First Boat Ever vs Spider Rigging

[Mamba334]

What kind of water you gonna be fishing? Big? Small? What kind of budget ( not specific) but are we looking at big boats with lots of storage or jon boat and adding a smaller motor? I have a Lowe stinger 195. It has a TON of in deck storage and its big. I love the layout. Has 2 33 gallon livewells. It is a pain in heavy winds on big lakes tho. It will beat you to death and tear up everything heavy that is mounted on your boat. I think that is just the way it is on a alumnum boat. There are alot of other boats comparabe to the Lowe like Express, War Eagle, alumacraft to just name a few. Each has its pro's and cons. I sacrifice a smooth ride on my boat for all the in deck storage that the Lowe has. I looked alot of other boats and could not find one that had as much storage. Now this was back in 2014 so the story may be different today. I hope I helped and didn't confuse you. I can only say what I have personally experienced. In now way am I saying this is the boat for you....the Lowe was the boat for me. Hopefully others will chime in and give you their experiences as well. Good Luck! You are doing good buy shopping this soon in advance... you need time to weigh all the options that you wil learn to consider so you make a smart choice. Hang in there!

I am going to start off with a jon boat, adding a smaller motor. I am looking some in the paper that are already geared up. I am also looking at these 40lb thrust Minncoda trolling motors. I wouldn't take it out with high winds. Let me see if I can find you a pic of one I like and go from there. Thank you for your input. Nice boat you got there! I don't need a lot of storage. I'm probably only going to take a cooler and a few life jackets. I just like to catch Crappie. Not a Bass hunter myself. I will onyl have maybe $2,500 at most and the ones you see in the paper are small for that range. I am looking now because I want to be on the water by next spring! I am looking at getting the Interstate Deep Cycle battery (2 of them). I'm not needing some suped up big motor. I'm pulling it with a Chevy Impala, so I can't go too big. Lol.