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I'm new here and this may have been hashed out a thousand times. If so i apologize. I'm looking at boats and will most likely purchase one within the year. I'd always assumed i would just get an aluminum boat but now i'm not so sure. As shallow and log infested as a lot of the water in MS is, would a glass boat hold up?
Depends on your style of fishing.If you mainly pole fishing get an aluminum boat,but if mostly troll open water get glass.And imo if your looking for something bigger than 18',then you might as well get a glass boat.
As bad as I hate to I am gonna agree with Big C.:banghead Glass will also give you a better ride in rough water.
I use my 20 glass boat for shallow, deep open water, or stumps and logs. What ever it takes. It's a 2001 model and still looks great. This theory that you can't fish stumps out of glass boats is phooey. I've had both, and a metal boat will get a stump hung between the ribs and you often have to crank the big motor to get off the stump. V-hull glass boats just slide off. I see that your home lakes are Columbus and Aliceville, how many glass boats do you see there?
Feesh that is true about sliding off stumps.I love both kinds of boats and have owned both,but versitility is lacking a little with glass boats.I sold a Skeeter a few years ago because i couldn't get where i wanted too,but I miss it when the wind start howling.Let me say this then i'm done,glass boats will not go where aluminum boat will go and vice versa.
You don't hate it.You should try it more often you'll like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
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Both .. Everyman needs 2 boats. A glass boat and a aluminum. If you can't have both... Like myself... Then you buy one and make a buddy buy the other. That way y'all both have access to both.
Feeshrman, you make a good point about the numbers of glass boats out there. Based on everyone's advice I'll just finance $40,000-60,000 in boats and have both. Done deal.
Attachment 127793 Attachment 127794 i fish out of this its awesome the only bad thing is the livewell is to small im my opinion
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Originally Posted by Dee F
Five would be better.
You'll have a lot of new fishing buddies if you buy that kinda rig! I bet we can put you in one for a lot less than that!
Phooey, it ain't about the glass. My Ranger only drafts 15 inches, my aluminum boat drafts about the same. Width is the problem when it comes to getting in tight places and there are lots of wide aluminum boats.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big C
Yep, mine drafts about like Feelay's. I've fished all over the Ten-Tom and I haven't found a place yet that I can't get to and fish if I wanted. One thing is for sure though, most everyone is strongly opinionated on this subject. It's been discussed several times on here and I've not seen many people sway from their original beliefs. The best thing to do is to pick a couple of friends one with a metal boat, the other with a glass rig. Spend a day fishing with each and ask lots of questions, then you can make an educated purchase. BTW...When I say glass boats, I mean quality boats such as Ranger, Skeeter, Bass Cat, and Stratos. The top metal boats are War Eagle, Express (BRM must be asleep), and Ranger(they are coming out with a tin boat this year). I'm sure I missed a couple of each style, but you get my idea, "don't buy cheap junk". Outboards? Well that's a whole other discussion, but in my opinion if it ain't a Yamaha or a Mercury you wastin' money. Hope this helps!
Not only width but weight as well. Example would be trying to run from Indian mound to Wyatt's crossing when the lakes at 245. Rivers silted in and u got to drag across a few places and I'm not dragging a glass boat. 15 ft war eagle about kills me.Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
Ranger actually had an aluminum model at some point. An older man on Columbus fishes out of one. I may go look at a stratos 176xt. Seems it may be the best of both worlds.
my buddy has 5 lund 175 fs 190 lowe 14ft lund porta bote canoeQuote:
Originally Posted by feelay
If you fish a lot or with several friends get a big glass boat...they are simply more comfortable.They handle stump fields just fine...I've crawled mine over every stump in Calling Panther and most of the stumps in Lake Fork.I had a 17' tin boat all most sink riding over stumps.The right front corner went up...the left rear corner went under.I wasn't driving,we were going to fast...but still...had it not had floatation, it would have sunk.
Glasss....
This a tough debate and some have good points.feelay 15" is a lot of water.Conclusion is get one of each.Like I said before depends on your fishing style.
I wouldn't take nuttin for my glass boat 99% of the time but the other 1% I wouldn't take anything for my ole Jon boat. And when using the jon boat I aint puttin in at no ramp, using the 4 wheel drive and put in a creek somewhere.
REALLY???? I never fish anything less than 4 or 5 feet from the boat. I just get out and walk if I need to fish ultra shallow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big C
Yikes can run in 3 inches of water on plane :)
You aint got no room to talk, where your boat was werent no where near no 3 inches!!!!!!! Maybe 2 inches at the most wish we would have got a pic of it but neither one of us had pictures on our mind after that!:yikesQuote:
Originally Posted by KDAVID1
Everyone knows my opinion. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/04/8edy4yma.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
Built like a Glass boat, but it's Tin. Pad Ride Hull is sweeeeeet in the Rough Stuff!!!!!! And it will get shallow too!!! Just ask Yikes!!!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/04/u3y2avy9.jpg
Mikes Ranger couldn't get close to him!!!!
Glass is sweet in deeper water. Gonna cost ya a lot more ifn you're lookin for a New one tho.
I said ON PLANE---I can't run in that--which is why we got stuck:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
You are correct, i believe it was called Cherokee. They only made them for a couple of years probably 12-14 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl3of5
And I was hung.on a stump:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine