I know doodly squat about boats and want to fish. What do you recommend?

[basstracker89]

Three most expensive hobbies - boats, booze and bitches.

The last one is in a class all their own. Way more expensive than anything else on earth

 

[boinky]

1648 john boat with a 25 Yamaha. Buid it up how you wanna fish.

 

[crippen]

1648 john boat with a 25 Yamaha. Buid it up how you wanna fish.

I second this ^^^^^^^^ Hard to beat a jon boat as a good all around, versatile, fishing machine.

 

[greg vess]

I would say 18-19' with a wide beam if you are a big guy. And I would look at an aluminum boat center console with platform up front. 90 HP would be good for that length. I had a 17' foot like a bass tracker type boat. It was too narrow for my big ass and there was no room to move around on. It had a 70 HP which had plenty of speed for that size boat but I would look at a bigger one with just a touch bigger motor and you'll be satisfied with that. Anything less than that and you going to be struggling to move around on it. Those little 17' Bass Trackers are trash. Everyone I looked at the console was about to break loose. Get up in one at Bass Pro Shops and you will see exactly what I am talking about size wise.

 

[Bypass]

May I ask why

 

[Grdbreaker]

Never buy a new boat,they drop 30/ 40% of their value overnight. New/used is always the way to go and if you decide you made a mistake in a year you can get most/all of your money back.

 

[Bypass]

Get a Key West 1720 from the early 2000s with a Yamaha 90 hp two stroke. Boat will last forever and engine will last forever if you take care of it. Easy to tow and easy to clean. If I still lived at the coast, I'd still have mine.

Had to look it up.

https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2000-key-west-1720-cc-9635382/

 

[Allsmiles]

It will be cheaper to go to your favorite restaurant and order fish when you want it.

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

I live in Camden County GA and have never owned a boat. I want the boat for fishing local waters and not offshore. The boat should be big enough for two and I may go flounder gigging as well. Fishing the rivers and backwaters of this area.

What type and size of boat is best for this area?
Engine size?
Anything else you recommend as far as gear etc?
Best manufacturers?

If you ride back up to McIntosh Co ( or hell even Glynn Co) every other yard has a boat sitting there that ain't been used in years. Some of them might even be "Free to Good Home". Seriously in Darien boats are yard art like Camaros and Mustangs are around here.
But my old saying about boats and pools still stands. I don't want either one. I just want a friend that owns one.

 

[keith089]

Fishing is for banks in a nice chair, catching is for boats