My new livescope unit

[slowhand]

[QUOTE=Danny Lang; Looking for a boat that I can shoot docks out of and vertical troll and livescope fish. Is there one.?[/QUOTE]

On a recent Crappie Connection Podcast featuring the "Crappie Ninja", who is supposed to be the Master of Dock Shooting, said the perfect boat for that technique is a stick steer. You are sitting in the water, not on top of it, thus giving you a better angle. All while sitting down. No more sore everything due to hunkering down to shoot.
You can also accomplish all the other techniques mentioned as well.



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[happycaster58]

Man that's optimistic- buying a LS without even having a boa to put it on! My boat search lasted over a year. Be ready to wait a long while on an ordered boat for sure.

[keeferfish]

Today they came by ups, both my garmin echomap ultra 106sv units and my livescope lvs32 transducer and black box. If I only had a boat to put them on.

I like your style, buying electronics first. Next a trolling motor, then look at trailers, then outboards and lastly the boat!

[Grainraiser]

On a recent Crappie Connection Podcast featuring the "Crappie Ninja", who is supposed to be the Master of Dock Shooting, said the perfect boat for that technique is a stick steer. You are sitting in the water, not on top of it, thus giving you a better angle. All while sitting down. No more sore everything due to hunkering down to shoot.
You can also accomplish all the other techniques mentioned as well.



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This is true. I use to fish out of a 17ft Nitro and you were woreout after after a day of dock shooting. I have have a 14ft fiberglass skiff and since I am closer to the water I feel much better after a day of dock shooting. Since i'm typically sitting down while I am fishing I had my boat set up alot like Alphahawk. Everything is within my reach radius while fishing. The only time I have to move is when I am working the tiller on the outboard.

[Ketchn]

stand if you want to get a better view of me slinging the fire out of em while I sit ......

[grizwilson]

I feel your pain. My answer was going to a two boat system (well actually 4 but that is my addiction issue) Have a 87 Champion Lake boat, and a 2052 Alweld with a 50-35 jet, (sold my trout boat for that) both have been in your area. Put in at Swinging Bridge, the coontail was a battle with the jet. My suggestion is two lower cost boats that will do the job. You would not play golf with one club?????

[Bricks]

Something like a flats boat might fit the bill shallow draft but yet handle bigger water.

[Chuck Adams]

Might check Alweld semi-v models.
I’ve had 2 made over the years. Top notch in every way.
20 footer and 24 footer.
Used to take the 24 out in the Gulf about 6-10 miles.
That’s probably overkill for your needs but you can custom order smaller versions like their 1860 and have it built with your specs. Storage, live well, etc where you want.
Just a suggestion.
Good luck.


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[Chuck Adams]

My buddy is selling his Alumiweld tunnel boat with a 70 Yamaha.
Not a scratch on it.
He wants 18k for it.


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[Gone Fishin']

I ain’t getting in no hurry. Sold my boat before moving here….took a year or more to decide on it when I bought it over 7 years ago. Very hard to find a hull that works great on a shallow trout river and works as equally well on a lake. I will in all likelihood do as OP has done…buy a Live Scope before I get a boat. If I want a boat that truly can handle both types of water I’ll probably have to go custom. But it won’t be perfect for both that’s for sure.


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I predict you will own two boats to satisfy your needs. Just give in to it now. Go to the liiiiiiggghhhtttttt...