Boat for fishing the sound
Submitted by skez on Tue, 2012-10-09 00:31
hey guys
im looking to purchase first boat and wanting to fish cockburn sound and maybe near rotto on calm days.
what is the minimum sized boat to comfortably go out for a days fishing. iv looked at the quintrex explorer trophey sc but not sure if it would be able to handle the chop when the southerly comes in.
any advice would be much appreciated.
skez
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the size was 420 and wanting
the size was 420 and wanting to keep price down to minimum
deepwater
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boats for fishing the sound
Hi skez how much are you looking at spending???
i will be selling my tub in the next week or two, agreat starter boat 5.7m stacer
jeff
beau
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Hey jeff are you going to
Hey jeff are you going to advertise it here coz a mate and I are in the market for a tub aswell
deepwater
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Yer beau ,i will be selling
Yer beau ,i will be selling on here first ,its a runabout there is shit loads of deck room and it has a new trailer as well
jeff
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Hi Lads
Just to give you a heads up, my Trophy 2103cc will be up for grabs over the next month or so...pm me for more info etc
Fossil
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People regularly take thier
People regularly take thier 12ft tinnys out in the sound so you will get away with a 420 no problem at all but it really depends what you want the boat to be able to do. What you need to think about before deciding what boat to buy is the conditions you want it to be able to handle comfortably. If your going to stick to very calm days & reasonably close to shore then anything over a 12ft tinny with 10hp will do the trick nicely so long as it's properly equipped & your sensible about what you do in it. If you want to be able to head out when it's a bit rougher or think you might like to venture a bit further out then you will be better off with something bigger. It's important to remember that overall length isn't everything when it comes to how a boat handles rough weather, hull design is critical. Do some research into boats that can handle the rough stuff & what makes them better than the boats that can't. Keep that research in mind when you go to have a look at any boat & make the best decision you can about wether the tub your looking at will be up to the tasks you want it to perform. Also never buy a boat that you can't test on the water first. If the owner doesn't want to let you test the boat out first, there's a good chance something is wrong.
Olliej
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I'm also selling my 4.7m
I'm also selling my 4.7m cruisecraft spirit 60hp on my return to aus in a couple of weeks.
It was my first boat and its home has mainly been the sound and 5 fathom. looking for circa 10k nothing else to spend if thats you ball park (near new: trailer/gps/sounder/boat wiring/epirb/dual batteries/stereo/bait board/27mhz radio)
Bruce
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Bump
Skez are you still looking?