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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#4040ff][size 3][#0000ff]I would like some opinions with my boat dilemma. I have a very nice boat; it’s my first boat in fact, a 1997 Seaswirl 208BR. I've had it for about 2 years now. I could use it for fishing if I wanted to but it is mainly a family pleasure boat for skiing, pulling tubes, boards, etc. I really like the boat. I give the OLD_COOT credit for this quandary. Since I’ve been going fishing with him I’ve gotten a wild hare (that won't go away), for a fishing boat. I cant decide weather to put pole holders on my boat (where would I put them), and try using it for fishing, or sell it and get a nice fishing boat, or just get a second boat, like a small aluminum fishing boat.[/#0000ff] [/size][/#4040ff][/font]
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Boats do exist that give you the best of both worlds....
Family & Fishing
[url "http://www.lundboats.com/1950tyee_06.html"]http://www.lundboats.com/1950tyee_06.html[/url]
Just my personal experience - they are the best F&F boats...
Peterson Marine is the locate dealer...
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oh yuck barff,, thats the most yugly fishing boat i have ever seen!! no fisherman would be cought dead in a yugly fishing boat like that!! lmao..
ok well i would not give up the play boat if the whole family like to play on the water and not fish..
if it were me i would just get a 14 or 16 foot alum and use that for fishing and the big boat for playing.. fishing will dirty a boat faster than anything..
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I hardily concur with Lundman. There are a lot of good boats that give you the best of both worlds. My suggestion is to find a fish/ski sports boat that suits your fancy and switch boats. I don't recommend the smaller aluminum fishing boat as a "second" boat. Why? You'll never really be pleased with it for a lot of reasons.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]You've been exposed to the big water lake fishing and I'm assuming you'll want to do more of that. Though a smaller boat can do it most of the time, the security of a larger, more stable craft will afford you a lot more security when conditions worsen which can happen rapidly on big lakes and impoundments such as Willard and Strawberry.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Also with a bigger boat designed to fish from, you'll be able to add accessories, such as kicker motors, bow mounted electrics, electronics, communications, down-riggers, etc, etc a heck of a lot easier. These ski/fish boats are designed to mount these type of accessories easier than a sleek ski boat which usually has no flat surfaces to mount to. All these add ons come with quick release, unobtrusive mounts that can easily be removed when you have the need to do the ski and sun thing with friends and family.[/size][/black][/font]
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[size 1]"fishing will dirty a boat faster than anything.."[/size]
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[size 1]Not true. My grandkids throwing mud at each other while they are standing next to my boat has gotten my boat dirtier faster (and dirtier) than fishing ever did![unsure][/size]
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I agree with kentfns. You have a very nice boat but it can be cleaned. You can have rod holders and such flush mounted. Put on a kicker motor plate withkicker for trolling. Down riggers can be mounted with detatchable moutings. You would not be pleased with any thing smaller.
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Half moon is right you could easily modify your boat for fishing. It would not be the perfect fishing rig but it would suffice for most fishing without you having to sell your boat and possibly lose money in the transaction. I do not believe you would be happy with a small aluminum boat once you have experienced the power and stability of your current boat. I own a 19ft. Smoker Craft with a 175 fuel injected Merc., a 12 ft. fiberglass boat with a 10 horse or 4 horse to put on it and also a float tube as well as an inflatable raft. I have not used any of the smaller rigs since I purchased the 19 footer, it's just not the same, I find it hard to take out the 12 ft. boat and putt along, when I have a boat at home I can cruise at 40 mph. and is comfortable doing so, I can run from Strawberry bay marina to Soldier creek in a matter of minutes but it would take probably an hour to do so in the small boat, and if the wind picks up on Strawberry the ride back is not fun in the smaller boat, but no problem in the big one. I believe if you install some rod holders and maybe some downrigger mounts (if you use downriggers),possibly a trolling plate on the outdrive or mount a kicker and your set. Looks like you have a nice boat to start with. John R.[  ]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I can troll about 2 1/2 to 3 mph with the slower prop at an idle, it's pretty
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Do you think this one from Cabela’s would deprecate the value of my boat ?[/size][/font]
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Lundman, that's my boat (but older and dirtier).
My opinion is you can get a fishing boat that skiis well or a ski boat that fishes well. Since I fish more than I ski, I went with the Tyee.
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I have Cabela's rod holders on my boat and I like them. The rod holders you are looking at can be purchased with a side mount bracket (base) or they will attach to the top of the gunnell and you can also purchase a flush mount base instead of installing the tube style holder and using an adapter. If you go with the flush mount base you can buy an extender to raise the holder up a little bit so the rod has some clearance above the gunnell. If you go with what it shows in the diagram, you will be buying two holders and drilling a large hole in the top of the gunnell. If you install the flush mount base, they are not too big if I remember correctly, and should not hurt the resale value of your rig, personally I would focus on what you want for your boat not what someone down the road would want after all it is your boat you should rig it the way you want. As far as trolling speed goes 2.5-3 mph is a good speed for Wipers, you could troll using your big motor and be fine, I troll with my big motor quite a bit on Willard and do fine, I have a kicker but if it is windy the boat is much easier to control with the big motor, if I had a bow mount electric that would help greatly, but for the time being I will run what I have. [ ]
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I agree with Lundman pretty hard to beat a tyee for both. In my case I wanted to do both ski/tube and fish. But I fish a lot more than I ski so I bought the 1850 Tyee. SO FAR I wouldn't trade it for something else. Its an extremely nice boat, but comes with an extremely large price tag. I think I would modify your existing boat. A couple pole holders and maybe a bucket/trolling umbrella to slow the boat down. It may take a little doing but it'll work. I used to troll out of a 22' big block jet boat with success, so it can be done with a little redneck engineering. Then you don't have two boats to store, license, tires, gas, motors, insurance, etc. And the wife will be happy your not spending the money [  ]. Good luck
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This is what i would do.I would get the chrome rod holders that go on your boat that you cant see and then by the rod holder extensions that way your boat can maintain its look without looking like a fishing boat. That rod holder from cabelas is what i would go with.
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A friend of mine didn't want to mount down riggers on his cabin cruiser, so he mounted them on a 2"x6" plank and secured the board with clamps. Works great and no holes in the boat.
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The flush gimbal rod holder shown above, if you get the good ones, can also hold downriggers. I have a friend with a cabin cruiser who bought the Cannon downriggers and the gimbal mount for those rod holders. Add a gas trolling motor that you steer with the main and you're good to go.
Attaching a bow-mount electric without drilling the fiberglass and thar removes easily--that's another story...
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Another thing to consider is that if a boat can be classified as a ski boat (including the fish'n ski models), it typicaly costs more to insure. A boat that is classified as a fishing boat is typically cheaper to insure.
I guess you would have to get insurance quotes to verify this for any specific case, but I've seen the difference between insuring a bass boat verses a similar size and horse power fish'n ski model. That being the case, I prefer a fishing boat that you can ski from over a ski boat that you can fish from.
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