New Boat 2009

["W"]

Been Boat shopping and will pick one of the three!!! Looks like I should have one 1st week of Oct... :D

[Xpressboat908]

Not sure what brand boat the 3rd pic is. I would go with the Triton over the Skeeter. I know someone who as the 24'LTS and it is a nice boat. I recently traded in my Xpress HD22B for the X22B which has the hyper-lift hull. I took it out to the Mardi Gras rigs this week out of Dularge and it cuts 2' waves like a fiberglass. I was very impressed with the ride. The dry weight of the X22B is 1,700 lbs which is more than most 22' fiberglass boats. It is made of .125" thick alum and it has a V. Not sure what length boat you are looking at but from the pictures it looks like 18-20' range. I would get at least a 21'. One last thing do yourself a favor and get the 4 stroke. I had an HPDI on my last boat nice motor but you cannot compared it to the 4 stroke Yamaha. I will never own a 2 stroke again. They are very quite motors. Also I put a jack plate on my new boat at right at 6K rpms with three in the boat it does 50 on the GPS.

[flounder_smacker]

deff go with the yamaha fourstroke on your bay boat. since most of the transoms on bay boats now are 25 you really dont have the choice of running the vmax only the 200 hpdi. that skeeter 20 has a 20inch transom i believe. if weight is an issue and you like to float shallower then get the hpdi. just dont get a merc. or even worse an etec. if you got that lake and bay id like to see the 250vmaxseries2 on her. would you be able to get to the weirs real quick lol.

["W"]

The bottom one is a LAKE & Bay....Kind of high priced but whatever I buy should last me 10 years.... Triton is my #1 right now just have to add a Yahmamy to the back!!

[LittleRob]

W what ya gonna ask for your boat PM me

[Xpressboat908]

It may be hard to get a Yamaha with a Triton since they are owned by Brunswick which owns MERC if I am not mistaken.

["W"]

It may be hard to get a Yamaha with a Triton since they are owned by Brunswick which owns MERC if I am not mistaken.

I know one dealership that will put a Yamaha on!!! Im not rolling with a merc...Not a Four stoke!!! Yamaha is the best on the market for 4 stoke.

[Xpressboat908]

Have you looked at Black Jacks? If I would ever get a fiberglass I would get a Black Jack or a Blazer Bay.

[LaAngler]

out of those three, i would get a lake and bay and never look back........

i'm guessing the backwater 20 is a lot more money than the 20 skeeter/triton

what about a 20 bay ranger?

[JigSlinger]

W, a ol' friend of mine, Earl Bentz started Triton,,he had previously started Hydra-Sport and Stratos then sold out to another major marine company...He builds a great boat,,just hope the new owners carry-forward his ethic..!!

[LaAngler]

i think two other good boats that are overlooked are Cobia (made by pathfinder now)
and hydrasports (made by genmar who makes ranger and champion)

they make a 19, looks like a flats boat on steroids

["W"]

Have you looked at Black Jacks? If I would ever get a fiberglass I would get a Black Jack or a Blazer Bay.

My good friend has a Blackjack I fish out of a lot. I really don’t want anything over 21ft because I don’t need anything that big. I also haul my boat a lot and don’t want the extra weight! 20-21 foot is about all I want!!!
Bruce I can get that 20ft Lake and Bay for a little bit more than the Triton!!

[killa k]

"W" I thought you was gonna get one them boats with no sides

["W"]

"W" I thought you was gonna get one them boats with no sides


:*****::*****::*****:NOT

[killa k]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:those things are crazy, I'd be going for a swim every time I took that thing out.

["W"]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:those things are crazy, I'd be going for a swim every time I took that thing out.


Where would I throw my TROUT?:confused:

[Deadly D]

W you know you have to get that approved from the boss. You know who is taller and wears the paints. ha ha Good luck with that one:*****::*****::*****:

["W"]

W you know you have to get that approved from the boss. You know who is taller and wears the paints. ha ha Good luck with that one:*****::*****::*****:


APPROVED:rocker:........Why you think I have to wait until October,,,,Up to me I would buy tomorrow

[Deadly D]

APPROVED:rocker:........Why you think I have to wait until October,,,,Up to me I would buy tomorrow
:*****::*****::*****::*****::rotfl::rotfl:

[huntin fool]

I know one dealership that will put a Yamaha on!!! Im not rolling with a merc...Not a Four stoke!!! Yamaha is the best on the market for 4 stoke.


yes indeed they are...tahatsu has the 2 stroke though hands down. that mega was best ever made!!

