What Type of Boat do you fish with? 2025

deerhuneter02 reply :

What type of boat do you fish with?

Speed Boat Type

JonBoat

Canoe

Kayak

Other(describe)

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Long Mike reply :

Why is this so important to you? Also, please define "speed boat type."

deerhuneter02 reply :

I was just wondering. Speed Boat Type is one that looks generally like this: http://www.fishfiddleresort.com/boats.htm (the first one)

cart7t reply :

Here's a speed boat, I suppose you could fish off of it

Here's another,

Plenty of deck space, a place to sleep but a real beatch to launch at some of the ramps I go to.

Long Mike reply :

Deerhunter02, the boat you referred to is a boat designed for fishing. It could be a speed boat, but many are not. It all depends upon your definition of speed. Some will travel at 20 mph while others will travel at 75 mph.

I am still curious as to why you decided to start a poll. I can tell you this. By a very great margin, most fishermen fish from the shore. Others use canoes, kayaks and the like. The rest of us use a boat with a motor. I fish from one of two boats. One is an inflatable raft equipped with a trolling motor. Top speed, 3 mph. It's my favorite, but is no good when fishing big water. The other is a 17' Bass Tracker. Top speed, about 45 mph. I love it, but it's a lot more expensive to operate than my raft. Everything being equal I prefer to fish from my raft. I hope this helps.

kybassangler reply :

I know how you feel Log Mike. I just bought my bass boat and the operating costs went through the roof. Now I mechanic more than I fish If it wasn't for the option of bigger waters I believe I would have stuck with small craft.

TopDog reply :

Aluminum boat!

cajun1977. reply :

jdw174 reply :

I have a bass boat. If that qualifies as a "speed" boat, then that's what I fish out of. (You maybe ought to add/modify the choices to include bass boat )

justfishin reply :

17' Express Jet Boat, Grey, Stick Steering, Evinrude 70/55 Jet Drive, 36v 85lb thrust Motorguide trolling motor, and big Kuhunas to run wide open in five inches of water while sitting up front in crystal clear water,lol.

5bass reply :

Here's my speed type boat....

FishingBuds reply :

looks like there some votes there, anyone know whats the other :-? its tieing with jon boat.

As for me I fish out of a jon

Thats what it looked like bringing it home, now I have it stripped down for a project but, had to wait to complete it-my pop had some chemo done(he whipped it tho, well God did it, gotta give thanks to himl)hopefully I can start it back up by the end of this month. ;D ;D ;D

justfishin reply :

Nice boat FBL, my buddie sold his Skeeter last year and bought one. I love the front deck, heck, you could play basketball up front,lol. Its a pretty good ride in the chop as well. We use my Jet in the rivers and his on big water. He is running a 225 Opti ( knock on wood it has not blown yet ) and had a heck of a time finding the right prop. We fish a lot of tidal water and he wanted something to jump on top and still keep some top end going. What prop are you using for yours?

cajun1977. reply :

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Nice boat FBL, my buddie sold his Skeeter last year and bought one. I love the front deck, heck, you could play basketball up front,lol. Its a pretty good ride in the chop as well. We use my Jet in the rivers and his on big water. He is running a 225 Opti ( knock on wood it has not blown yet ) and had a heck of a time finding the right prop. We fish a lot of tidal water and he wanted something to jump on top and still keep some top end going. What prop are you using for yours?

thats a gambler not a skeeter ;D

Micro reply :

Here's my Tracker Grizzly 1548L. Many of the lakes I fish are limited to 10 hp, or are electric only. When I fish an electric only lake, I take my 9.9 hp motor off and replace it with a 55 lb thrust Minn Kota transom mount. I also fish larger tidal rivers and creeks. I don't have the speed of the larger bass boats, or the stability on bigger waters. But I have a definite advantage in agility and can take my boat places big bass boats can't go.

5bass reply :

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Nice boat FBL, my buddie sold his Skeeter last year and bought one. I love the front deck, heck, you could play basketball up front,lol. Its a pretty good ride in the chop as well. We use my Jet in the rivers and his on big water. He is running a 225 Opti ( knock on wood it has not blown yet ) and had a heck of a time finding the right prop. We fish a lot of tidal water and he wanted something to jump on top and still keep some top end going. What prop are you using for yours?

