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[QUOTE]bturg - 6/11/2025  6:22 PM

I spent some time in Larry's 24' Skeeter and both his 23 and 25 foot Pathfinders. All of them had a great ride due to the length and standing really reduces how you absorb the impacts. Negatives: the lack of a deep keel makes them track poorly in cross winds...especially when working an edge with the bow mount, Storage vs a Ranger 620 or bass boat is lacking...a Justencase style box is almost a must have...so lots of room but not much storage, no kicker options unless you rig something custom and the lack of weather protection. The ride was great...they are BIG boats. Pretty dry and did fairly well while position fishing larger stuff but the sheer size dictates that steering input from the bow mount is slower...you need to plan a head much more if your fishing something technical. I decided they wouldn't fit my daily guiding needs (at the time in the Metro area) but they certainly would be a consideration if I was full time on a large lake and the boat would stay in the water. Forget putting one in a normal sized garage.[/QUOTE]

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