. You will laugh how fast it gets up on the water. When I was looking at boats the dealers (and online ) said the Merc puts out 164hp so in either case your getting a little extra power. |
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| muskyhunter47 - 3/12/2016 8:03 AM
The 2 small boxes side out to give me access to the side lockers take out the rods I w
ant slide it back in place works great.
how many baits in those boxes and whats the cost for your mx1825 set up ?
great set up by the way !
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| Curious - what is the price difference...and could you get into the new Lund Pro-V Bass for the same money? |
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Location: Minnesota | Don't know how many baits it holds to many .every spring I rearrange every thing make more space for new baits |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Fishysam - 3/11/2016 11:05 PM
How about a single console mx1825,
I Kinda really want to go with the full windshield. Besides, that's what the wife wants.
Paul S - 3/12/2016 5:15 AM
With the spot-lock, if you can point your bow into the wind there shouldn't be much turning. By the way, I have read in multiple places that the F150 dynos out at 167 HP. Such a great motor but I do like the 4-stroke Merc too. You're not going to go wrong with either choice.
Sounds good. I agree. Either motor will be a good one to have!
gmanny1 - 3/12/2016 7:23 AM
G, did you look at the Pro V Bass 1875 ? It has all that your looking for?
Gman
I'll pass on that one. Don't like sitting that low - plus, I definitely want air ride pedestals!!
muskyhunter47 - 3/12/2016 8:03 AM
The 2 small boxes side out to give me access to the side lockers take out the rods I want slide it back in place works great.
Ok, I thought it was one big box. IDK, it might annoy me to always have to move a box to get into either of the side storage lockers.
Further North - 3/12/2016 1:45 PM
Curious - what is the price difference...and could you get into the new Lund Pro-V Bass for the same money?
Right now it looks like the Skeeter's going to be a couple grand less than the Impact. Still gotta finish with the Skeeter quote though. Like I said above, the Pro V bass wouldn't work out for me. |
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| What's another 5g for a new carry over mx 2025. Full windshield, room for a nice big box, 2' longer doesn't matter for anything but the garage. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Fishysam - 3/13/2016 10:10 PM
What's another 5g for a new carry over mx 2025. Full windshield, room for a nice big box, 2' longer doesn't matter for anything but the garage.
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| I think based on your fishing style I would opt for the Lund Pro V Bass over the Impact or Skeeter. I'm not a fan of the Skeeter MX1825 myself - extremely heavy yet not known for a good ride in rougher water. Small front bow, not many places to lay rods down along the sides to switch out easily throughout the day. Typically I'm a glass guy and would take that over tin most situations, but would lean Impact over Skeeter. And ... I would probably take the Pro V Bass over the Impact given your style of fishing. Haven't been on the water with one yet and that might be the final deciding factor.
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Location: North Central IL USA | smalljaw - 3/14/2016 7:03 AM
I'm not a fan of the Skeeter myself - extremely heavy yet not known for a good ride in rougher water.
Only 90 pounds more than the Ranger 1880. It's such a low profile boat I wouldn't expect a super good rough water ride. Gotta be better than a bass boat though!
I'm a bit intrigued by the Tuffy 1890 (a 1600 pound boat) but for the life of me, I can't find any photos of the interior of the boat online. And dealers are almost non-existent. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The layout is exactly the same in all the Tuffy Deep V Models except for the 2100. Your closest dealer is MD Services just over the Illinois border in Burlington, WI. Next one North is Mr. marine in Fond Du lac.
You can add a rear deck module to the boat for about $800. That's what makes it an Esox Deep V.
http://www.tuffyboats.com/dealer.asp
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| The mx series is not designed to be an awesome rough water boat, it's built to handle it ok and be very stable, the narrower the boat is the smoother it will ride but the more it will list when two big men are on one edge, skeeter has made the bottom width nearly as wide as the beam. That's why the 1825 sits above the fenders. Have you looked at the skeeter 1910 or 1850? They have a larger front deck, ample cockpit, full windshield, 150-200hp, narrower bottom, steeper v in the bow will make it smoother, more storage. The 1910 was a prime candidate to me but I can't order a single console so it lost to a nitro z8 that I must add has absolutely surprised the hell out of me in hefty waves. That takes a lot from me because I have ran two warriors that I felt like I could take on the ocean. |
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| "The mx series is not designed to be an awesome rough water boat, it's built to handle it ok .."
My thought is if it has a similar rough water ride as a tin boat, why not then the Lund Pro V Bass which IMO would have a better layout for what the OP said his fishing style is. Best thing is to sit in them, test drive and choose what works best but he has some good options I think. |
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