Ski Boat or Fishing Boat

[Johnr]

Half moon is right you could easily modify your boat for fishing. It would not be the perfect fishing rig but it would suffice for most fishing without you having to sell your boat and possibly lose money in the transaction. I do not believe you would be happy with a small aluminum boat once you have experienced the power and stability of your current boat. I own a 19ft. Smoker Craft with a 175 fuel injected Merc., a 12 ft. fiberglass boat with a 10 horse or 4 horse to put on it and also a float tube as well as an inflatable raft. I have not used any of the smaller rigs since I purchased the 19 footer, it's just not the same, I find it hard to take out the 12 ft. boat and putt along, when I have a boat at home I can cruise at 40 mph. and is comfortable doing so, I can run from Strawberry bay marina to Soldier creek in a matter of minutes but it would take probably an hour to do so in the small boat, and if the wind picks up on Strawberry the ride back is not fun in the smaller boat, but no problem in the big one. I believe if you install some rod holders and maybe some downrigger mounts (if you use downriggers),possibly a trolling plate on the outdrive or mount a kicker and your set. Looks like you have a nice boat to start with. John R.[]
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