Yea, wish I had known you were replacing that Lund, I would have been pushing my way up the line to buy it...
I have fished out of a number of the various guides center consoles and liked them very well, until my knees always decided to act up on the ride home...interestingly, I DONT have knee problems...then, I fished with fishing farmer out of his Lund, nary an issue...that is when I decided to try a Pro V style, and all I could find available was a Tracker, so I bought it....love that style boat....wind is not an issue, other than, I don�t intend to sit and fish in it, when there are perfectly good coves or creeks to fish in...I actually have fished in heavy wind, I just tie up or anchor out...which I would do, regardless of the type boat I was using.

I have fished in the wind in a Triton with DW, not bad windy, but windy enough to upgrade to larger Jigs, in open lake deep water pile conditions...without anchoring out...that is the day I fell in love with weedless jigheads! HA...oh yea, the triton had a 150, and was a nice boat, as Fiberglas boats go...and if I know DW, he probably worked his way into a good deal...

Hmmm...Very familiar looking place Buddy..LOL!!!
I love my 18.5 Old Cajun Center console... It is great for crappie and catfishing and now that I have an Ulterra it is really getting good!!!

Thanks for all the responses. Thinking I may just end up trading in my old Ranger glass boat for a newer one.

Healed up yet friend?

I'll be putting my 2003 Alumacraft Tournament Sport 185 up for sale in the next 30 days...if you are looking for a big used deep-V. It has a 2003 Honda 130hp 4-stroke and 80lb Minn-Kota fortrex TM. Love it, but looking to get an even larger boat.

I've loved my Triton Magnum 185D. It's aluminum, but its hull weight is close to that of a fiberglass boat of the same size, and it's really performed well. Of course, it's a 2003, and the new Triton aluminums are nothing like it. I'll eventually get around to replacing it. A nice dependable newer boat seems like a good idea when you're getting pretty ancient yourself.......LOL. I'll likely get something lighter, probably with a smaller motor, but I'm not getting anything shorter than 18 feet. That seems to be the minimum length you need if you're going to run rough water.



I sure didn't realize your boat was as old as mine. Mine has a heck of a lot more scratches...LOL. Have you decided what you're going to replace it with?

Not yet...I really like the War Eagle 2170 Blackhawk, and the Lund Pro-V bass, but would be difficult to go away from the deep V.

Ranger 681. When you fish for a living, you have to be able to manage all weather conditions. When all the other boats have gone, I can still hold in the high winds. I have 2 of the 681's and one 680 that I bought here on the forum for $2000. It has paid for itself many times over.