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[QUOTE]jboutdoorguy - 4/18/2020  9:53 AM

I have an Alumacraft 165 classic tiller and I love it almost always. But, I am looking at getting a 620 and keeping my 165 for solo fishing the smaller stuff around home. I have had my 165 on LOTW for a number of summer vacations now and it does very well 90-95% of the time. When it gets really windy it is just too small for conditions. It blows around like an empty beer can, doesn't track the best (the back end likes to try to pass up the front end while working a shoreline in the wind), you will get wet, and when rough on a long run my shoulder tells me it's had enough of this. Because it is so light and bounces around it can be hard to accurately use side imaging at times. Storage is limited for 2 guys planning a full day of muskie fishing. It does hold many rods great on both sides though. It is extremely easy to load and unload by myself. It is a great boat but boats are tools and they all are great at something and not so great at others. After owning this boat for 8 years I wish I would have bought an 18' tiller instead. I think it would have done just as good on small water but handled the bigger water better.[/QUOTE]

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