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| How do tuffy boats do in rough water? Do they normally ride rough because of the Hull shape? |
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| Lightning,
If you are referring to the Esox Magnum series, or any of the Tuffy boats with the sponsoned hull the answer is "yes, they do get a little bouncy when your crossing rough water. My previous boat was a Tuffy Marauder, the fore-runner to the Esox Magnum models that Tuffy makes. For muskie fishing, you could not beat it. Always stayed level, regardless if there was one guy or three fishing off the same side. Nice live well, handled fine, and not real heavy to tow.
I did get caught once in 3-footers on a small lake. My partner and I got back to shore alright, but I wished that I would have had a kidney belt on! Not knocking Tuffy, I just wanted a little smoother ride when I got my new boat.
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| I had the honor and pleaseure of riding in Jason Smith's Tuffy DEEP V out at Cass Lake. It seemed to handle all right, I did get bounced around a bit when we crossed cut some chop (I was on the floor at the time while we were in 3 to 4 foot waves) but the seated persons fared well. The Crestliner's walleye boats handle ok, but we're not fishin for walleyes, now, are we? I liked the lay out of the Tuffy, and was seriously considering them when this Gambler thing came along. m[:bigsmile:] |
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| I have have had the pleasure of using an Esox Magnum since 1992, and an Esox before that from 1986. Yes, the front of the boat gets pounded in heavy seas, but then again every hull does to some degree. When the conditions are bad I just move the passenger(s) toward the rear of the boat.
The great features for fishing in the Esox Magnum more than make up for the few negatives in big waves. |
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