Question:
compromise fishing bass boat centeral texas & gulf?
I'm in the market for a new (or used) boat. I want to fish for striped
bass on Lake Buchanan north of Austin and fish Matagorda Bay for trout
& redfish. I also would like to go offshore when the weather is right.
I would like to have an aluminum trailer, and be able to fit the boat
in my garage. This means I'm looking for something in the 17-21'
range. Any suggestions?
Answer:
-I really don't want to rehash the glass vs aluminum arguements. You can
check the archives at Bass Boat centeral or Az Bass Zone and read hundreds if
not thousands of posts on the subject.
There are new glass boats in the low teens also. Stratos and Nitro of
course come to mind.
That being said you have settled on a good boat. G3 has managed to become
one of the top respected aluminum boat manufacturers. I don't know which
dealerships you have looked at, but you might be able to get a deal on a new
'06 from Kelly Leigh here in Yuma at River Marine. Kelly bought out
Davidson Marine and the inventory of Colorado River Marine and is now the
Skeeter/Ranger/G3/Waco dealer in the area. He may want to move some of the
boats he just got from buying out the inventory of Colorado River Marine.
Can't hurt to give him a call and see what he has. (928) 783-6502. Of
course I don't know how Ca might penalize you for buying a boat out of
state.
-Take a look at the SeaPro SV2100CC. I bought a 2005 and love it. I
fish East Matagorda primarily and can go pretty shallow but still have
capability of going offshore under decent conditions. I equipped it
with a trolling motor, hyd. jack plate and trim tabs so I can get up
in about 2 feet of water easily. I followed a Shoalwater around POC a
couple of weeks ago and had no problem running where he ran and
getting up on plane when he did but we were a lot more comfortable and
drier. I don't think I've ever been more all around satisfied with a boat.
