Old Guy Boat...

[Cane Pole]

Here's the old folks boat I have. It be a 1672. Several older folks here have this boat. Shallow draft, custom built. Lots of options.

[Ketchn]

Here's the old folks boat I have. It be a 1672. Several older folks here have this boat. Shallow draft, custom built. Lots of options.

Oh the damage I could inflect on some crappie lips wit dat ! Very nice boat bro

[skeetbum]

My last boat was a 1648 aluminum stick steer and I miss it all the time. The big glass boat I have reacts slower underneath me and doesn't rock so sharply in passing wake. The bigger motor also gives me more range and the get home in a hurry. Or to the bathroom, whichever. My complaint was the pounding on the way back on rough days. Really bothered my lower back. I'm still looking for an open plan 16' jon at the right price and the right time and I will again own 2 boats. I have the canoe now also and have a blast with it, but my time in it is finite as all things change. There is a seat mount called Smooth Moves that takes the beating out of the ride in the front of a stick boat. I feel they're worth every dime of the cost. I passed on an '05 stick tracker in very nice shape, carpet looked new, 40hp, for a little over $5000. Garage kept and lightly used. Heck of a buy. Hope you find what fits you, lots to look at and choose from.......Skeet

[Cane Pole]

Looking is the fun part Tim.

[Mike58]

I've worked for 49-years and ready to buy a newer boat for crappie and bluegill fishing.

Looking for an aluminum boat with steering wheel and seats mounted to the floor of the boat.

Any ideas from you boat owners?

Thanks

I'm a big fan of Lund boats especially the Alaskan series. Here's a photo of mine



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[deltarat]

I like that. It would be hard to fall out of. I have never fallen out of a boat but, after 65 my balance is not what it used to be.

[skeetbum]

Ask, and you shall receive.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/perso...-panfish-16-a/

[Crestliner08]

I'll throw in my $.02 - My fishing partner, Walt, has owned a 16' stick steer Panfish Tracker for over 30 years. Great fishing boat. However, know this: if you are the passenger in the rear and water is choppy, you're going to get wet....very wet....from the spray. The hull design on these boats are not meant for rough water. The newer models may very well have changed that, I do not know. You'll just have to ask about that.

The other consideration is that this boat has "thrown" rivets quite often. Constantly having to have them replaced or plugged. Causes boat to take on water frequently. Not a lot of water, but it is annoying sometimes. If they offer a stick steer in an all welded hull, I would consider that as an option.

Finally, the "stick steer" does loosen over time from wear, so you have to constantly keep your hand on the stick if you want to maintain control. Tends to drift quite easily, even at slow speeds. I'm not saying they are not great boats, just that you have to take some things into consideration is all. JMO.

[BluegillHunter]

I stated in my first post that I preferred a steering wheel boat, with low seats mounted to the floor.

May have to have a boat custom made to get what i want.

[Cane Pole]

You said you were old too.