Quote Originally Posted by ChrisS View Post
I dont' know anything about the PT but I fish Ky. Lake regular in a 19ft xpress with a 150, I've havent' encountered any weather in it that made me think to myself boy I wish I was in a 20ft glass boat. I guess what I'm saying is a 20ft tin will handle just as much weather as a 20ft glass boat. As far as the wind goes its not as big as deal as some make it out to be.

For me the clincher is new means WARRANTY and tin means less fuel and maintance.
I have fished out of the 20 foot xpress maxxed out in HP and in ruff water they ride no where near good as my 1989 BassCat Pantera II, FACT. Glass handles ruff water much better I don't cares who's tin boat it is and to say it don't is just not right. Tin is Tin, Glass is Glass. As I said early in the thread, if you aren't going to be on big water in rollers like there were today on Enid then go with the Lowe, nice rides for what they are. If you are going to be on ruff water pretty regular I would save my pennies and buy a new glass ride or a very low hour ride. The Stratos you are looking at may have been run a lot and hard, have the hours checked but this doesn't always mean anything, lot of big boats get dumped just before having major problem, Mrs Crappie Stalker is one of the ones I was talking about and am glad she chimed in. Have seen their Ranger on Grenada at it's worst and it handled is well, very empressive.