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Location: With my son on the water | I was a loyal Lund guy all my life and there was absolutely nothing wrong with them but as I kept going to larger boats and fishing larger water I personally ran into a few things.
The wind drift in my larger Lunds was definitely an issue, even with an advanced trolling motor like the Terrova I-plot. The larger freeboard acted like a sail. When we were finesse fishing for Bass like Paul will probably be doing we had difficulty holding on spots.
We also learned that Aluminum can only be bent/formed so much which doesn't give you the best ride in rougher water.
So after 35+ years of owning Aluminum boats I switched to a Tuffy 2 years ago. Many of you know me, have fished with me, and have read my posts. My Tuffy compared to my Lunds is like going from a Tractor to a Porsche. Now granted I am running the 1760 which is smaller than the X-190. But the 1760 is an absolute solid/stable boat. At rest with three adults in it the thing doesn't budge (Period). I would expect the X-190 to be the same solid platform, (not better because that isn't possible). I would expect the Lund Paul is looking at will be a very solid/stable boat too, it should be for an 18'+ long boat. However the wind drift in a boat that large will definitely be an issue.
I would have purchased the X-190 if my storage allowed it but I am kind of locked in with what I have. However now that I have the 1760 I am glad I didn't get the X-190 because the 1760 performs so well for us.
Oh ya, we pitch jigs all the time out of my 1760 which has more inside rise than the X-190.
I personally would never go back to an Aluminum boat again.
PS: I sure wish I was on open water in my boat.
Have a good day.
Brad
Edited by btfish 1/3/2016 11:40 AM
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