Posts: 2384
Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | For the record, Z-21's are known for taking them over the bow both fishing and running. They run and sit too flat in the water to be decent in the rough stuff.
If you're going to be running Leech 75% of the timeI would get a deep V, but that's not to say a bass boat can't get it done out there. It seems like every Frank Schneider tournament I'm running in 3'+ out there and I've never felt in danger. I run a Procraft 210sp which is the same hull as the early 21' Legends. They're more wet then a V but you can run on top of the water instead of plowing it. Once you learn to drive them you should be ok in anything you want to go out in. I've found if it's rougher then I want to be in, then most people would prefer to go somewhere else anyway.
You also have WAY more deck space in a bass boat then a tiller. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't fished out of a big bass boat. The other benefit to a bass boat is that you can store everything UNDER the decks. In a tiller you trip all over rods, tackle boxes, nets, coolers, etc. In a bass boat you also have the whole deck level to stand on whereas in a tiller you only have 12-14" around the edges to stand on. It's way more stable in the bass boat to stand and cast from.
Really the best of both worlds would be to get a Ranger, Triton, Skeeter, etc wheeled walleye boat in the 20'+ range with the back deck extension. That way you can run in the big stuff and you also have the proper deck space so so you're not constantly leaning over the water if you're not in the bow. |
