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Location: Lafayette, IN | Earl Bentz really designs a clean dry hull for a bass boat. As I recall he designed most of the Stratos hulls which were very dry by bass boat standards. My uncle had a 201 pro back in the early 90's with a 200 Merc. Dryer than any Ranger I was in back then. 21 feet and plenty of horsepower is the best bass boat setup for rough water in my opinion. Love fishing out of them. What do I have? A big, wide 19ft deep-vee with a 125. Wouldn't go back to a bass boat for muskie fishing for anything. My uncle about got pulled out of my boat on a short strike by a 42in. pike in late October. I immediately asked him after the release if he'd have preferred catching that fish from a bass boat. "NO WAY!" he said. Of course he had sore knees from striking the gunwale on the hit but that beats hypothermia any day! I've heard lots of stories about diving under waves in rough water while in bass boats. St Claire and Erie can eat up a bass boat from what I've heard. Ultimately the boater has to use their head. I say, "Go fish!" |
