Tin or glass for tournaments

[BrandonB]

6 hours ago, PolarKraft195Pro said:

If you're looking to go a "mod V", and if there are any Polar Kraft dealers in your area, I'd give them a look. I choose a Polar Kraft 195 Pro over Ranger and Crestliner when it came to a mod V aluminum boat. One reason is shown in picture below of front of a Polar Kraft 195 Pro mod V. It has a very distinct "V" in front bow section. MUCH better in rougher water!

19'5", 96" beam, and the beam stays wide throughout the boat!

also............their mod V's are 100% wood free!!!

 

 

That polar kraft is sweet! 

[slonezp]

 

6 hours ago, Cory Doras said:

Vexus is going to be unveiling their aluminum at the classic in 2 weeks. They put out a couple of teaser pics yesterday. Its a game changer. Curves like a glass boat but aluminum. 150hp G3 on the back. Also saw a side by side pic of helm of a Vexus and a Ranger. Makes the Ranger look like an old Bass Tracker. Im in the market now for a new boat. I got a Ranger 205vs now and wouldnt have even considered a tin boat. I may end up with a Vexus tin from just what Im seeing. 

 

Methinks this will be competition for the Lund Bass line

[BrandonB]

12 hours ago, Lasher said:

I am currently searching and doing homework on Aluminum and fiberglass as well.  I seem to get mixed reviews about aluminum's being blown around in the wind and being rough in choppy water.  On the other hand, they are lighter to pull, can go in shallow water, and more affordable to maintain over time.  The selection of used fiberglass is much greater than aluminum and I'm starting to think for the money, a used glass rig with upgrades is the way to go but still doing homework.  I live close to you in Asheville and fish a lot of the same lakes.

Honestly the wind seems to blow them all around. Definitely one with higher sides will catch more wind but my buddy’s z18 gets blown around just as much. The shallow water capabilities are nice and if I ride up on a stump in my 175txw I tend to go straight over it. I seen a guy in a glass boat have to get pulled off a tree in Santee. 

6 minutes ago, slonezp said:

 

Methinks this will be competition for the Lund Bass line

I was wondering what their boats will look like. This is the new company that is launching this march? Can’t wait to see them at the classic. Who will be the first pro to fish from one ?

[Russ E]

10 minutes ago, BrandonB said:

Honestly the wind seems to blow them all around. Definitely one with higher sides will catch more wind but my buddy’s z18 gets blown around just as much. The shallow water capabilities are nice and if I ride up on a stump in my 175txw I tend to go straight over it. I seen a guy in a glass boat have to get pulled off a tree in Santee. 

can't speak for the z18, but my Ranger does not get blown around in the wind near as much as the 2 aluminum mod v boats I previously owned. the constant Kansas wind is why I switched to fiberglass.

It also handles rough water much better when running the big motor. I have heard the new Lund bass boat does well in the wind.

[Further North]

28 minutes ago, slonezp said:

No disrespect. You're misleading the folks here. Your boat is not a cookie cutter aluminum mod v which is what most folks equate to an aluminum bass boat. Here's one for $13k http://basasmarine.com/boats-for-sale/2005-crestliner-cmv-1850-bolingbrook-illinois-6079675/?print=1&full=1

 

To the OP. There's aluminum and then there's aluminum! The large cookie cutter tins run $25k to $40k. The large non cookie cutter tins are going to run in the $30k to $60k range. A mod v with motor fuel and gear might tip the scales at 1800-2000lbs. The v hull bass boats are going to be between 800 and 1200lbs heavier than the mod v's. That will make a difference with both the ride and blowing in the wind. My tin weighs over 3000lbs when she's floating, and that's without people.  

Thanks for helping me clarify...you're spot on with regard to my boat not being a cookie cutter aluminum Mod-V.  I did a poor job of setting that up.

 

The Lund Pro-V Bass, current Crestliner Bass Hawks, and my semi-ancient CMV are nothing like the "standard" aluminum bass boat out there.  Different animals completely.

 

PS: Your tin's a heavy girl... mine is somewhere around 2,800, absolute max, on the way to Canada for a week, but only the last 45 miles with full tanks.  Typical is down around 2,400.

 

PPS: I love your rig.  If I could steal it, I would keep it until I died, if I didn't have the CMV. 

[JLBBass]

34 minutes ago, slonezp said:

No disrespect. You're misleading the folks here. Your boat is not a cookie cutter aluminum mod v which is what most folks equate to an aluminum bass boat. Here's one for $13k http://basasmarine.com/boats-for-sale/2005-crestliner-cmv-1850-bolingbrook-illinois-6079675/?print=1&full=1

 

To the OP. There's aluminum and then there's aluminum! The large cookie cutter tins run $25k to $40k. The large non cookie cutter tins are going to run in the $30k to $60k range. A mod v with motor fuel and gear might tip the scales at 1800-2000lbs. The v hull bass boats are going to be between 800 and 1200lbs heavier than the mod v's. That will make a difference with both the ride and blowing in the wind. My tin weighs over 3000lbs when she's floating, and that's without people.  

 

No disrespect, but I disagree to a point. 

[slonezp]

17 minutes ago, Further North said:

Thanks for helping me clarify...you're spot on with regard to my boat not being a cookie cutter aluminum Mod-V.  I did a poor job of setting that up.

 

The Lund Pro-V Bass, current Crestliner Bass Hawks, and my semi-ancient CMV are nothing like the "standard" aluminum bass boat out there.  Different animals completely.

 

PS: Your tin's a heavy girl... mine is somewhere around 2,800, absolute max, on the way to Canada for a week, but only the last 45 miles with full tanks.  Typical is down around 2,400.

 

PPS: I love your rig.  If I could steal it, I would keep it until I died, if I didn't have the CMV. 

Hull is 1650lbs, 500 for the motor, 400 in fuel, 400 in batteries and trolling motor, 250 in livewell, plus talon, gear, and my fat azz

8 minutes ago, PolarKraft195Pro said:

 

No disrespect, but I disagree to a point. 

I'm not knocking mod v's, just stating there's a difference. 

[Further North]

2 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Hull is 1650lbs, 500 for the motor, 400 in fuel, 400 in batteries and trolling motor, 250 in livewell, plus talon, gear, and my fat azz

Yeah, I get you on the my fat azz thing...bit we don't have to tow that...

 

I save #s on the Talon, the livewell (mine is 100% empty, all the time), I trade off for the 360°, extra battery, extra charger, and a ~1,300 hull weight.

 

Your Predator is a kickazz rig.  I'd have bought one in a heartbeat had I not tripped over the CMV first.

 

I want to see one of the new Bass Hawks in person.  Not that I'm gonna buy one, I just need to understand my options if one of Wisconsin's 9X drunks wipes out the CMV...

[Glenn]

7 hours ago, Lasher said:

So your username is Polarkraft195Pro and you suggest, promote, and post pictures of Polarkraft?

Ease up there captain.  This is a fun, easy-going forum. Comments like that don't live up to our standard.

[Further North]

13 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Ease up there captain.  This is a fun, easy-going forum. Comments like that don't live up to our standard.

...and that...right there...is why I love this place!

 

Thanks, Glenn.

[AC870]

I’d take a look at Xpress. They have a great reputation due to the Hydrolift hull. My next boat will be a big Xpress.