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Best boat for....

3K views 5 replies 3 participants last post by  JimboJones 
#1 ·
Flyfishing, family of 5 beach excursions and trips across Salem Harbor.

I like classic lines and I am considering:

Bristol Skiff
Stagepoint 17
Roth Bilt 15

I am only going to purchase used, so alot will depend on what is available.

Anyone have any thoughts.
 
#4 ·
What I take from Jim's mention of classic lines makes me think of Novi style as opposed to displacement with lots of vee and deadrise - a Finest Kind, Eastern, Stagepoint, et al, has lots of room for people to move around, fish from, and yet it's slung low enough to be beached. I have to be honest - after I first thought about it, I also wanted to add the Whaler to the list. I'm not much on vee hulls with a ton of deadrise for getting close to the rocks to cast to foam and wash.
 
#5 ·
Gotcha.

FYI the Trophy only draws about 8 inches and we beached it (once accidentally :rolleyes: ) a couple of times over the weekend. I was just struck by the comfort and practical layout of the thing.

Wish I had one in my driveway so I could tell you all about it :devil:
 
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