"Tim Apple" wrote in message
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And again I have another comparison question.

More or less a thought, i'm not buying a boat anytime soon... Is a bass
boat capable of going on sal****er? If you were to do both...i.e. live
somwhere where sal****er and freshwater are available...would you be
better off with a flats skiff(my preference so far) or would a bass boat
be good enough? Just curious to peoples thoughts on the subject.

Tim Apple

I live in Las Vegas, near Lake Mead. I bought a BassTracker 16' with a 60hp
Johnson. It was a screamer on flat water, but wouldn't do well at all in
wave action unless you powered up and jumped from wave to wave. Fun,
adrenaline pounding, white knuckle excitement, but hard on the kidneys. But
when the water was flat, or we were in the Colorado River below Hoover Dam
..........

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO ! ! !

Hull shape would be critical in wave action. That is why dories are
crescent shaped. I would even be a little skeptical of the bass boat idea,
as they are (AFAIK) designed to ride on progressive "steps" of hull, and
don't think their pointy bow would do well with wave action. Might even
just heave under.

Check with local dealers and owners. Keep score. You will soon arrive at a
consensus.

Steve