[Low]

W, have you looked at the Frontier? Bill Kenner's K2 marine puts out the BlackJack and Frontier. The Frontier is not as expensive as the BlackJack.

[Salty]

W, it seems you are satisfied with the boat you have. Why not just get a bigger one? :confused:

["W"]

W, have you looked at the Frontier? Bill Kenner's K2 marine puts out the BlackJack and Frontier. The Frontier is not as expensive as the BlackJack.


Yea I looked at those also!!!

[flounder_smacker]

you can order a triton without the motor and put whatever you want. w you looked at the blazer bays? get that 22 pro with the 250vmax sweet boat and not that heavy. check this one out. could save a lot of money buying second hand.
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2006-BLAZER-BOATS-INC-2220-Professional-94724775

["W"]

you can order a triton without the motor and put whatever you want. w you looked at the blazer bays? get that 22 pro with the 250vmax sweet boat and not that heavy. check this one out. could save a lot of money buying second hand.
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2006-BLAZER-BOATS-INC-2220-Professional-94724775


Thats kind of high priced for an 2006???? With a V Max??? That is a nice boat!!!

[LaAngler]

i can see the logic in selecting the Yamaha F150 first, then a boat to go with it. the 250's burn too much gas.

if i got the L & B i would get a merc 250XS on it, OG status

i think a 225 will push it 70, but you don't want a heavy sluggish 4 stroke on a L & B

[flounder_smacker]

Thats kind of high priced for an 2006???? With a V Max??? That is a nice boat!!!

that boat new is around 42. you could probably talk him down some the boat has been on the market for a couple of months, but it is a texan selling it so you might be in trouble. angler my buddy got a 250xs and has had it for just over a year and has changed the power head and lower unit on it already. was under warranty but when that 2 year warranty goes out hes in a bind.

[LaAngler]

the newer opti's seem to have a better rep after 2003, could it just be the operator or a lemon?

i like that blazer, good thing about the 22 foot length is the ability to stretch to the next wave better than the 20's, better offshore.

[Salty]

i think a 225 will push it 70, but you don't want a heavy sluggish 4 stroke on a L & B


He still won't be able to run from Capt. RR. :*****:

[LaAngler]

just think W, you'll be able to make it from heberts to the weirs in 2 minutes at 70+ and beat all the bay boats there.

[Deadly D]

just think W, you'll be able to make it from heberts to the weirs in 2 minutes at 70+ and beat all the bay boats there.
Angler that wouldnt be funny W running 70 with full trim.OMG. I do agree with you on the opti, that would be my choice

[CatDaddy]

:*****::*****::*****:NOT

I know if we was in that boat that day me, you, and chris went to big lake..... one of us would have went swimming weather we liked it or not..

[Xpressboat908]

I would not get a boat that is 20'. If you are worried about pulling it most 20' boat come with a single axle trailer where most 22' come with tandem trailer. Trust me you will not be able to tell the difference plus the ride will be a heck of a lot better in a 22' compared to a 20" and you can fish 3 people.

[adamsfence]

i found you a boat w the stickers cost extra though

[adamsfence]

or this one

[Deadly D]

or this one
fence he dont have enough truck to pull that down the road. :*****::*****:

[CatDaddy]

fence he dont have enough truck to pull that down the road. :*****::*****:


I bet I have enough truck to drop that sumbish off the top of lake charles bridge...

[Big Lake Blondie]

I bet I have enough truck to drop that sumbish off the top of lake charles bridge...

:*****::*****::*****::amen::amen::amen:

[CatDaddy]

3.4 million people went to the inauguration, only 13 missed work.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[flounder_smacker]

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[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

Of your 3 choices......

Skeeter doesn't build a 16ft model so that's out......

Triton only builds this one
http://www.tritonboats.com/boatImages/featureImage_342..jpg

And here is the smallest Lake and Bay, not a 16ft, but close...
http://www.lakeandbayboats.com/images/model_competitor-1.jpg
I think all of them are out of your price range......:*****::*****::*****:

[Salty]

Now, I'm serious here! Does that look like "W" in the Triton...or what?

[LaAngler]

i dont know if i like those sit down to drive bay boats, i think a bay boat needs a leaning post

yes that does look like w

i'd take that little lake and bay over every other boat in this thread except the backwater 20

[Salty]

He musta quit using Curados.

[LaAngler]

you got a race boat with a trollin motor, not a bay boat

the fishing tourny is sat, your chance to beat w

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

you got a race boat with a trollin motor, not a bay boat

the fishing tourny is sat, your chance to beat w

I have a real tourney Friday and Saturday.....

