Im in the market for a floating device. Kayaks and canoes are out of the equation because I really like to fish with other people. Ive been in love with tin boats forever. My uncle has one. Ive been on it twice. I kinda like it. Money is one factor.Then theres the fact that ill tow it with a car so it cant be heavy. hopefully ill have the money for a boat I found last week. Im kinda having buyers remorse without even buying the thing. 

 

Its a 12 V hull jon boat with a 10hp mercury, a trolling motor, seats and all the security gear for $1600. 

The pros:

 

It has everything and its ready to fish even though I dont have the license. 

its a V hull and I could use it for the flats in saltwater

It seems like it has enough space for everything and I can fit another person or two in it. 

leg room and space.

 

cons:

it may be a little heavier.

its more expensive. 

 

the other option is a 10.5 basshunter. the guy is asking 1395 obo

Also ready to fish with seats and both electric and gas motors. 

stability worries me. 

then space seems very limited and im a gear head

 

 

Most people and that means everybody uses jon boats in this lake. that alone pushes me into thinking thats the way to go here. law says 30hp max. 

 

What are your opinions guys?

 

 

 

12' is short.  I would want a minimum of 14' and minimum of 48'' bottom.  Ideally, for a 260 acre lake, I would like a 1648 with a 30hp.  Keep your eyes open.  A deal will pop up sooner or later.

 

 I have fished out of a basshunter type boat plenty.  They are more stable than you think, but I would only suggest one for smaller lakes, maybe trolling motor only.  2 guys, 2 rods each, and minimal tackle is about the max.

 

Jeff

X2 what 00 Mod says.

Think it all the way through..........are you ever going to want to take it to another water body to fish?

Don't want to make a hasty decision and then realize it will not let you go everywhere you wanted to take it.

Most of the Reservoirs in PR are in the 200-300 acres in size then theres one thats 1300 acres. My home lake is 260 and the other close lakes are smaller than that. we dont have strong current or waves other than the one generated by other boaters. im most likely gonna start beating the bank. 

 

If the prices seem high its because vehicles are so much more expensive here. I called a guy to buy a new boat from the dealer, a 12 foot jon and they asked me for around 2 thousand when you guys have dealers all over the US selling jon boats at 400-600$$. Its ridiculous but thats the way things are here when buying boats, cars ect.