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| I have a 22' shearwater and the cockpit area is great for handling hooked fish and the ease moving around during a battle or figure 8 ,the low gunwales make it nice to lean over the side and unhook fish in the net. You learn quickly not to leave 9' rods in the center console rod holder while casting (destroy one on a back cast once) and I've found and couple of bridges and a tube I couldn't get under because of the windshield. I have long legs so setting up higher and having better view is a plus for me. The front casting deck is huge and this winter will get 2 ' longer with adding justencase lure storage ,the rear deck features double seat post one on each corner great for figure 8 without getting off the butt seat. It sets about 4"-6" above the water line more than most bass boats but still lower than say ranger 620. This past September at the angle inlet on LOW it gets real choppy on windy days and in the mornings heading out to the main lake there would be couple of aluminum guide boat boats running in my wake to keep from getting beat up. It also has 52" arerated live well and lockable rod storage for 10 9' rods I have a trolling mast for big planner board and have been out on Lake Michigan and st clair 3' to 4' footers when only the big charter boats are out. I will say the trim tabs and the 8" jack plate are wonderful for tuning the spank out of that pesky chop, no more butt busting rides like you get with the aluminum boats. These boats aren't cheep either but no worse then high end bass and walleye boats , if I could afford it I would have a 24' yellowfin or young custom built. The other issue is you need about 35' feet of garage space and stout tow vehicle for these type of boats ,I also fish in the Keys every year for 2 weeks so yes this type of boat serves my needs quite well. I looked at used skeeter, ranger, and pathfinder bay boats and it came down to fit and finish, we could continue this ford verses chevy debate all day. I fish for many species in lots of differnt conditions so having one boat for all my needs is tuff, my advice to you is to modify and customize your boat for the challenges you face each each week, my boat is alway a work in progress.
Edited by Paschml 11/27/2013 1:01 PM
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