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[QUOTE]guest - 11/22/2010  8:30 PM

I looked over the 1850 Raptor and spent some time in one.  The center rod locker will hold 8 foot rods.  There is a brace at the front of the port side rod locker.  I think that could be trimmed out and then the port side rod locker would hold 9 foot and maybe even ten foot rods with a little bend.  The rear livewell is actually 46 inches long.  I feel it could easily hold a 50 incher given some tail bend.  (who actually puts muskies in livewells?)  It has more cubic inches of storage space over an 1850 fishhawk as the front and rear decks are about 3 inches higher than the fishhawks.
The cons to the raptor I feel is that it is still an aluminum boat and as such doesn't have the ride of a fiberglass boat.  Crestliners tend to be a little wetter boat than other aluminums.  On the plus side it does have a 17 degree dead rise to help with rough water.

Not trying to sell the raptor just wanted to point out that it is a pretty nice musky boat if a person wants an aluminum boat.  So is the lund predator.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/22/2010 8:30 PM (#467727 - in reply to #466290)
Subject: RE: 2011 Crestliner Lineup

I looked over the 1850 Raptor and spent some time in one. The center rod locker will hold 8 foot rods. There is a brace at the front of the port side rod locker. I think that could be trimmed out and then the port side rod locker would hold 9 foot and maybe even ten foot rods with a little bend. The rear livewell is actually 46 inches long. I feel it could easily hold a 50 incher given some tail bend. (who actually puts muskies in livewells?) It has more cubic inches of storage space over an 1850 fishhawk as the front and rear decks are about 3 inches higher than the fishhawks.
The cons to the raptor I feel is that it is still an aluminum boat and as such doesn't have the ride of a fiberglass boat. Crestliners tend to be a little wetter boat than other aluminums. On the plus side it does have a 17 degree dead rise to help with rough water.

Not trying to sell the raptor just wanted to point out that it is a pretty nice musky boat if a person wants an aluminum boat. So is the lund predator.