Bass Boat - Tiller?

[FryDog62]

Never seen one in person but am intrigued by the new Tuffy x-190 tiller.  Bass boat layout - large front/rear casting decks, a little deeper V to handle some rougher  waters maybe better than your typical low-rider bass boat.  But looks like it would also be a fairly good shallow water craft for small/medium rivers and lakes where I fish a lot of the time.  

 

They make this boat in side console and double bubble too, but apparently have re-worked the hull a bit this year for the tiller version.  I think originally made for muskie anglers, looks like a good all-round multi-species rig, especially bass.   90 hp Merc big tiller handle would be sweet....  lots elbow room and decks to lay rods out which I like.  

 

Anyone seen this too?   Any other boat makers have a similar glass boat?  

[Allen Der]

Lund has a glass Pro-V tiller.  Larson FX has glass tillers up to 20ft

[FryDog62]

Lund has a glass Pro-V tiller.  Larson FX has glass tillers up to 20ft

Yes, they do...and nice boats... but they are more of the traditional very deep-V for walleye fishing.  I liked what I saw (on paper) with the Tuffy.  Not a true deep V, closer to a bass boat.  Marketed as able to handle bigger water but excellent in smaller lakes, rivers, too.  I think the Lund/Larsons are quite deep and 2000 lbs.  The Tuffy is 19 1/2 feet long and weighs in at only 1300 pounds!   Seemingly more versatile...and lower to the water to lip/flip bass.  

[S Hovanec]

The Tuffy is 19 1/2 feet long and weighs in at only 1300 pounds!

 

 

Wow.  my 17' Lund hull is over 1300# and it's tin.

[Al Wolbach]

Wow.  my 17' Lund hull is over 1300# and it's tin.

Hull weight?

[S Hovanec]

1350 according to the specs from the book in 2005.

Edit. I was mistaken. It is listed as 1285 on NADA. I thought it was 1300+ tho. I'll have to dig up my book later.

[FryDog62]

I think one of the reasons that Tuffy is lighter is because they use Kevlar in the keel and I think transom.... stronger, lighter.  

[slonezp]

Warrior makes a glass tiller. Lund makes some aluminum tillers with a bass boat layout that will ride almost as smooth as glass. The Pro Guide and, if you buy used, the Predator. The hull weight on my aluminum Lund is 1600lbs without the motor.

 

The ProV is not a traditional deep v. The IPS2 hull is a cross between a deep v and a modified v. The Baron and the Tyee are traditional deep v's

 

Attached is a pic of my boat. It's a 2013 Predator 2010 which was also offered as a tiller. It's the IPS2 hull and doesn't sit as high in the water as a traditional deep v. I considered buying the Tuffy but Lund had a layout and storage more to my liking.   

[slonezp]

I forgot, the less the boat weighs, the rougher the ride. 1300 may seem more versatile, but maybe not. A heavier hull with a wider bottom will draft less than a lighter narrow bottom hull

[KayakKid]

I forgot, the less the boat weighs, the rougher the ride. 1300 may seem more versatile, but maybe not. A heavier hull with a wider bottom will draft less than a lighter narrow bottom hull

Weight isn't an issue, simply reverse the leads of the bilge pump on the battery and pump like 500 pounds of water backwards into the boat. Hahahahahaha

[FryDog62]

Warrior makes a glass tiller. Lund makes some aluminum tillers with a bass boat layout that will ride almost as smooth as glass. The Pro Guide and, if you buy used, the Predator. The hull weight on my aluminum Lund is 1600lbs without the motor.

 

The ProV is not a traditional deep v. The IPS2 hull is a cross between a deep v and a modified v. The Baron and the Tyee are traditional deep v's

 

Attached is a pic of my boat. It's a 2013 Predator 2010 which was also offered as a tiller. It's the IPS2 hull and doesn't sit as high in the water as a traditional deep v. I considered buying the Tuffy but Lund had a layout and storage more to my liking.   

I do like the layout of the Predator and the Pro Guide.  If I went aluminum the Predator would be a top pick for me.  I still prefer the ride of a glass boat and the way it can channel spray away better than tin - which is key in a tiller.  Also (I have  Yar-craft now) the more defined keel tends to track better in either wind or current.  You can mold/shape fiberglass better than aluminum in that regard.  If I fished more areas with a lot of rocks though, I'd go Predator.