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Looks like ill be headed back to East Tennessee after spending the past several years in the low country chasing reds out of my trusty 15' Mitzi.
As with any move, there are some mixed emotions, but the thing that I will miss the most is the fishing. Largemouth and rainbows just don't stack up against redfish. That being said, I will still be fishing my tail off on the Tennessee River system, tail-waters, and blue-linin' in the mountains, and I will need to make some tough decisions about what to do with my beloved Mitzi.
Part of me knows that the Mitzi belongs in the salt doing what she was designed to do, but she runs like a top and has an I-Pilot so she could easily handle bass fishing the lakes. I have started looking at different boats for my new environment and the Hog Island SW-16 or a Towee seem like popular choices if i don't go the "glitter-boat" route. why are these boats better than a skiff for fresh water? I assume this is just because the hull can handle more abuse for river fishing, but the Hog Island looks like a heavy under-powered sled with a tiller and the Towee looks a bit small even compared to my 15'-Mitzi.
Financially speaking, if I flip my Mitzi id be looking at less than 10K and that wont get me much in terms of a SW-16 or a bass-boat if I go that route. In fact id like to keep some funds reserved for a drift boat as we all know that everyone needs more boats
(side bar, is there a website that i can look for used drift boats like Microskiff.com?)
Anyone have any sage wisdom on the subject or experience running skiffs in bass-boat country?
As with any move, there are some mixed emotions, but the thing that I will miss the most is the fishing. Largemouth and rainbows just don't stack up against redfish. That being said, I will still be fishing my tail off on the Tennessee River system, tail-waters, and blue-linin' in the mountains, and I will need to make some tough decisions about what to do with my beloved Mitzi.
Part of me knows that the Mitzi belongs in the salt doing what she was designed to do, but she runs like a top and has an I-Pilot so she could easily handle bass fishing the lakes. I have started looking at different boats for my new environment and the Hog Island SW-16 or a Towee seem like popular choices if i don't go the "glitter-boat" route. why are these boats better than a skiff for fresh water? I assume this is just because the hull can handle more abuse for river fishing, but the Hog Island looks like a heavy under-powered sled with a tiller and the Towee looks a bit small even compared to my 15'-Mitzi.
Financially speaking, if I flip my Mitzi id be looking at less than 10K and that wont get me much in terms of a SW-16 or a bass-boat if I go that route. In fact id like to keep some funds reserved for a drift boat as we all know that everyone needs more boats
(side bar, is there a website that i can look for used drift boats like Microskiff.com?)
Anyone have any sage wisdom on the subject or experience running skiffs in bass-boat country?