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| I've been a tiller guy from the beginning. I don't do any recreational activities like skiing or tubing. Started out as a walleye angler. First boat was a 1988 Lund Pro V 1770 tiller. Next boat was a 1998 Pro V 1775. It was toward the end of having that boat, that I got the muskie disease. Thought about different kinds of boats when I was getting the next boat, but loved it so much that the next boat was a 2008 Pro Guide 1825, with a 90 horse Merc. Does everything I want, and can go just about anywhere I want, from small water to big water. Even got a couple cheap downriggers and mounted them on the sport track, and fish for salmon in Green Bay. Worked just fine. 90 percent of the time I am muskie fishing by myself on local lakes, but have tons of room for guests, and steer the bowmount with a remote from the back. Between the three boats over the years, I have been in some pretty big water with them, and I felt safer with the tiller. Instant steering and throttle in one hand. The thing that would make the biggest difference in high seas, is the size of the boat. Couple of times I wished I was in one of those big salmon boats. Mostly, I just love having a wide open boat, and it's pretty rare that I would have a run of more than 20 minutes or more, at 40 mph, so I don't spend much time "driving" the boat. As others have said, it's a tool. Try to get the right tool to do the job you want it to do. | |
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