I just assumed your boat was like 16 or 17 feet, with at least a 60hp. It just has a little bit of that "speedboat" look to it ;-) As it turns out, you have the same motor I do :-)

BTW, 18mph is still way to fast to fish.

Peace,

Fish

Not a speed boat

Here's a speed boat, I suppose you could fish off of it

Here's another,

Plenty of deck space, a place to sleep but a real beatch to launch at some of the ramps I go to.

who knows it might be fun to try trolling with these

funny :-/

07' 18 ft. fish hawk w/ 115 opti  

16 ft crestliner aluminum, 30 hp johnson, 57 # motor guide great white ( I fish brackish water) garmin 160c. I love it, but want a bass boat for the lakes.

I have a 2005 Tracker ProCrappie 175. It's 17' with a Mercury 50 HP and a 74#thrust Minn Kota trolling motor.

4 man inflatable raft for me.

Does just fine for the places I fish.

160 Nitro Bass Boat

Johnson 60hp

74lb Minn Kota

Its not big, and with all the gear I have its definitely not fast. It gets me on the water and its what?

PAID FOR!

Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I have a 2005 Princecraft 16ft Starfish w/ 30hp 4stroke. I fish freshwater and saltwater rivers and bays.

20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

PAID FOR!

Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

PAID FOR!

Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

Me too! 8-)

PAID FOR!

Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

Me too! 8-)

aside from the 20 ft and 2-300 hp...   Me Too

BassCat Pantera  w/200,    and its paid for.

Matt

Yea nothing like having them paid off. I just see these huge rigs and the price tag that comes with them to run them, I dont know how some people do it. Kudos to you guys for having them and being payment free!

20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

Very Sweet boat..

20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

Very Sweet boat..

Thanks!

def not a speed boat for me  

I voted speed boat, but it is actually a 180Nitro Fish/Ski, 150 Evinrude, 55lb motor guide trolling motor.  My 1st runner up is a 17ft Grummin aluminum canoe.  I have had the most fun in the canoe and have caught more fish in the canoe.

I have a 2007 Bass Tracker Pro Team 170. It's a great little boat for me, and the occasional guest. I could have gone bigger/faster/more expensive, but then I would have had payments............I like the boat beeing mine NOW, not in 10 years when it's 1/2 worn out.

Well, I am gonna update this, as I have aquired two boats after my last post.  

I have the 1997 Grumman, with the 4 horse Evinrude.  

Then, we are restoring the 1974 Lund with 1979 55 horse Johnny.  

Last weekend, we picked up a Cherokee 14 foot vee that we are adding in a casting deck, and doing a complete jon conversion on.  It is gonna get a larger engine (20 - 30 horse) when we can afford it, and will get a transom mount 24 volt trolling motor for the elec only lakes, where the single 50 pound isn't enough to move around.

And, we picked up an older 17 foot Grumman canoe.  It was a great deal, which is the only reason we got it.  We will probably sell it, as we need a new arc welder, and don't have much cash.  I would like to keep it though, but I don't write the checks.

Now that we have the 14er, the 12er probably wont get much use.  Probably only as a rowboat when we go to our vacation house in NC.  Maybe for just cruising down the river, or catfishing or something, but the 14er with casting decks and storage compartments is definitely gonna be easier to use.  The Lund we are restoring.  Slowly and steadily.  Dad just has to much to do, and not enough time to do it (long work hours and commute).  But, when it does get done, it will get used for fishing in the large local lakes (allatoona, lanier, weiss etc.) and the 14er will get used in the elec only lakes,  the smaller, and medium local lakes, and for when I fish alone in the summer (15 foot deep vee with 55 horse is a lot of boat.  More than I need when alone, and more than I want to handle.  The 1 foot of saving, and 25 horse decrease is a lot of help)

Then, the Grumman will just get used for the same ole' thing.  Rowing, and just cruising or something.  

If we do keep the canoe, we will put our 4 horse on it from time to time, and just play around, or use it to entertain younger siblings.  

I fish from an aluminum bass boat, and a kayak for the no-gas ponds.

The bass boat is a semi restored 1987 16 1/2 ft. Grumman Challenger with a 1989 Mariner 50 h.p.,

Minn Kota 40 lb thrust hand control bow mount motor, and humminbird wide fish finder.  

I bought the boat in 2002 in need of some work. In June 2003, Brother and I did a 75% restoration

consisting of new plywood decks front/rear, new 20 oz. carpet, new trolling motor, and

4 new seats.   Boat runs like a champ.

Kayak is a 9.5 Heritage featherlite. I own both. Here's pics of them:

My dad bought his first bass boat back about 2 months ago.  It is an aluminum Lowe's boat with a 25hp Evinrude gas powered motor.  We have a Bill Dance trolling motor and are working to get the new battery addapted to it as we speak.  Hope to try it out in the Potomac on Sunday and have it work great.  We named her: "Reely Hooked".  You can see a picture of it in one of the Occoquan Threads in the South East Region Forum.  It should be on the first page.

1965 model 14' flat bottom, spent most of it's life as a rental boat. I gave it new life and call it a bass boat