Deep V Boats

I was thinking about buying a Crestliner 17 ft. Fish hawk and was wondering if anybody
has ever heard anything good or bad ?

the thing i did't like about a deep v was the way the wind blows it around.
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I wouldn't have anything but a Deep V. I've been in some real rough water on Kentucky Lake in this boat. 17ft deep v Gruman, and was not worried in the least , 3ft rollers with a 20 mph north wind, we had a 7 mile boat ride north to the boat ramp lol

always a deep v for me

I previously owned a 1650 Fish hawk and it was a great boat. I now own a Lund 1725 but would not hesitate to go to the Fish hawk. The only reason I sold it several years ago was someone wanted it more than I did and was willing to pay the price I asked. I would have bought another one but there were none available here - so I got the Lund. The only thing I didn't like was the 2-stroke motor. A Crestliner fish hawk with a 4 stroke would be superb. I've owned or fished out of most of the glass boats (Ranger, Bass Cat, Skeeter, Champion, etc.) and I would never go back to them in a bass boat configuration. Some of the glass Deep Vees are nice.

I have a deep V (Lund Explorer). Storage is lacking and can't fish two across the front. It's like a sail in the wind, but can really handle rough water well. Over all, I like it. I'm glad of that, because the boss says we are keeping it for many more years...

I have a Crestliner Fishhawk 1650. I love it. Its not to big, i still fit on the smaller lakes around my house. Yet its big enough i can hit the bigger lakes here in Michigan. It handles well in the wind i think. It has plenty of room for me, my 5yr old daughter, my wife, and my old man to fish with out stepping on toes.

I'm old enough to have owned, over the years, almost enough boats to start a Navy for a small country. Now, being a certified old fart, I have a 16+' Alumacraft tiller, with a 60 HP Merc 4 stroke. Runs about 40 but with a crosswind or big waves you get wet. It blows around like a sailboat at anchor. The BEST fishing boat I ever had was a 17' Lund 'All American'. It was low in the water and rode great when it was rough, and stayed pretty dry. Flat bottoms and modified V's are a little faster, but in rough water you'll lose the fillings in your teeth. I'l take a deep V anytme.

Wind will blow any boat around, whether its glass, mod v or deep v, or tin. Its just part of the game. I've had a tin mod v and now a tin deep v, both get blown around (stern) but like the deep v better for more comfort and ease of fishing for this old fart.

I agree, a V to me is the only way to go. It make the ride worth it.

Haddum all too. Ya can't pull v bottom up on bank as far as the others but rides much better. Get a heavy 4stroke will help hold in the wind.

I have a 1988 StarCraft Super fisherman, 16 and half foot, v bottom with walk through windshield and 90 hp 2005 Mercury Optimax. It's old, bought it new, but I really like it. Yes, a strong wind can be a bit of a challenge with the trolling motor ... but I feel a lot safer on rough water. It does well on LOZ. I can stand on the gunnels and rock up and down and it hardly moves. It was a great family boat when my kids were growing up. The 90 hp Opitmax moves it along at about 32 mph which is as fast as I need to go. Pulls one skier real well.

If I was looking for a deep V aluminum boat I would look no farther than a Lund. Best aluminum boat made IMO!

Dan

Thanks for all of the advice.Looks like I'm leaning towards the 1650 Fishawk with 60hp 4stroke.It's a little less expensive than Lund or Alumacraft for similar boats.I'm thinking about a 9.9hp kicker with the savings.
Thanks again for all your help.Hope to see you on the water.



Steve.

What kind of fishing and where are you going to be using it at ?

Assuming I can catch them,Crappie,perch,walleye and maybe green carp. I will be using it on Lake Shelbyville,Rend,Lake,Lake Delavan and Lake Michigan[not to far from shore] and lakes in Northern Wisconsin and Northern Michigan.

are you planning on doing any spider rigging, the reason I wonder is because of the space up front on a deep V like you are talking about.

I really like my deep-V. Super stable, dry ride and on cold runs out or back (head to wisconsin every spring for a fishing trip) the windshield comes in very handy. I happen to have a Tracker V-175 Combo (fish n ski) but I have heard good things about crestliner as well. It just comes down the the layout you like and price you are willing to pay.

Might want to look at the crappie option Lund has. I can sit two people up front when spider rigging which is nice. I think I looked at many of the major brands Lund, Alumacraft, Tracker, Crestliner, Lowe, G3, etc and they all had certain features/layouts that I liked specific to that make/model. Not one manufacture offered it all. I encourage you to look and sit in each one and take your time. Good luck!!

I picked the Crestliner 1650 Fishawk.I checked out Lund,Alumacraft,Lowe and Tracker,The Fishawk seemed to be the best fit for me. It had a ton of rod storage and plenty of storage in the bow.They didn't have the crappie option but I saw that Crappie Extreme had a solution to that problem.Thanks for all of the input.

Congrats, Steve! Now you can show me how it's done on the ville!

Thanks Tyler.

I'll show you how its done lol if you show me where they're at lol.
I'd like to take a trip if you have any openings in mid to late April.

Attachment 185623Alumacraft navigator, it has a 90hp suzuki eight foot beam and plenty of room i fish Lake Mich and been ten miles out you just have to watch the barometer so when it starts to drop it's time to go, it takes me about 30 min to get to ramp in East Chicago Indiana but the lake is like the ocean when it turns and have had waves over the bow some people get white knuckled but the ship to shore radio is a must and the vest. I also have it set up for pulling cranks and you can see the bow rig, i bought the boat in Hot Springs Ar. Just my :twocents

What size Navigator do you have ?

Navigator 175, 2008