|
Posts: 176
| I have a 1990 Bass'n Maurader with a 75 on the back. Over the years it has spent about 50 days on Eagle. I suppose it would be even more "spirited" with a 90 on the back, but right now with a well maintained 1990 Mercury 75, two people and full gear it will hit 39 mph and run a slalom course as good as any boat I've ridden in, outside of maybe one of the old Champions.
It doesn't slap the water, and gives me enough to manage the windy days by skipping from lee side of one island to the next, but actually handles more water than you may think. The toughest lakes I have to handle are the bigger Madison Lakes, there is something with the wave period that I have issues with on those lakes.
It's a dream to trailer, is easy to load on bad landings, ( I think you could spit on the grass and you could launch it, in fact I've launched it several times over the years on lakes with no landings, simply from the shore) It is a great platform for two people, I actually fished a couple days in Canada many years ago with a buddy and our 3 boys aged 7-15. That was worth the memories!
It gets you close to the water, (so you don't need 12' rods for a decent figure 8), for releasing fish, and doesn't get blown around on the windy days. and yet you stay dry somehow even with the low profile.
I can fit up to 8' rods, and I'd love some type of racking system inside so they don't all just lay on each other in the locker. I would love more storage, but I have managed for a long time, and have used the large livewell for tackle to free up room in other places. It's easy enough to quickly take out the tackle if you need to revive a fish in the livewell....now days with the bigger nets a livewell is less of a requirement.
It's easy on a trolling motor and can run the shallow water comfortably as well. I prefer it over the magnum...I personally feel the magnum "slaps" the water too much and isn't worth the trade off of the extra room, although that's only my opinion.
Standard disclaimer, this is only my opinion, but I do have several decades experience in this boat. | |
|
