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Location: Chippewa Falls, WI | Hey fellas, I currently fish out of a 2001 triton tr-21. Its a dual counsel bass boat with tons of storage and deck space to fish out of. I bought the boat a few years back and acutally just put a new 101lb i link terrova on it paired with a new 998 HB. I love the boat myself to fish out of (and yes the speed is fun) BUT I'm thinking about actually switching to a different boat. My brother fishes out of a '04 Ranger Reata 210 VS with a full wind shield. It's a great boat for riding around and fishing from but lacks the rod and tackle storage of my boat. I'm seriously considering making a change to either the Reata, 620/621 fisherman, or something similar in the tuffy lineup. I'm married with two young boys (2.5 yr old and infant) and my wife likes to fish. I spend a lot of time musky fishing and usually have 1-3 other people in the boat fishing with me. I like the fact that you have a good amount of back deck space in the Reata and you still have 4 seats for a comfortable ride. I also like the fact that the side walls of the boat are higher for the kids safety. The bimini top has also come in handy in either really bad or really hot weather on his Reata. I'm looking for feedback from guys who fish out of the 620 or similar tuffy boat with a full windshield vs the double windshields. I also am looking for feedback on the back deck situation on those boats. It seems that if you want to have 4 seats in then you only have the small back deck above the livewell?? I'm thinking that might not be much fun to stand on and attempt a good figure 8 when the water is a little rough... Most of my time now is spent musky fishing after memorial weekend with walleyes coming before that. However in the future I'm sure it will be used as much for pulling tubes and cruising as fishing. As far as a budget goes I'm thinking my boat is worth that $10,000-$14,000 range depending on what I leave on it and I wouldn't be looking to spend more than mid $20's on the newer boat. It appears that puts me in the '03-'06 models with Ranger (I see some '04 reata's for around $20k, my brother bought his last year for $16k!!) also depending on the model and extra's...
Thanks,
Adubs |