Thats funny.....I'm fixin' to sell my Gambler and buy a Skeeter. ;D I want a Yamaha 250 pretty bad. I have a 24 Raker on my Gambler right now. Yes, the decks on the Gamblers are the biggest you will find and the hull designs are just about the fastest hulls made, other than Strokers.

Fish Chris reply :

Hey Alphawolf, that is a really sweet boat.... probably a bit bigger and faster than I need, but hey, it's aluminum, and its a G3 :-)

Hey Micropterus, that boat will allow you to catch the biggest bass on the planet. All you gotta' do is bring the boat to that fish :-) I like it.

Hey Fishin Buds, yours will work just fine too :-)

Sorry if I missed any of you with small aluminums.

Here's my "dream boat"..... No, really. I fished out of a 12 ft Montgomery Wards Seaking for 10 years, and caught so many huge bass, catfish Sturgeon, Carp, Stripers, etc, etc, it was just rediculous..... But I wanted something a little more stable, and with NO STINKING BENCHES !

So, I surfed until I found my G3 V143T. Then, I just started doing whatever I had to, to end up with it on my driveway :-)

I really do see myself fishing out of it for 10 to 15 years, until its basically worn out, then getting another very similar boat to replace it.

Nothing against high per bass boats, but they would be WAY too expensive for me to operate 140 days a year, like I do with my boat.... Plus, I have this habit of running my boat up onto the bank, in various locations, to fish from shore (great trophy bass technique.... caught 7 of my 9 DD bass this year, from the shore). Don't think I'd want to do that with a pretty, shiny high per bass boat.

If I had that kind of money, I'd spend it on a pretty new truck.

Peace,

Fish

George Welcome reply :

Our clients fish out of:

20' Hewes Light Tackle

justfishin reply :

The Skeeters are sweet too Fivebass. George, my fishing buddie, had a older one and was going to keep it but, we knew a guy whom bought this Gambler 2 years ago and got sick and hardly ever used it so, my friend got a heck of a deal. The Skeeter with the Yamaha 250 sounds sweet. Yamaha makes a great engine. My other fishing buddy, Jeff, has the 250 Yamaha on his Ranger and has not had one problem with it that I know of. The lucky bugger got a free boat to run and truck because he helps run the BFL's here in the Northeast on the weekends.

TopDog reply :

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Hey Alphawolf, that is a really sweet boat.... probably a bit bigger and faster than I need, but hey, it's aluminum, and its a G3 :-)
Hey Micropterus, that boat will allow you to catch the biggest bass on the planet. All you gotta' do is bring the boat to that fish :-) I like it.

Hey Fishin Buds, yours will work just fine too :-)

Sorry if I missed any of you with small aluminums.

Here's my "dream boat"..... No, really. I fished out of a 12 ft Montgomery Wards Seaking for 10 years, and caught so many huge bass, catfish Sturgeon, Carp, Stripers, etc, etc, it was just rediculous..... But I wanted something a little more stable, and with NO STINKING BENCHES !

So, I surfed until I found my G3 V143T. Then, I just started doing whatever I had to, to end up with it on my driveway :-)

I really do see myself fishing out of it for 10 to 15 years, until its basically worn out, then getting another very similar boat to replace it.

Nothing against high per bass boats, but they would be WAY too expensive for me to operate 140 days a year, like I do with my boat.... Plus, I have this habit of running my boat up onto the bank, in various locations, to fish from shore (great trophy bass technique.... caught 7 of my 9 DD bass this year, from the shore). Don't think I'd want to do that with a pretty, shiny high per bass boat.

If I had that kind of money, I'd spend it on a pretty new truck.

Peace,

Fish

fishChris,

Are you kidding? I have a whopping 25hp 4 stroke. With a full tourney load and 2 guys, Im barely going 18mph LMFAO!

bassboy1 reply :

Currently I am fishing out of a 1997 12 foot Grumman vee with a 1988 Evinrude 4 horse deluxe. It has a TM and a fishfinder, so it functions just fine. Soon, we are gonna add a casting deck, and lots of storage, so we don't have to screw with the benches, and wont trip over our stuff.

