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Brad P

Posted 6/24/2019 8:59 AM (#941231 - in reply to #941227)
Subject: Re: New to the site and new to muskie fishing, with boat questions (searched already)

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I run a 17.5' Fish Hawk. The advice I'd give is to pay attention to how far forward the console is. (Disregard if opting for a Tiller.) I ended up in the Crestliner because the console was further back resulting in a much fuller casting deck up front. Most boats in this class tend to place the console farther forward since they cater more to the walleye angling community. This results in a boat that does better at trolling and drifting, but the casting deck is quite small. Just my opinion, but I think this wastes the design space. The extra foot or two of "trolling space" really doesn't add up to much at the expense of the versatility the larger casting platform offers.

Also, if Musky fishing, you can pretty much ignore the rod locker in this size of boat. Most will be capped at 7 to 7.5', far too short for anything but an old school jerkbait rod.