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Location: Kodiak, AK | ...........And I'm that new owner! Like Jon said, it's the best of both worlds and it's why I bought the boat. It's got the 620 hull, but a stand up center console interior. I'd swear that boat was designed specifically for big muskie water. The boat rides dry, smooth and fast. It doesn't go over waves, it just goes through them. The stand up ride is nice in that when you hit a wave, you're not sitting and don't tense up like when sitting down. You take the waves on your legs and they take the load, and stabilize you, not your abs and back. You don't get tired in the midsection like you can sometimes when riding big water sitting down.
I've had the boat out in small craft advisories, fly casting off the bow. It moves well, and cruises in 3' waves in the mid to high 30's
It's a heavy boat and like Jon told me when I was buying it, it drives like an SUV of boats. You see alot of low slung bass boats on the lake, but they're all bass fishermen. They do fine on the big water....but I do very, very well. To the point that hitting big water is more fun than anything.
The other thing is the room! I've got room for me, my dog and another dude to fish comfortably in heavy water. Ran into a FF'ing guide buddy of mine on the lake yesterday and it was the first time he'd seen the boat, and the first thing he commented on was the space.
The only, and I mean only drawback would be the storage. It doesn't have the rod lockers like a bass boat or 620 would have. It's got four rod rack down the sides and compartments for and aft, but not the extensive, vast storage you'd see in a carpted boat. But for one guy especially, it's plenty. Fishing a second guy, there's room for gear, but you wouldn't pack the kitchen sink.
Don't even get me started on the awesome Yamaha power! But you didn't ask about motors.
Now, if you'll excuse me....I'm taking my boat fishing now....
Edited by esoxfly 8/24/2008 10:15 AM
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