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Location: Tinley Park. Fish Cen IL. Bass & Vilas Cty.Muskie | I have a 1996 tuffy roustabout/bassaboat with 60 inch beam. The front deck is way too small the seat is in the middle of deck and there is no room to move around. There is no comfortable room for the trolling motor pedal either. I used mine last week for the first time. I actually am thinking of selling it. I felt like I was going to fall out of the boat if I hit a stump with the trolling motor.I fish shallow water bass and put a pedistal up front and the deck is still too small. I am thinking of extending the deck backwards and mounting the seat back about 6 inches. DO NOT buy the boat without testing the front deck>I made this Mistake. There is also terrible storage under the deck. A total waste of space ! You cannot even put a battery or even a small gas tank under the deck. Sorry to all Tuffy owners .It is a perfect size fishing boat but the front deck should be 12 inches longer.This is all it needs to be the bassboat it could be. Please take the boat for a spin first. That is a red flag when you cannot test it. I heard alot of good things about Tuffys but this boat is not a good boat for stand fishing or fishing off the front deck. Sorry !
Edited by basscaster 3/28/2009 1:56 PM
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