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| i just back from a 2 week trip to MN including fishing Vermilion, Bemidji area, and Leech.
the 1760GT cuts waves like a champ and stays dry (had one pretty breezy night on Leech...honest 2 footers) and "sets" just as well at rest: we were casting without issue out in the waves. now, these weren't exactly 4 footers, but it's a 17.5' boat, and most people exaggerate wave height anyway, imho.
i kept asking my partners how it was fishing from the rear deck for extended periods day after day. all gave positive reports, saying they had plenty of room to move around and still be stable. i fished back there a couple times and felt like i was even closer to the water than up front since i didn't have to be running the trolling motor.
the front deck easily fishes two people. my wife fished up there with me, and she's a novice at casting. we never crossed lines. i also had my father-in-law all the way up front for awhile so he could have first water while i ran the trolling motor from deeper on the front deck. plenty of room for both of us casting long rods.
did alot of night fishing, i liked the combination of tons of storage and open layout of the tiller. it meant everything had it's place and there was no clutter tripping me up when netting a fish or sitting down to pick out a backlash (but no one ever gets those...right?). a full size Frabill fits perfectly in the cockpit area. the courtesy lights inside the livewell and rod locker, along the splashwell side in back and under the nav light up front are absolutely great.
Tuffy's adding some more features to new boats, including carpet edging to give it a nice finished look.
as for availability? visit a dealer and place an order!
http://www.tuffyboats.com/dealer.asp
or if you like, contact me - my boat is available at an outstanding deal (just so i can get another one!)
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