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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Hey Baldy, at least you didn't get wet LOL!!!!
Like everyone said, go with a 20'+ ride. Take a ride in several if you can as some do well and some don't. I run a Procraft and I think it runs well in the big stuff, but it's pretty wet. The new Triton X2 is pretty sweet in the waves (at least the ones I was in). Champion's are always tough to beat in the big stuff. I've heard the Rangers are pretty nose heavy and are prone to sticking waves (hear-say, not experience).
The big thing is that you have to relearn how to drive a bass boat as opposed to a tin or other deep-V boat. Once you do they're a ton of fun. There was only one time I didn't feel safe. I made a wrong turn in a hail storm on LOTW and found myself in Little Travers Bay. Lightning was flying and there were tornado's in the area. We had some honest 5'-6' ers out there and that wasn't fun. The boat made it through without sticking the nose, but I've also had many, many hours of Great Lakes experience to draw from.
On the positive side, if you're a caster there is NO better boat set-up out there. |
