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| I wonder if anyone else has gone through what I did? A few years ago I had a Tuffy esox mag, and decided I needed the "ultimate muskie machine" - Put together a 19 footer with a 200 and a kicker. Lots of electronics, trailer with brakes, marine band radio, even satellite radio! Guess what....I hated it. It was so much bigger in width on the trailer it freaked me out on narrow roads 96" beam vs. 80", add the trailer and it was like 2 feet wider - made a big difference. Boat felt the titanic on anything under a thousand acres ~ pretty much everything I fish. Launched pretty hairy on bad landings, Plus the boat burned way more gas, my truck sucked way more gas, and I had to winterize two motors instead of one. Too many toys I didn't use. Sold it and took a big hit. Running an esox mag again and am ecstatic. Easy to launch, trailer and fishes sooooo good. My advice to wannabe new boat owners is to be super realistic about your useage. A 60 horse costs alot less than a 200 as does the v8, bigger trolling motors, more expensive trailers, two more tires to blow up on the trailer etc. The 20-30k you could save will buy alot of baits and trips!! Baldy was pretty darn close, but I'll add - not bigger than you need to the list. | |
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