Need some boat advice and options. Any advice is appreciated. At the moment, my pipe dreams are of a Hewescreaft Pro V 180 with at least 150 hp, and 9hp kicker, electric trolling motor for bass fishing, soft top. I wish it would be in the $40k range, but seems like anything I look like this is in the $60k range.
Here's a quick summary:
Here's a quick summary:
- I'm a long time fisherman/hunter who hasn't been able to justify spending serious money on himself vs his family (of 5 kids), am an now wanting to buy a ski and fish type of boat. I don't have much boat ownership experience.
- The trackers and lunds type just seems too small for a family day on the lake. Maybe it's not a big deal since I'm not trying to go top speed??
- I'm 70% convinced I want aluminum vs fiberglass (think...the Tahoes type have been interesting, but not sure if I can mount
- I live in Northern CA and will primarily do lakes, some delta, and the occasional trip to the coast
- I would like to do rock fish, crab pots, troll for salmon, halibut, etc. so inshore, bay, and possibly a little offshore if the weather forecast looks good. I don't think I will be chasing Tuna myself. I would like to troll, down rigger, etc, and also bass fish on lakes
