You gotta love the Pro Shop. It's like the fisherman's candy store. As far as the new boat, it would be nice but I'm in the same situation as Creekslick. I have 175 Bass Tracker Crappie Edition and a 14' john boat. The Tracker is great for big rivers and large lakes. The john boat is fantastic for hard to get to places and for gettin right in the thick of things where the big boat wont go.