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 pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
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08/11/07 02:51 PM
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AndyC
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I am curious why you don't see striper guides using pontoon boats. Is it that I just don't notice them? Do they drift too fast? Do they make too much noise because of the aluminium? Just something I was wondering about.
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: AndyC]
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08/11/07 03:02 PM
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shadrap
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they don't handle rough water that well either running down the lake, trolling, drifting, or anchored. also they are slow. what they are is comfortable when the water is not rough.
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: shadrap]
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08/11/07 03:07 PM
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TreeBass
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Actually they handle rough water great, trolling, drifting or anchored....
They are slow, and that might be one of the main reasons, but if the wind is up, they do tend to drift fast
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: TreeBass]
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08/11/07 04:02 PM
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AL BayStealth
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Tom's Guide Service out of PK used a pontoon boat.
You can't catch'em if your hook ain't in the water  
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: AL BayStealth]
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08/11/07 04:26 PM
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David Lee
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There are a few on Texoma that use them.
  Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: David Lee]
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08/11/07 09:09 PM
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jedt2
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Seen toons handle rough water with no problem with me fighting to get off the lake.
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: jedt2]
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08/11/07 09:36 PM
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XYZ
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I wish I had the money to get a toon with a 90HP engine and keep my scrappy boat. There is this guy on Benbrook that has a sweet looking tri-hull looking platform toon hybrid with a 150 on it it is sweet.
I looked at a Tracker 288 Sport today it was really nice but a bit pricey. All I got is 7K cash and no mo...
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: XYZ]
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08/11/07 09:40 PM
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9874opf
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Keith and I saw the COOLEST pontoon boat on Bridgeport last month--it grabbed our attention because I was going about 30mph and it was flying past me! It looks like a traditional pontoon but has what looks like a fiberglass tunnel hull. I talked to the owner at the ramp and he and his wife loved it--I wished I could remember the brand--it had a 90 hp yammy on it and he said he was thinking of putting a 115 on it--cool! A pontoon that will do 45mph!
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: 9874opf]
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08/11/07 11:05 PM
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D_Robb
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I think they can handle the rough water..Saw one on Hubbard that flew by me with a 115 merc wide open go through 3-4fters like they were nothing..Meanwhile I'm getting soaked and pounded doing maybe 20mph..Like everybody else said, I think its because most of them are slow and they are hard to control in the wind.
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: 9874opf]
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08/11/07 11:07 PM
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TreeBass
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Mando, there have been several nice 22 footers on here with 90 mercs set up for fishing just like mine, for around 5-10 grand, maybe a year or two old....the deals are out there....we love ours Keith and I saw the COOLEST pontoon boat on Bridgeport last month--it grabbed our attention because I was going about 30mph and it was flying past me! It looks like a traditional pontoon but has what looks like a fiberglass tunnel hull. I talked to the owner at the ramp and he and his wife loved it--I wished I could remember the brand--it had a 90 hp yammy on it and he said he was thinking of putting a 115 on it--cool! A pontoon that will do 45mph! Sounds like a hurricane deckboat, has a style like a toon, but has the semi v hull....those things can move
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: TreeBass]
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08/11/07 11:18 PM
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9874opf
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I don think that was the manufacturer but same style of boat--cool!
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: TreeBass]
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08/11/07 11:18 PM
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David Lee
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Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: TreeBass]
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08/11/07 11:22 PM
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Toon-Troller
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Actually they handle rough water great, trolling, drifting or anchored....
They are slow, and that might be one of the main reasons, but if the wind is up, they do tend to drift fast Agree 100% And you can get the speed just it's not very cost effective. Heres one with a 525...kinda pricey
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: Toon-Troller]
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08/11/07 11:30 PM
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TreeBass
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Man thats a fast toon, I hear the tri toons really move out...I have a 90 on mine, and GPS out at 26mph
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Re: pontoon boat/why don't striper guides use them?
[Re: 9874opf]
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08/11/07 11:53 PM
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MR. Float tube
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Keith and I saw the COOLEST pontoon boat on Bridgeport last month--it grabbed our attention because I was going about 30mph and it was flying past me! It looks like a traditional pontoon but has what looks like a fiberglass tunnel hull. I talked to the owner at the ramp and he and his wife loved it--I wished I could remember the brand--it had a 90 hp yammy on it and he said he was thinking of putting a 115 on it--cool! A pontoon that will do 45mph! Was it a smoker craft??? My brother has one. Fiber glass on bottom, pontoon set up on top. It will run around 40 mph.
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