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Location: Athens, Ohio | I'm looking to buy a boat for use on Ohio inland lakes, Lake Erie (within reason), and some of the bigger Canadian ponds like LOTW.
Hull: Which fishes better, a bass style boat or deeper style like a Lund or Ranger 621?
Length: I was thinking of something in the 20' range. Bigger? Smaller?
Motors: How much fuel does a bigger motor like a 250 or 300 hp, gobble up vs. a 150 or 200hp? How much faster will a 300 vs. a 200 hp push the same fiberglass 20' boat?
Trolling Motors: 80-100 lb thrust? What's ideal?
Single console or Dual console: The protection of a dual console in bad weather I'm sure is great, but is it not worth the trade-off of the loss of space that a second console takes up?
Rod Storage: Do any of the current boats accomodate todays 8' to 9' rods?
Glass vs. aluminum: Any hard and fast reason for either one?
Or simply anything else about your boat that you are glad you have/did to the boat, OR things you have on your boat that turned out to be unnecessary.
Thanks for the help. |
