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| Wood_Duck - 1/26/2012 12:13 PM
Just wondering how many people use 'glass bass boats chasing muskie. I know all you normally hear about is deep v multi-species boats. I'm continuing to bounce ideas around in my head for a new boat. Seems like it would work well being close to the water for figure 8s and such.
If "chasing" doesn't include trolling I think a bass boat would be just fine. But you are obviously limiting yourself.
As far as getting close to the water, the 600 series Ranger is the obvious standard, it has a huge front deck and is plenty close to the water for casting moe if you are using 8.5-9' rods.
I agree that a 36 V trolling motor is not a sufficient backup unless you're only fishing smaller inland lakes. |
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| The drawbacks however are
1. only room for 2 people to sit when motoring.
2. Bass boats either go FAST or slow, hardly any in between on my stratos
Edited by jackson 8/21/2012 1:06 PM
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Location: South Bend, Indiana | I run a Ranger 205 vs, and I LOVE it. The casting platforms and storage are unbeatable... The only thing I don't like is the bench seat, but i can live with it. |
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| I have a Rnager 461 vs commanche and Love it , after talking with Jason Hammernick who has a 521 Z-commanche after running a 621 fisherman he Loves his z-commanche and I will be buying a 520 z commanche in the next year ....... they are great even in rough water  |
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| i fish out of a 17' Nitro and love it. i definitely feel like i have to bend forward less when doing a figure 8 as compared to fishing out of my dad's Ranger Angler. a long rod can also fix that, but i don't have the best back so every little bit helps.
i usually don't have the will to go fish in 3' waves either, so the shallower hull of a bass boat doesn't really matter in that regard.
pic: http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/3328/pchoppin.jpg
Edited by 10,000 Casts 8/21/2012 9:26 AM
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