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Old guy here...
Searching everywhere for a Tracker aluminum boat with low seats, like the panfish series.
I do NOT want seats sitting up tall like a bass boat, I want them mounted to the bottom of the boat.
Maybe I could take a Tracker with a jacked up platform and rework the deck. Has anyone done that?
No used to even try to talk me into a boat with high bass seats.
Any ideas on a USED boat.... not new? They sure are hard to find.
Thanks
What size boat are you looking for? I have a stick steer boat, which is what you're describing, that I'd sell cheap. It needs carpet and seats and a steering cable, carb and fuel pump need cleaning, but the motor is has very little use, TM, and hull are in good shape. It's only 14 feet long but it's wide for a 14' boat.
I wanted a 1648, but will consider others. I will send a pm now.
Looking for a 16' or 17' boat.
Find a tracker deep vee or a Lund rebel or mr pike. Good boats you sit in, not on. Yankee boats is what I call them.
Attachment 325223 this is an older Crappie Master, the floor is about 14" lower than the compartments around the sides. I have a teller seat pedestal but you can use the shorter one just as well. Like you, I'm older and it's nice to have a place to put your hand if you get one of those dizzy spells from standing up too fast.
There is an Xpress in classifieds here
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/pers...ready-crappie/
I recently had the same thoughts.....low seats....safety for an old guy.
In the summer of 2017 I looked at Craigslist in Minnesota; now I live in TN, so this was not where most would start their search, but I did. I found a boat I liked, an SV-16 with a 50 Mercury ES. So I drove 1123 miles to Duluth. Got there and the boat looked great, but the motor was a disaster, so I passed. Drove all the way home, but I just look stupid, I'm not really (depends on who you ask ;-) ). I actually looked at Craigslist while I was still in MN, and saw nothing I was interested in, so back to TN I came. After two boat-less weeks, I looked at MN Craigslist again.......and there it was! I called the guy, who was a little suspicious, but finally reached a verbal deal. I then drove back with a Lund Pro Pike 16. The boat was sitting 4 miles off the interstate where I had just passed two weeks prior, and was advertised on Craigslist three weeks before, I just overlooked it! My wife and all my friends call it my 4600 mile boat!!! A few weeks later, after suffering much ridicule, I went to the doctor for my annual physical. They normally give me three words to remember at the beginning of the exam, but since I still remembered apple, penny and tree from a year ago, they decided my mind was clear enough for 75 years of age. My wife was sitting there when my doctor came in and asked me how I was doing and whether I had travelled anywhere this summer. When I told him what I had done, he started laughing, and said that's great!!! My wife looked at him and said, why? He told her most men, particularly those physically challenged for years, would never attempt an adventure like that. So what's the moral of my story......go get a low seat Lund, because, as Richard Gene says, it'll be good fer ya!!!
PS:I just read this to my wife , and she did what all wives do, she corrected me......she says my second trip to MN was not two weeks after the first.....that I returned from the first on a Sunday and left on the second trip on the next Friday. I'm more of a dude than even I thought. But seriously, now would be a great time to look for a Lund where they use them........up north!
Yep, there's a surplus of good boats up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by USMA65
There's a lot of Lund and Alumacraft models that have an open floor, with the front deck just slightly raised from the rest. Those sound like what OP wants.
The other option is to get a jon boat, gut the bench seats, and install a floor with good bracing from side to side (to replace the rigidity that is lost without benches), then put your seats on. If you can find a Jon factory made without the benches, even better.
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We’’ve enjoyed ours, and didn’t have to leave TN, or even the county to find it! I didn’t know I wanted a Lund until I saw it!
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I've done the jon boat total rebuild when I was younger. Now, it's easier to just find one ready to fish... I think.
Wish I could find one close to home.
I'll go get it for you ! ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by BluegillHunter
I just may be going late next week.
Hey Guys... anyone want to go to Minnesota fishing in the coming late spring/ summer?
Have a Tracker Pro 175 Crappie edition for sale. It has a 50hp merc. Listing for a friend who is 70. Very rarely ran WOT. He putted around in it running around 28. He isnt every in a hurry . Located in Nashville TN. If you Pm me a phone number or e-mail I will send pics.
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Originally Posted by BluegillHunter
Why wait till summer, the deep-v boats are as cheap as they'll be here in the midst of winter:biggrin come on up try your hand at ice fishing well your here! You can rent over night fish houses on the lakes for cheap, it's like fishing out of your living room.
Hey C M don't want to hijack his thread .Can you PM me a link to these rentals. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Central Minn
Send me the link too please.
I dont want to go this winter, but I do next summer.
Word of caution, if you are looking for a tracker in the North Country (Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin) don't be offended if we don't have anything nice to say.
Here, we look for deep v's and most consider tracker a very entry level boat. Not all, but most people you find up here with one are always looking for a better boat. NOTICE, I said MOST!
I was being polite so it was a nice way to tell you what many northerners think of them. As others have said, when looking north, try Lund, Alumacraft, Crestliner, Ranger, Warrior, etc...
I buy what I can afford and don't worry what guys think of my boat.
I have purchased two Lunds from MN. Went to get each one. Great experience, nice people......but if you go ice fishing, just be sure it is an area that does not have a tendency to detach from the main body of ice. I know those folks up north have an extra gene that allowes them to not worry about "said event", but as a southerner, you are genetically deficient, but only in that one area ;-) A northern type boat is an excellent choice for a deep water crappie fisherman, or anyone exposed to large rivers and reservoirs.
Dont know your budget or needs but Alumacraft has a waterfowler in both 15 and 16 foot with low front deck. Academy sells the 15' for right around $2500.00 add trailer, tiller motor and trolling motor and done. Just another option if any Academy sports your area.
Alumacraft Modified V 15 ft All Welded Waterfowler Boat | Academy
I found several boats that I like.... search is over. Thanks
Fish House Rentals in MN – Ice Fishing RentalsQuote:
Originally Posted by BluegillHunter
This sight has quite a few areas broken down nicely,with resorts,and guides ect. There's lots of others to, pretty much from the twin cities north to Lake Of The Woods.