02-18-2022, 02:39 PM
Jeff,
Congrats on the new (to you) ride. My previous boat was a 16 ft Tracker I bought new and ran for 11 years. Excellent boat and I never had any major issues with it. This may be outside your allocated budget, but I am STRONGLY recommending that you consider adding an electric trolling motor up front to steer the boat. You will need a 24 vdc for the 18-foot Tracker and don't skimp on batteries - use AGMs.
Also, you can use manual riggers all day long and only reel them up once when your done fishing; buy Shuttle Hawks and use them to get your line down/back down after each release. They float back to the surface and are ready to go back down when you've boated the fish. Very effective. they can also be used effectively for stacking on electric riggers.
Congrats on the new (to you) ride. My previous boat was a 16 ft Tracker I bought new and ran for 11 years. Excellent boat and I never had any major issues with it. This may be outside your allocated budget, but I am STRONGLY recommending that you consider adding an electric trolling motor up front to steer the boat. You will need a 24 vdc for the 18-foot Tracker and don't skimp on batteries - use AGMs.
Also, you can use manual riggers all day long and only reel them up once when your done fishing; buy Shuttle Hawks and use them to get your line down/back down after each release. They float back to the surface and are ready to go back down when you've boated the fish. Very effective. they can also be used effectively for stacking on electric riggers.
Bob Hicks, from Utah
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."