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Location: Lake St Clair | Hello all
The time has come for me to get my own musky boat this year. I still learning what boats are better than others, brands etc.
Looking to spend around 10K.
Theres a few Smokercrafts and Lowes in my area but they dont have the best layouts.
My wants:
Deep V
large front deck
17' +/- 1'
No tillers or walk thru windshields, prefer single or double console.
70hp min
Itll be used on LSC so it was to be rough water worthy
I really like the 1750 fishhawks and Lund Pike but id also like to see what else is out there that i am missing.
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Location: WI | I have a alumacraft 175 tournament pro. Single console and good layout. Has a 135 opti on it and does 46-47 mph with 2 guys and gear. I believe it is the perfect boat for versatility. I fish small water all the way up to Green Bay. Can cast three well and trolls well. I was contempaiting selling it this year for about 10k. You may find one near you |
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Location: oswego, il | The three boats just mentioned will do the trick. Boattrader and boats.com are good places to start. |
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Location: Lake St Clair | Good call on the Alumacraft and i was only searching CL so now i have two more sites.
thanks guys |
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Location: Tinley Park, IL | While I don't have first hand knowledge, Fish Hawks supposedly do not give a very good rough water ride. I have researched the 1850 extensively and I have read that many, many times. For rougher water I would suspect the Alumacraft will give you a better ride. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | As mentioned Alumacraft is a good option as well. I have an Alumacraft Navigator 165 - the older version. The new version of my boat is now called the Classic. Handles rough water well for it's size and has a great layout for muskies and quite a bit of storage. Should be able to find older models for around 10K.
Some older fiberglass boats could be a possibility in that price range too. Maybe Tuffy, Warrior, or Yar Craft. |
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Location: Lake St Clair | Cool thanks guys. |
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| + 1 on the navigator I have the same boat lots of room and you can pick up a nice one at a reasonable price |
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| If fishing clair strongly consider glass. It can beat up aluminum boats bad. |
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Location: oswego, il | I will disagree with the lsc comment. Been out there in a glass boat. They are nice but once the waves get above 3ft with swells, your bow to the sky slow or crashing and pounding some serious waves. My crestliner between 18 and 23mph wil ride up and down and not pound. Same thing on lake Michigan. Much rather have that ride. Did a crash and pound across anchor bay in.a.fiberglass one morning and it broke off the transducer on his trolling motor. |
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Location: Lake St Clair | thanks for the comments
The boat im coming from is a 1989 16' tracker with a 25hp and a 70in beam and its not even mine to begin with i just use it all the time but ive had enough of it. Im greatful for him letting me use it but it borderline unsafe some days. Anything over 10mph wind and i get wet and beat up bad. Dont forget the pleasure boat madness that goes on out there
So anything of the caliber of what was mentioned above would be 100X better |
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Location: NE PA | I have an 18' tracker targa and it works well for what you mention. Can be had for a reasonable price as well. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I'm not sure if you would be interested in a center console but good used ones can sometimes be had at your price point. I traded mine in last September and the dealer is still trying to unload it. There is a very small market for these here in MN. |
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Location: Madison | You described a tuffy pretty well there. 1700 or 1760 |
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Location: Lake St Clair | Yea i love the 1760s
Just need a little more $ on my end |
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