Newbie here. I've had my Bass Raider for about 3 weeks now and love it. I bought it used with trolling motor 4.5 tiller. Of course I take the outboard off when traveling. I bought the trailer this week took the old rotted plywood off and added the treated 2x. in the process of adding a 5' tongue extension, and some other goodies. I've had this on large and small lakes and about 5 miles up the Big Sandy River. Love it.