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| I ran the console model for three seasons. It was a nice boat for inland lakes, but would not make a good, everyday big water boat. The ride was smooth and dry except when trolling in windy conditions. The boat is more of a bass boat than a multispecies or deep v boat so it sits very low to the water. My boat had a150 opti and a 9.9 kicker. In my opinion, putting a kicker on it was a bad idea because it threw the ride characteristics off. The boat would list to port side while on plane whenever I had a passenger with me. The 618 fishes three people easily, as long as everyone does not bring a ton of their own stuff. There is not a lot of floor space. If you get both casting decks, the third guy will have to sit on the floor because the decks cover up the extra seat bases. If I had it to do all over again I would have gotten a four stroke main engine and no kicker.
The 618 is a great boat for fishing smaller inland lakes but not a good choice for everyday big water fishing. Just my opinion. | |
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