Hi all,
First post here and I've been binge reading the message boards all weekend. Here's my situation and maybe you guys can help. I moved 3 years ago to within 7 minutes of the boat ramp to a wonderful 1800 acre reservoir. Been shoreline fishing last few seasons and finally in position for a boat. I also live about an hour from the Susquhanna river and upper Chesapeake bay so originally wanted a boat for both. I had heart set on a nice bass boat in spring 2017. I knew the reservoir was electric motor only but just This last weekend I learned of a rule that you can't even have an outboard on the boat at all. No gas motor at all. I was so bummed. Now I want a boat for the reservoir since that would be 95% of my fishing. My dad and I fished a basic 12' Jon boat when I was a kid so I figured that was my only option.....then I found this site and now I want a nice Jon boat to modify like a bass boat. I have a 4 year old son now that loves to fish and my father now lives 20 min away so I def want room for 3 guys, room for 4 is a plus.
I was looking at the grizzly 1648 mvx that included modify. I'm also ok with the 1448 but for $200 more figured bigger is better. My main concern is what kind of trolling motor do I need to power a boat this size? Speed isn't a huge factor but I don't want to labor my way along. Reservoir is king and narrow with lots of coves so no big open water to cross. Does the 1448 make more sense since I can only use electric? I'm also going be adding weight via decking etc.
Should I just settle for a lighter boat like a 15' topper?
Any and all info much appreciated. Really excited and now since I'm not saving $18k for a Bass boat, I can get something for this season and custom it out next winter. Thanks again for any input!
Rich
First post here and I've been binge reading the message boards all weekend. Here's my situation and maybe you guys can help. I moved 3 years ago to within 7 minutes of the boat ramp to a wonderful 1800 acre reservoir. Been shoreline fishing last few seasons and finally in position for a boat. I also live about an hour from the Susquhanna river and upper Chesapeake bay so originally wanted a boat for both. I had heart set on a nice bass boat in spring 2017. I knew the reservoir was electric motor only but just This last weekend I learned of a rule that you can't even have an outboard on the boat at all. No gas motor at all. I was so bummed. Now I want a boat for the reservoir since that would be 95% of my fishing. My dad and I fished a basic 12' Jon boat when I was a kid so I figured that was my only option.....then I found this site and now I want a nice Jon boat to modify like a bass boat. I have a 4 year old son now that loves to fish and my father now lives 20 min away so I def want room for 3 guys, room for 4 is a plus.
I was looking at the grizzly 1648 mvx that included modify. I'm also ok with the 1448 but for $200 more figured bigger is better. My main concern is what kind of trolling motor do I need to power a boat this size? Speed isn't a huge factor but I don't want to labor my way along. Reservoir is king and narrow with lots of coves so no big open water to cross. Does the 1448 make more sense since I can only use electric? I'm also going be adding weight via decking etc.
Should I just settle for a lighter boat like a 15' topper?
Any and all info much appreciated. Really excited and now since I'm not saving $18k for a Bass boat, I can get something for this season and custom it out next winter. Thanks again for any input!
Rich