I have a old sick steering Lowe(97Model) that still works great. However stick stearing boats have limits. If all your fishing is small lakes. Conway,Overcup etc. A stick is great. If you would like to venture on bigger waters. Grees Ferry, Greeson, Degray. You might look @ the Wider High sided modes from lowe they make a 175 & 195. The 175 is 17.5 Ft long and 89 inches beam That almost as wide as the large Fibergglass bass rigs.The 195 is the same width and 19.5Ft Long. Both have the ability of spiderriging two men in frount with live wells and live baitwells frount and rear. The 175 riged out is about 12 grand. Good luck Nolan