Already knocking a boat you haven't been in..... Why don't you stop drinking the KoolAid and try it before you knock it......

[LaAngler]

not knocking it, i just like this style with the leaning post.

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

not knocking it, i just like this style with the leaning post.

The ones with seats ride better.... They are even putting them on the burn boats.... I'll post up a pic of the SCB Stingray I ran this weekend...

[all star rod]

REDDY = little boat for a little guy (only in height) = little fish!LOL
Looks like toy boats I used to play with in my tub when I was a kid.

[Salty]

REDDY = little boat for a little guy (only in height) = little fish!LOL
Looks like toy boats I used to play with in my tub when I was a kid.

:*****::*****::*****:


My avatar looks like one of them "Fishin' Buddy" rigs that you sail out to the fishin' spot and drop a line.

[LaAngler]

show them W, get the L & B

i'll ride witcha

["W"]

show them W, get the L & B

i'll ride witcha


Just might get that LAKE AND BAY!!!!! :smokin:

[Salty]

This sucker looks like it'll scream.......



Attached Images
http://www.saltycajun.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1482&stc=1&d=1243870089

[huntin fool]

This sucker looks like it'll scream.......



Attached Images
http://www.saltycajun.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1482&stc=1&d=1243870089


i got one like dat..it only goes around 80 mph..

[Salty]

I'd hate to slime that one with nasty trout.

[flounder_smacker]

1488

so you think i should put a motorguide or minn kota? might need a shaft extension. also anyone have a hole saw so i can cut out holes for my rods?

[CatDaddy]

1488

so you think i should put a motorguide or minn kota? might need a shaft extension. also anyone have a hole saw so i can cut out holes for my rods?



I dunno.... If you plan on fishing tournaments I would use a motorguide. They might make you more money because most tournaments are sponsored by motor guide. I won a bass tournament once and motorguide gave me a check for 1000 dollars for winning the tournament while using a motor guide..

[LaAngler]

here ya go W, L & B 20 backwater

this thing would eat up big lake

["W"]

Thats All ME right there.....Dont need the casting platform!!!!

[flounder_smacker]

Thats All ME right there.....Dont need the casting platform!!!!

its just a bass boat without the polling platform. plus when you up there its easy to spot bait.

[Big Lake Blondie]

its just a bass boat without the polling platform. plus when you up there its easy to spot bait.

Just don't nose dive off the sucker...That would be my luck...Somebody'd gun the trolling motor and I'd be flying...:*****::*****::*****:

[LaAngler]

its just a bass boat



no you didn't, you might as well had said the F word.....:rotfl:

[Salty]

its just a bass boat without the polling platform. plus when you up there its easy to spot birds.


Smacker, fixed it for ya. :)

["W"]

its just a bass boat without the polling platform. plus when you up there its easy to spot bait.

This is top of the line BAY BOAT!!!! Bass would never have the LUCk you see this!!!!:*****::*****:

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

This is top of the line BAY BOAT!!!! Only they don't make one small enough for me to handle!!!! DAMN, it SUCKS being a MIDGET!!!:*****::*****:

You still would be second place in a L&B.........:thefinger:

[flounder_smacker]

id have to say that its more of a flats boat than a bay boat. i have a 18ft redfisher and i wouldnt call it a bay boat. in vbay you catch a** whoppins in that boat and in my 18 with trim tabs.

[flounder_smacker]

also i dont like the side console. thats the worst/roughest place to pilot a boat from.

[Big Lake Blondie]

What about a NauticStar? Anybody have any views on them???:D

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

I'm only to show you my "Burn Boat"......
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q174/CaptCoon/P6010014-1.jpg?t=1243883411

[Capt. Matt Caire]

W. No doubt go with the Labe and Bay. My cousin just bought a 24 ft backwater. And I know a guy that just got a 22 ft backwater. Best boat on the market by far. I promise. Runs great in rough water and floats super shallow. No doubt the next boat I would buy. by far the best boat I have been in. I can get someone to make a call for you too Lake and Bay if you interested. They are real tight with Bo.

["W"]

W. No doubt go with the Labe and Bay. My cousin just bought a 24 ft backwater. And I know a guy that just got a 22 ft backwater. Best boat on the market by far. I promise. Runs great in rough water and floats super shallow. No doubt the next boat I would buy. by far the best boat I have been in. I can get someone to make a call for you too Lake and Bay if you interested. They are real tight with Bo.


Thanks Matt..... I will be ready in Oct..

[flounder_smacker]

sorry ryan that boat is just ugly i dont care how fast it is.

