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Planning to buy a boat next year and could use some input....
I'm going to be ready to buy a boat around this time next year. I want something that I can bring to the river and bass fish but also go saltwater fishing without being beat to death. Preferably able to haul at least 3 people saltwater fishing. I'd like to still be able to go pretty shallow for bass fishing. I'm going to by new. Any suggestions ? From what I see I'll have to have two boats and I'd rather get by with one if at all possible
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Price range? This is key when talking boats.
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~20k is the max
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Mako 18ITS.....
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If Xpress produces an 18ft CC with the hyperlift hull, that would work as well. |
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18 foot nautic star
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Thats what i have. Love my boat but to fish 3 out of it is not very fun at times. I find its too lite in the front end and doesn't take the chop very well either. Caint wait to upgrade to a 22' |
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if you wanna take at least 3 people, get a 21ft. you won't get beat up as bad in a longer boat either. look for a used blue wave or maybe a frontier
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I have a 21' Frontier and like it alot. |
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Buy that blue wave that josh has listed in the classified ads on this site
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X100, You are not going to find a brand new 22 ft boat for 20K. Blue wave is a good boat. That 150 Suzuki is $12K alone brand new. Get the engine checked out and buy.. That is a good boat for a reasonable price. IMO
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nvm didnt see that you wanted a new boat
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i don't know much about express boats but that may be something worth looking into
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19' frontier is nice.
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Borrow an 18' bayboat and put three in it slinging super spooks and then say you want one. Buying new makes very little financial cents when they depreciate worse than a sports car. Add $4,000 to your top end price and the number of 21-22' boats forsale will blow your mind. Many will have less than 200 hrs and come equiped with more than a new short boat. Just my opinion and you know what they are worth. |
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If by saltwater fish you mean up north in the marsh, you can't beat a Carolina skiff. Very versatile boat.
I agree with everyone else, buy used. Wait til fall/winter and start shopping then. You'd be shocked how many folks buy boats new at the start of the season, use them 2 or 3 times, get sick of paying the note cuz it's not as awesome as they thought it would be owning a boat, and you can get them CHEAP. Well, not cheap, but cheaper than new. Got my boat that way, waited for the perfect boat and got a steal. Motor didn't even have the 20 hr break in finished! |
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u have got to be from galliano/cut-off/golden meadow area ...every body down there either has a carolina skiff or a blazer bay |
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Yup, I'm totally from golden meadow. All your speeding tix come straight to me!
Those folks down da bayou MIGHT have a good idea what makes a good boat. Sadly, I didn't get the recommendation from them. I don't have that kinda cred. I got it from an old professor at LSU when I was about 20. I was discussing buying an alumacraft, and his advice was spend the $ on a used Carolina Skiff. I think this was the best complement ive gotten all day! I <3 you! |
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Oh, and blazer bays are composite fiberglass cr@p. Or so ive been told
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I know a hand full of people from that area , and have done plenty hanging down there from golden meadow- fourchon
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