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Location: Tinley Park, IL | Macintosh - 1/3/2016 8:18 AM
Paul, sounds like a tough choice! Have you seen both boats in person? Both seem great to me, but the lund is much wider so Id bet my left arm the lund feels like a much larger boat.
Id also be shocked if the Lund isn't much more stable to fish from. I think you mentioned you were going in on this with your dad, not sure his age and health so that could also be a consideration. The only other observation is that the tuffy appears to have eight or 9 inch high gunnels, well the Lund seems to have gunnels more like a true bass boat. If you do a lot of pitching this might be a consideration, otherwise might not matter one way or another. Looking forward to hearing what you end up with!
Hey Dave,
No, I haven't seen the Lund in person yet. I've been in the X-190 and it is plenty roomy. And I could always take out the side console if I wanted the extra space. Yes, I would expect the difference in beam to make the Lund feel bigger. There is a chance I get in that Lund and know it's the right boat for me. I truly believe that I will be very satisfied in either of these boats but for the money, I think glass is the better choice for me.
I hear what you're saying about pitching the shallow stuff. Nothing will compare to your Pantera in that regard. I have been in contact with the X-190 owner that made that awesome Youtube video on the X-190 and he tells me he likes the X-190 better than the Ranger he had for fishing shallow stuff. But overall, I fish Lake Michigan probably half the time whether I am in Sturgeon Bay, Grand Traverse Bay, Bay de Noc, or my day trips out of northwest Indiana. Add a couple trips to HP-restricted lakes and that makes up my fishing year. LOL about my dad. His fishing nowadays is sitting in the back of the boat, dragging a senko, and drinking coffee. I doubt he'll ever go fishing in the boat without me.
Going to find an X-190 to look at again next weekend and then the Lund as soon as my nearby marine shop gets it in. Hope to have a decision made by next month at this time. Thanks Steve and everyone else for the info. |