[flounder_smacker]

w this might be a little out of the price range but by far the sexiest boat on the market. its a young 20. go look them up.

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[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

sorry ryan that boat is just ugly i dont care how fast it is.

That one only runs in the mid to upper sixties.... Ugly??? Let me guess, you think that Tritons and Blue Waves are good looking......:headknocker:

And that Young 20 looks like a knock off L&B with a dropped nose......

[flounder_smacker]

That one only runs in the mid to upper sixties.... Ugly??? Let me guess, you think that Tritons and Blue Waves are good looking......:headknocker:

And that Young 20 looks like a knock off L&B with a dropped nose......

actually i hate triton boats. i dont like anything owned by brunswick. they make cheap products. and that young is no knock off dip sh*t. do some research before you open your trap. only you and your texas buddies think those scb's or worth anything. young boats are fished out of world wide.

[flounder_smacker]

I think Anything with out you in it looks good!!!! SCB is Crap!!!!! :*****::*****: Lake and Bay or Yellowfin are about the best looking bayboats out there!!!!

that yellowfin is my next one. price tag is kind of out of range for a bay boat but maybe when im 60 ill have enough saved up. with a f350 74 wot in a 24bay is retarded.

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

actually i hate triton boats. i dont like anything owned by brunswick. they make cheap products. and that young is no knock off dip sh*t. do some research before you open your trap. only you and your texas buddies think those scb's or worth anything. young boats are fished out of world wide. Evidently there are several people in LA who like SCB's because several have been sold over there. Young boats are nice, but they are not all that, they LOOK LIKE a L&B knock off, I've seen a few around in FL, but the only way those boats are being fished "Wolrdwide" is if they are on the back of a huge sportfisher or cruiser.... Don't get your panties in a wad, I'm not knocking your dream boat....

[huntin fool]

top 3 boats im my oppion-


nautic star

lake and bay

SCB (they are nice if you like shallow water and going fast)

all are nice boats and id like to have one, oneday

[LaAngler]

pathfinder/shearwater/ranger/yellowfin > Nautic star

[Salty]

all are nice boats and id like to have one, oneday


I'll getcha one in the mail. :)

["W"]

I'll getcha one in the mail. :)


:*****::*****::*****::*****:

[huntin fool]

I'll getcha one in the mail. :)


i wonder how much that would be.. lol when i become a guide i plan on having 2 boats. a smaller one and a larger one for big crowds

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

I think Anything with out you in it looks good!!!! SCB is Crap!!!!! :*****::*****: Lake and Bay or Yellowfin are about the best looking bayboats out there!!!!

Go buy either one and I'll come show you what they can't do.......

[LaAngler]

I just can't see a SCB holding up in truly rough water like a yellowfin would, i am talking really abusing it in rough water.

what happens when you hit a true 3 foot wave in the cat? all i've seen is video of them running light bay chop

["W"]

I have Never seen a SCB on BIG LAKE....They want make it...

[huntin fool]

SCB wouldn't make it on big lake on a 10+ mph day. maybe in turners. but not down south

[LaAngler]

i think it would do fine on big lake, probably run wide open on a rough day, i'm talking gulf

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

I just can't see a SCB holding up in truly rough water like a yellowfin would, i am talking really abusing it in rough water.

what happens when you hit a true 3 foot wave in the cat? all i've seen is video of them running light bay chop

The Yellowfin is a fine boat and would be better suited for rough water. My buddy runs a 36 Yellowfin with Trip 300's that is a beast. V hulls are better for heavy chop than an air-entrapment cat hull, but I can run 3 footers all day, I just have to slow down to keep the boat in the water... Now 2ft chop is another story, I can air it out.... If the person with me can handle it...

[huntin fool]

The Yellowfin is a fine boat and would be better suited for rough water. My buddy runs a 36 Yellowfin with Trip 300's that is a beast. V hulls are better for heavy chop than an air-entrapment cat hull, but I can run 3 footers all day, I just have to slow down to keep the boat in the water... Now 2ft chop is another story, I can air it out.... If the person with me can handle it...



as a matter of fact i seen a SCB on the river with a VMAX he was actin all cool runnin 65 down a narrow river with kids swimming in it

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

i think it would do fine on big lake, probably run wide open on a rough day, i'm talking gulf

I took the burn boat out 20-25 miles offshore this weekend. I was on cruse speed 35-45 and never had any issues. The seas were small though... I've had my fast rig out there doing 70+ on a couple ice-cream days. However, It's not an offshore boat. Like I said before.... set up a date to fish on Big Lake and I'll bring the rig down there and fish with you....