We are restoring a 1974 15 foot aluminum Lund fish n ski, with a 1979 55 horse Johnson. Soon, it will be our main fishing boat for the large lakes, and the other one for the smaller lakes.

I would like to restore an old 15 or 16 foot aluminum bass boat, with about a 75 horse engine, and use that as my large lake boat, and the Lund will get used more for skiing and such.

fishwood reply :

I usually fish from my smokercraft 17ft boat, but just this past weekend I came to a realization. I took my nephew out in my canoe and we just hammered em'. I realized that when fishing in a slower craft it forces you to focus on each area more than you normally would. I think I'll pull out the canoe more often going forward.

Taliesin reply :

I fish from an '06 Nitro 898 with a 200 hp Merc Optimax. Easily goes 70 mph+, but I tend to keep it around 50 to 60.

Many people might think of it as a speed boat, but it's a bass boat all the way.

It's my first boat, and I LOVE it!!!

surfer reply :

14'6" McKee Craft (like a Boston whaler) with home made deck on back and small cargo hatch / deck up front. 60 HP Johnson with no reverse. Foot steer trolling motor up front. I like the extra weight of the fiberglass heavy hull. It rocks slowly in chop and also handles chop at speed fairly well. It fits my 5000 acre lake well. I spend about $3 in gas each outing. I don't need any thing bigger. I just need a better layout and organization up front.

Tpayneful reply :

Each time I fish in the weekly tournament on my lake, I have the oldest and slowest boat in the group. It is a 1980 Skeeter SS-1 Fisherman bass boat with a 1977 70 HP Evinrude. Top speed is 34MPH. Most of the guys that fish every week have 19' - 21' Tritons or Bass Cats with 200 - 250 HP outboards.

Fish Chris reply :

I just assumed your boat was like 16 or 17 feet, with at least a 60hp. It just has a little bit of that "speedboat" look to it ;-) As it turns out, you have the same motor I do :-)

BTW, 18mph is still way to fast to fish.

Peace,

Fish

Yakfish reply :

Not a speed boat

fishing=life reply :

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Here's a speed boat, I suppose you could fish off of it

Here's another,

Plenty of deck space, a place to sleep but a real beatch to launch at some of the ramps I go to.

who knows it might be fun to try trolling with these

deerhuneter02 reply :

funny :-/

ZombyGuru reply :

07' 18 ft. fish hawk w/ 115 opti

jeremyt reply :

16 ft crestliner aluminum, 30 hp johnson, 57 # motor guide great white ( I fish brackish water) garmin 160c. I love it, but want a bass boat for the lakes.

gordon reply :

I have a 2005 Tracker ProCrappie 175. It's 17' with a Mercury 50 HP and a 74#thrust Minn Kota trolling motor.

Davis reply :

4 man inflatable raft for me.

Does just fine for the places I fish.

llPa1nll reply :

160 Nitro Bass Boat

Johnson 60hp

74lb Minn Kota

Its not big, and with all the gear I have its definitely not fast. It gets me on the water and its what?

PAID FOR!

Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

Diablos reply :

I have a 2005 Princecraft 16ft Starfish w/ 30hp 4stroke. I fish freshwater and saltwater rivers and bays.

JayW reply :

20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

5bass reply :

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PAID FOR!
Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

JayW reply :

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PAID FOR!
Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

Me too! 8-)

surfer reply :

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PAID FOR!
Some of the people with the +20ft 200-300hp rigs cant say that.

I one of the one's that can say that.

Me too! 8-)

aside from the 20 ft and 2-300 hp... Me Too

Matt Fly reply :

BassCat Pantera w/200, and its paid for.

Matt

llPa1nll reply :

Yea nothing like having them paid off. I just see these huge rigs and the price tag that comes with them to run them, I dont know how some people do it. Kudos to you guys for having them and being payment free!

Bassn Blvd reply :

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20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

Very Sweet boat..

