Quote Originally Posted by Little Hog
ceb:

If I had the time, space and $$$ I would collect boats! I love that there are so many different makes, sizes etc. I also like the fact that they are so easily customized to each fisherman's needs and methods.
I have yet to see the perfect boat, and given the resources, I dont think I could invent the perfect boat. I have only shopped for and bought two. Each time I looked at several dozen and did a lot of research.
My first was a Tracker Pro-16 and it served me well. Next was the All Fish. It was a hard choice between the Pro Crappie 175 and the All Fish. There were a couple of deciding factors that led me to the All Fish. First is the fact that I have a 10 year old that likes to utilize as much space as possible. (Except for Momma's space in the back, thats off limits!) The second is that my wife's mom has a place on Greers Ferry and the bigger boat makes us feel a lot safer. We don't do much fishing there, but a lot of riding.
It is a modified-V and talk about a smooth ride! It takes a little longer to plane out than I would like, and at slower speeds the bow stands a little too high, but we really like it. Even at 18' I still take it every place I took the 16 footer.
That being said, If not for the fact that we are on big water a lot, I may have opted for the 175, but am very happy with the choice we made.
But I really wish I had a stable of boats to choose from depending on where I was going on a particular day!!!

Little Hog
You're right about that! One day, I hope to have a boat for each day of the week.:D What size hp did you get on the all fish?