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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Fished a lot out of my friends older Yar Craft that was around 18 feet and it was a nice stable boat that ran pretty well in choppy water. Not very fast with a 150 on it but definitely fishable. It seemed to be smaller than it actually was for some reason, probably the layout.
I just got a Tuffy X-190 and there is really no comparison in my mind. The huge difference is in the interior layout, which can only be described as extremely fisherman friendly. There is good floor area, lots of room for a kicker, places to lay rods down, rails to mount rod holders are a great touch, and it's driveable when you get into nasty water conditions. In real inland lake 4 footers, you aren't going anywhere fast with any boat I've ever fished out of, and they are a pretty rare occurance even on the bigger Canadian waters I fish. I've had this boat out in waves which were head high or higher while I was seated behind the wheel and it was OK.
I've never been in a Warrior so I have no comparison.
As far as the beam goes, look at the useable interior room. A lot of the wider boats have most of the extra room chewed up as gunnel area for some reason. The only time I'd opt for the heavier wider boat design is if the bulk of my fishing was on big open water like Mille Lacs, Winnebago, and Green Bay where there are no hiding places out in the middle of them in the areas you may have to fish , and I had to fish on the nasty days.
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