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 Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: rangerb]
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08/21/10 04:17 PM
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desertbasser
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I own a Ranger now but the best riding boat as far as taking on large waves was my last boat.....Triton 21 X2.
The X2 was built for ride quality.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: Mark Perry]
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08/21/10 04:48 PM
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BrentMeister
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I don't get too caught up in the whole which brand is better deal but I can as far as Skeeters go my iClass is the best riding Skeeter I have owned to date. Just a completely different feel from the ZX series to me. +1 As a non-boater, I fish with a ton of folks in just about every brand. The iClass is by far the best ride that I've had. It's a gentleman's boat - rides like an Escalade. Plows right through the wakes in the boat lane at Fork - like a hot knife through butter!
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: BrentMeister]
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08/21/10 05:03 PM
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Bullet20XrD
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Just slow down and any boat is good in rough water.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: Tidwell77]
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08/21/10 06:26 PM
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LL
Extreme Angler
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The older Rangers, hands down. They are heavy boats and do the job. The lightweight hulls these days just don't have the nuts to run rough water.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: JPost]
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08/21/10 06:30 PM
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RayBob
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Honestly I believe all Bassboats are not ideal for what you can see on big Texas lakes (Amistad, Falcon, etc.). If it's big waves (6 foot and higher) I think a well made center console is the way to go. yep !
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: rangerb]
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08/21/10 06:33 PM
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RayBob
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I have bee around and seen the Chargers in action and they might have been the best in rough water. Don't think they are still around? Champion is gone. Now, there is a Champion version of Stratos being made with the Jen-mar debacle. Actually it's the Champion mold with the Stratos name put on it.. Thanks Bob ... gotta keep 'em straight. Gotta run the big lakes to find out what qualifies as "rough water".
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: RayBob]
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08/21/10 06:56 PM
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NoWeighers
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Charger Boats are still being made.. But they are not a volume builder for sure..
James Bendele
Falcon Lake Tackle
"On the eighth day, Man invented the Fish Hook."
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: NoWeighers]
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08/21/10 07:20 PM
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bassackwards dav
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TFF Team Angler
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I love the ride in my Iclass but in big crazy water Champion is still king IMO.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: RaThEr_Be_FiShIn]
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08/21/10 07:38 PM
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KingwoodCat
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charger, charger, charger I've ridden in plenty of Chargers, and the old nose down design would drown you in rough water, although they did ride good. In fact, my first Bass Boat would have been a Charger had the dealer not gone belly up.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a look at the American Indian".
Henry Ford
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: SkinnyT]
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08/21/10 09:04 PM
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fishnfireman
Extreme Angler
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At our tourny at Amistad in March with 45+ winds, we had to call lake patrol to rescue a team up at MM 17.
They were in a 20ft Champion. 3 Allisons made it back just fine.
Learning how to drive in the big waves is more important than what boat you drive.
I think I was the only A boat to come from Zorro all the way back to East Diablo. I have fished big lakes for 35 years and that's the farthest I have ever had to go in water that ROUGH...At one point I caught a huge wave and thought the boat was going to come over backwards. It took me 2 hours to come from Zorrow to Raingod..Good thing I was by myself and had a good stringer of fish. As for which Bass boat is best..This is one time that size really does mater.But not always in the way you think. Depth and length of the keel are the most important ones when it comes to TRUE rough water..The old Champs. are a good example..They were deep and long up front..Plus the narrow beam made them slice thru waves instead of bouncing over them like a flat-wide hull will do. The extra length of a 21 ftr will help also. True a good driver with a good setup can make a world of difference..However there are some boats that are just better in rough water..
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: fishnfireman]
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08/21/10 09:11 PM
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Manchu
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: KingwoodCat]
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08/22/10 06:44 AM
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coosa216
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My 2002 Cobra Coosa 216 will handle anything I put it in!!!!!
And it can be yours for the low low price of $18 K
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: Bassackwards2]
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08/22/10 02:26 PM
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ironmike
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Angler
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Asking what boat for rough water is like asking what girls are best for kissing!!!! There are limitless answers!!!! Limitless......
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: ironmike]
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08/22/10 03:36 PM
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Novillo II
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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I have owned two champions: 98' 202 and 99' 202. I now own a Ranger Z 520... and I have been in nearly every other brand made. CHAMPION handles rough water better than any boat I have been in.
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Re: Best boat for rough water
[Re: Novillo II]
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08/22/10 11:18 PM
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Happykamper
TFF Guru
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I have a Triton 21X2 and it handles rough water just fine, not only that it will run and it fishes great and it sets level in the water, no leaning.
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