JayW reply :

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20' Release Flats boat works for me. Easy to maintain! 8-)

Very Sweet boat..

Thanks!

SimonSays reply :

def not a speed boat for me

hotspringsbass reply :

I voted speed boat, but it is actually a 180Nitro Fish/Ski, 150 Evinrude, 55lb motor guide trolling motor. My 1st runner up is a 17ft Grummin aluminum canoe. I have had the most fun in the canoe and have caught more fish in the canoe.

ww2farmer reply :

I have a 2007 Bass Tracker Pro Team 170. It's a great little boat for me, and the occasional guest. I could have gone bigger/faster/more expensive, but then I would have had payments............I like the boat beeing mine NOW, not in 10 years when it's 1/2 worn out.

bassboy1 reply :

Well, I am gonna update this, as I have aquired two boats after my last post.

I have the 1997 Grumman, with the 4 horse Evinrude.

Then, we are restoring the 1974 Lund with 1979 55 horse Johnny.

Last weekend, we picked up a Cherokee 14 foot vee that we are adding in a casting deck, and doing a complete jon conversion on. It is gonna get a larger engine (20 - 30 horse) when we can afford it, and will get a transom mount 24 volt trolling motor for the elec only lakes, where the single 50 pound isn't enough to move around.

And, we picked up an older 17 foot Grumman canoe. It was a great deal, which is the only reason we got it. We will probably sell it, as we need a new arc welder, and don't have much cash. I would like to keep it though, but I don't write the checks.

Now that we have the 14er, the 12er probably wont get much use. Probably only as a rowboat when we go to our vacation house in NC. Maybe for just cruising down the river, or catfishing or something, but the 14er with casting decks and storage compartments is definitely gonna be easier to use. The Lund we are restoring. Slowly and steadily. Dad just has to much to do, and not enough time to do it (long work hours and commute). But, when it does get done, it will get used for fishing in the large local lakes (allatoona, lanier, weiss etc.) and the 14er will get used in the elec only lakes, the smaller, and medium local lakes, and for when I fish alone in the summer (15 foot deep vee with 55 horse is a lot of boat. More than I need when alone, and more than I want to handle. The 1 foot of saving, and 25 horse decrease is a lot of help)

Then, the Grumman will just get used for the same ole' thing. Rowing, and just cruising or something.

If we do keep the canoe, we will put our 4 horse on it from time to time, and just play around, or use it to entertain younger siblings.

Zeta reply :

I fish from an aluminum bass boat, and a kayak for the no-gas ponds.

The bass boat is a semi restored 1987 16 1/2 ft. Grumman Challenger with a 1989 Mariner 50 h.p.,

Minn Kota 40 lb thrust hand control bow mount motor, and humminbird wide fish finder.

I bought the boat in 2002 in need of some work. In June 2003, Brother and I did a 75% restoration

consisting of new plywood decks front/rear, new 20 oz. carpet, new trolling motor, and

4 new seats. Boat runs like a champ.

Kayak is a 9.5 Heritage featherlite. I own both. Here's pics of them:

JCrzy4Bass reply :

My dad bought his first bass boat back about 2 months ago. It is an aluminum Lowe's boat with a 25hp Evinrude gas powered motor. We have a Bill Dance trolling motor and are working to get the new battery addapted to it as we speak. Hope to try it out in the Potomac on Sunday and have it work great. We named her: "Reely Hooked". You can see a picture of it in one of the Occoquan Threads in the South East Region Forum. It should be on the first page.

niteowl reply :

1965 model 14' flat bottom, spent most of it's life as a rental boat. I gave it new life and call it a bass boat

ljmax reply :

Nitro 1996 170TF with 2005 Johnson Saltwater Series 115. Just bought it and paid cash. Now I have to sell my other bass boat.

TournyFish001 reply :

look below in my signature-

Skeeter ZX250 HPDI 300HP paid in full

Bob Kavanaugh reply :

I don't have a pic of my boat. At least not the whole thing. I have an '07 Tracker PT170

1fast68 reply :

A 2007 custom, hand made, 16' wooden jon boat w/ 1957 35hp Johnson...top speed-29mph w/GPS.

