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by MrWesson
April 13th, 2014, 9:34 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up there?
Replies: 13
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Re: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up ther

That Dusky is HUGE! I like to fish too shallow for that boat. I don't know of anyone on here that has a Dusky. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Funny the perspective vs down here in south florida. Its a small boat down here. That boat would get you in big trouble in the atlantic half the year. FW...
by MrWesson
April 13th, 2014, 11:33 am
Forum: Boating
Topic: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up there?
Replies: 13
Views: 4648

Re: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up ther

What about something like this? 24' dusky 250hp suzuki 4 stroke http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/4391517577.html Obviously it will draft more(advertised at 14") but what you give up in draft you make up for seaworthyness and space. It would be this compared to something like a 21' angler but...
by MrWesson
April 10th, 2014, 7:55 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up there?
Replies: 13
Views: 4648

Re: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up ther

I have a 20' Key West Bay Reef and fish similar to what you are describing, usually do some light offshore over near Mexico Beach in the 25 mile range but even then you really have to pick your days in a Bay Boat hull. No so much that it is dangerous as it is just hard to fish/standup. All the thin...
by MrWesson
April 10th, 2014, 4:21 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up there?
Replies: 13
Views: 4648

Buying a boat for the big bend.. What is typical up there?

I was in tallahassee for 4 years but been in fort lauderdale for 4 years now and I am coming back this summer :-D . So excited to get away from all the people down here and traffic. While in tallahassee I had a 18' fish/ski and it didn't work well for much past being a river rat but I did some flats...