I have been battleing back in forth on what to do. Wether to buy an older fiberglass or alum. From what I have seen I can get more for my money going the aluminum route. This will be my first boat. Table rock and Stockon will be the two lakes I mainly fish. Probably will fish a few lakes in AR but no really large bodies. I have decided not to add another payment to the budget (exp since the interest rates on older boats are through the roof) so I will have around 2500 to spend.  Any advice out there. Thanks ahead of time. CJ

cbrown. It is true that you will get more bang for your buck with an aluminum boat. I fish Tablerock almost exclusively and started with an aluminun boat. My only real problem with aluminum was it's weight. In the wind it is difficult to keep the boat in optimum position.That is the only real draw back and fishing the lakes in the Ozarks this is not as big a problem as say in Kansas.  It was much easier to manuver in and out of the trees and I did not have to worry about putting a nasty kiss mark in the fiberglass.The aluminum will be much easier on the gas as well. Just my .02 cents. Where do you fish on the ROCK?

Thanks for the reply. I haven't fished it yet. Just moved here from AR. If u ever need a fishing partner holler at me. I put a post in the tourn section. Thanks again for the advice. CJ

CJ. I will do that. I am a baseball and football coach for my son's team and that takes up a bunch of my time. If there is ever a time I am going to be down there without a partner I will look you up. If you ever need advise, and I have to say I am by no means a pro, feel free to ask. I am happy to help. Would like to hear how you do on the Rock those times you make it out there. Good luck with your search for a boat. If you let me know exactly what you are looking for I will keep an eye out.