View Single Post
  #13  
Old 05-15-2018, 03:20 PM
leeelmer leeelmer is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Rocky Mnt House
Posts: 932
Default

The biggest problem Kurt is then it is not great on the river and worse on the lakes, no comparison to a deep v boat when the waves come up.
They burn twice the fuel, so be prepared to pay for way more gas,
They are hard to run in a straight line when trolling with a trolling motor because the hull is a lot more flat.
But I understand looking for a dual purpose boat so you can do both, understand a jet does not steer well without some power going to the jet drive, so navigating a small creek slow speed is a no go, you need to go fast(think small river getting into a big lake)
200HP jet drive is like having a 150HP prop so don't expect the same performance as a 200HP out board.
But it is a lot of fun on the river, big toss up for sure. I am a lake guy and like my deep v, but I fish with buddies that have cross over jet drives, and been in a few dedicated river boats, they are all fun.
Reply With Quote