02-01-2011, 03:29 PM
I used to own a dealership and to be honest, I don't have a preference to one fishing boat or another based on your question. I also service a ton of fishing boats and to say the least, none are made the same. Aside from having sold fishing and pleasure boats, I still help many people buy boats.
Brand can be important to some, while it isn't important to others because each person has different likes, dislikes, fishing preferences, the lakes they fish on, family use, and so on.
For example, I have a customer that started out with a pontoon boat to fish from and loved it. Tons of room, livewell, trolling motor, the works. The only problem was that his family wanted a boat that they could play from also (i.e. tube, ski, etc.) and the pontoon didn't fit the bill. So what did he do? He bought a deck boat, which offer the best of both worlds for him.
If you could be more specific, I could help you narrow down your search. Answer the following questions and you'll spend less time looking.
1. What is my budget?
2. What type of material do I want? Aluminum or fiberglass?
3. Do I have a family? What do they expect?
4. How many people do I want to fish from the boat?
5. What time of year will I fish from the boat? Spring and summer? Spring, summer, and fall? Or all four seasons?
6. What type of fishing will I do? Will I troll at all?
7. Will my wife or girlfriend be going with me very often?
8. Will a fish n ski type boat be practical for me?
These questions are only to start out with. You then have questions regarding what type of motor you should go with. There are a lot of opinions out there and in most cases, these opinions are based on limited experience and have more to do with preference than what is best for you.
Good luck!
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Brand can be important to some, while it isn't important to others because each person has different likes, dislikes, fishing preferences, the lakes they fish on, family use, and so on.
For example, I have a customer that started out with a pontoon boat to fish from and loved it. Tons of room, livewell, trolling motor, the works. The only problem was that his family wanted a boat that they could play from also (i.e. tube, ski, etc.) and the pontoon didn't fit the bill. So what did he do? He bought a deck boat, which offer the best of both worlds for him.
If you could be more specific, I could help you narrow down your search. Answer the following questions and you'll spend less time looking.
1. What is my budget?
2. What type of material do I want? Aluminum or fiberglass?
3. Do I have a family? What do they expect?
4. How many people do I want to fish from the boat?
5. What time of year will I fish from the boat? Spring and summer? Spring, summer, and fall? Or all four seasons?
6. What type of fishing will I do? Will I troll at all?
7. Will my wife or girlfriend be going with me very often?
8. Will a fish n ski type boat be practical for me?
These questions are only to start out with. You then have questions regarding what type of motor you should go with. There are a lot of opinions out there and in most cases, these opinions are based on limited experience and have more to do with preference than what is best for you.
Good luck!
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