Location: Not far enough north! | bshep - 4/13/2013 7:49 PM
One more thing that is great about the magnum is you can clamp a down east to the side of it. Just one of many other reasons an exact replica on a larger scale would be awesome!
I clamp down easters to my 1760 GT all the time!
I have fished out of tiller boats my entire life. I have owned three myself. My last boat was an esox mag tiller and current boat is a 1760 GT. Both are fantastic boats and have their advantages. The interior on the magnum is better for fishing three plainly because of the side tanks. However rough water comfort in the magnum is not good. It will handle some chop but working into waves bigger than a foot you get some major hull slap as the front comes down. I filled my magnum up on LOTW one time trying to get out of a cove in some 2-3 footers. Couldnt get the nose up high enough. The 1760 lets me get out in stuff the magnum would not that is the reason I have it. It is plenty stable and surprisinly not much higher off the water when casting.
I would like to see a boat with one side tank that way it would still free up some floor space. Balance might be an issue though... |