MALTESE FALCON reply :

25' Baja Sportfish center console with 250 HP Mercury EFI Saltwater. Also paid for.

Falcon

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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25' Baja Sportfish center console with 250 HP Mercury EFI Saltwater. Also paid for.
Falcon

*S I G H* Pitter patter pitter patter Nothing can hide from YOU!!

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

TIN TO WIN!!

1967 Ranger V12 Tonto

Will be paid off in 6 more years,WOOHOO!! ;D

Javelin_Venom reply :

1999 Javelin 17 Venom - 17' w/90 hp Johnson. Not bad for my first boat.

guest reply :

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Here's a speed boat, I suppose you could fish off of it

Here's another,

Plenty of deck space, a place to sleep but a real beatch to launch at some of the ramps I go to.

Isn't that Riskid pullin into a dock

flechero reply :

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Isn't that Riskid pullin into a dock

I had forgotten about that!! Fun times... I'm just glad my boat was on the trailer, not in the next slip. ...lol

2000WHITEGMC reply :

17' Bass Tracker w/40hp Johnson

AJ reply :

2001 Ranger 518 vx 200hp yamaha. Not exactly a speedboat, but one heck of a ride.

=Matt 5.0= reply :

Does plastic count?

HPBB reply :

Only have pictures of one of mine right now right now.

Sea Nymph 176 GLS (Great Lakes Special) 75 HP Suzuki ( not running right now :'()

My Other boat is:

Starcraft 14 foot V hull 15HP Merc

these are not mine but I borrow them from time to time

Tracker PTX 175, 25 HP Merc

Alumacraft Trophy 17, 125HP Merc

Catt reply :

-badhabit- reply :

Out of the 4 boats here my favorite has to be my old (110% restored) 1975 17' Ebbtide Bass Bandit w/ 70 hp Evinrude. It gets anywhere I need to be and seems to be effective

Catt reply :

Badhabit, sweet, you done the restoration yourself?

And a ford no less; you aint half bad after all

-badhabit- reply :

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Badhabit, sweet, you done the restoration yourself?
And a ford no less; you aint half bad after all

Thanks

I bought that Ford to just haul my boats. It has a whole new drivetrain all the way through leaf springs and leveling kit (new Rock Crawler wheels since that pic).

That boat looked like this when bought:

I did a hull up restoration + Garmin 178c gps, Garmin 160c in front (now), Aquatronics am/fm/cd w/ 4 infinity 6 x 9s, new pumps w/ timers, 12 gallon tank, dual batteries, new storage boxes, all new wood, seats, new trolling motor, etc..... It runs about 35 kts on the gps. The trailer was done the same way.

It was a lot of work but well worth it to me.

Styx reply :

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Does plastic count?

Is that a Coleman Crawdad?

=Matt 5.0= reply :

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Does plastic count?

Is that a Coleman Crawdad?

Indeed it is. Thanx to LBH for taking the pic.

Styx reply :

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Does plastic count?

Is that a Coleman Crawdad?

Indeed it is. Thanx to LBH for taking the pic.

I have one as well. It's been sitting for years but it served me well in its hay day.

Catt reply :

Badhabit, it outstanding Dude with a stereo to Sweet, I like restorations rather it's boats, cars, or trucks; nothing like a personal touch.

-badhabit- reply :

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Badhabit, it outstanding Dude with a stereo to Sweet, I like restorations rather it's boats, cars, or trucks; nothing like a personal touch.

Thanks Catt,

There was a little more than just me enjoying the work (and I love it also). The original buyer/owner (in the pre-resto pic) passed away and his son wanted to make sure the boat went to good home. So I did the best I could to insure that happened. His son has since said that he knows his father has a big smile on his face up above every time I launch it.

Maybe that's why I've boated close to 30 that have weighed over 8 lbs in it this year

igtat900 reply :

NX 882 paid for

TeamProGator reply :

I fish out of a ProGator but I guess you might have figured that out.....lol

twors reply :

My 1548MV Sea Ark / 25HP Johnson

mayassa reply :

Jon Boat under restoration

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