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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | I fish out of an Alumacraft T-14 and I handle Lake Shelbyville just fine. It can get rough on weekends, not Vermillion rough but 3 foot waves are very common with all the pleasure boaters. The boat I have is really easy to handle and uses about a gallon of gas per trip (usually 14 hours worth). This is for a typical trip which I am not trolling all day. I have a '99 15 hp Johnson 2 stroke and the boat jumps on plane. If you get creative with some wood and a motorguide tm, you can even fish out of the front. I can take pics of a floor I put in ahead of the 2nd seat. The tm has to be motorguide because the mount for the minn kota would clamp onto the rail. The wood is used to "shim" the transom mount and allow it to mount right at the bow. If you pull the head apart you can rotate the controls 180 degrees so that the tm will pull the boat instead of having to use it in reverse with the handle facing you. It does get very cramped with 2 people bringing "typical" muskie anglers' amounts of gear. I have a lakewood monster and since it is my boat I limit what others bring. The kahuna also gets in the way a lot but is well worth it when a fish is at boatside. I am going home this weekend and I can take pictures of the rig for you if you like. |
