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vegas492

Posted 4/15/2020 1:33 PM (#957946 - in reply to #957871)
Subject: Re: What is too small when it comes to boat size?

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I fish some big water now...most of the time. So, my rig is bigger. Size wise for me, it came down to garage space. I got the biggest boat I could fit into the garage without having to put it in at an angle. And...it needed to go in straight so my wife could park her car in the garage.
That was how I picked my boat.
For fishing? I think (and I'm not in smaller boats too often), that you need to consider the size of water you are fishing and stability. I feel like there are some 17 foot boats out there that have great stability on that front deck, much better than 16 footers. But, not all hulls are equal, so I'd get in as many as you can and really walk around and see how you feel on the water.
And I'd probably have someone else in the boat standing on the same side, or even next to you.