[huntin fool]

what size motor you got capt. ryan on the back of your SCB?

[Capt. Ryan Rachunek]

what size motor you got capt. ryan on the back of your SCB?

Merc 300XS... Was the SCB you saw a Stingray, Topcat, or F-22? What color? How did you know it was running 65mph?

[huntin fool]

65 was just a guess he was going way to fast on the river though, it was a blue sparkle color.

[huntin fool]

Merc 300XS... Was the SCB you saw a Stingray, Topcat, or F-22? What color? How did you know it was running 65mph?


that merc push it good?

[Big Flounder]

that merc push it good?
That 300 merc will pass up anything but a gas pump.

[Salty]

that merc push it good?


At 65 mph...how could you tell it was a Merc? :)

[huntin fool]

At 65 mph...how could you tell it was a Merc? :)


salty i meant capt boat has a merc


the other was rolling to fast

[flounder_smacker]

you are another idiot. too much inbreeding going on in the swamps creates the retards. :shaking:

gilbert got his feelings hurt.:cry: what boat do you run again?

[flounder_smacker]

Evidently there are several people in LA who like SCB's because several have been sold over there. Young boats are nice, but they are not all that, they LOOK LIKE a L&B knock off, I've seen a few around in FL, but the only way those boats are being fished "Wolrdwide" is if they are on the back of a huge sportfisher or cruiser.... Don't get your panties in a wad, I'm not knocking your dream boat....

not my dream boat. that would be the yellowfin. how can young be a knock of when the boat is layed out completely different and the hull doesnt even look the same and the lines and cuts are not even close. its a completely diff boat. how can it look like a lake and bay when it has a tear drop bow and the lake and bay doesnt? young is a custom produced by hand one at a time. lake and bay are production made. you really dont know much about boats do you. you just go with what everyone else tells you.

[flounder_smacker]

w read this. http://www.mbcboats.com/fusionbb/printpost.php?tid/26986/

[huntin fool]

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[flounder_smacker]

bye bye gilbert

[Xpressboat908]

MERC are junk. Get a Yamaha 4-stroke or HPDI. However once you own a 4 stroke you will never look back.

["W"]

MERC are junk. Get a Yamaha 4-stroke or HPDI. However once you own a 4 stroke you will never look back.


:D:amen:

[LaAngler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwuuTg49fuE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0gMw0EfNzE

nothing will scream like an ol 2 stroke merc

[huntin fool]

MERC are junk. Get a Yamaha 4-stroke or HPDI. However once you own a 4 stroke you will never look back.



four strokes are beast. now for a 25 h.p id stick with 2 stroke (if you are running marshes)

[Xpressboat908]

LaAngler: nothing will break down as much as a 2 stroke MERC!

[whunter29]

I have to disagree honda makes the best fourstroke on the market. It also was the first on the market.

[flounder_smacker]

goes like this. yamaha suzuki merc etec honda. honda was the first one the market but they are heavy slow motors. honda does make a good engine but thier design is flawed. i have a honda generator thats 13 years old and will run first pull no choke. also i rather the 2-strokes over the four. i like the sound of my hpdi and it runs like a ape and has been trouble free.

[LaAngler]

W, read this lake and bay thread.......

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/thread?id=293611

[jimboragleyfire]

[QUOTE="W";9441]Been Boat shopping and will pick one of the three!!! Looks like I should have one 1st week of Oct... :D[/QUOTE REMEMBER PILGRIM

[evis102]

Lake and Bay went out of business awhile back. http://www.islamoradaboatworks.com/ owns there hull design now. I believe Po runs one.

[biggun]

Guy's... My 2 cents... Triton LTS with a Yammy 4 stroke all the way... Triton is owned by Ranger now...

[AubreyLaHaye458]

This post is from 2009


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["W"]

This post is from 2009


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Pro guide needed to bump it
LMAO
From 6 years ago ??

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Pro guide needed to bump it

LMAO

From 6 years ago ??


You were pretty anti-Mercury back then W


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["W"]

You were pretty anti-Mercury back then W


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I really didn't want a Merc but it was on the Haynie Package

Glad I went against the grain because it's been a good motor so far

[bayouchub]

Guy's... My 2 cents... Triton LTS with a Yammy 4 stroke all the way... Triton is owned by Ranger now...

I think they are both owned by bps now...

[jpd0144]

I think they are both owned by bps now...


http://www.bassmaster.com/news/bass-pro-shops-buys-ranger-stratos-and-triton