Why does no one make a quality aluminum bass boat?

[devilmutt]

I fish areas in my friend's aluminum bass boat that I would not be able to fish in my V bottom boat. This is not ankle deep water, but water that is 15 feet deep with stumps that sit just below the surface. Another disadvantage to most of the V style boats for Bass fishing is the lower decks. Yes, you can catch fish from any boat, but it's easier and more effective to pitch and flip a jig from the elevated decks of bass boat.

 

[xbacksideslider]

So what light weight - and cheap - tin boat, by make/model, has lots of beam and lots of potential foredeck width?

That overall width would give you the stability to support a foredeck high enough above the water for casting/flipping as well as that better visual angle against glare.

 

[Hanr3]

So what light weight - and cheap - tin boat, by make/model, has lots of beam and lots of potential foredeck width?

That overall width would give you the stability to support a foredeck high enough above the water for casting/flipping as well as that better visual angle against glare.

Alaskan by Lund

90.5" beam 20' long
If you open the pdf file in the link below they have a it loaded with a ton of gear. 2 55 gallon drums, portable generator, the refreidgerator, plus a whole bunch more gear. This boat is designed to withstand the rigors of outpost living and gauided fishing in the most remote locations in the world.

https://www.lundboats.com/boats/2011-aluminum/alaskan/2000-alaskan-boat

 

[JamesM56alum]

So what light weight - and cheap - tin boat, by make/model, has lots of beam and lots of potential foredeck width?

That overall width would give you the stability to support a foredeck high enough above the water for casting/flipping as well as that better visual angle against glare.

Alaskan by Lund

90.5" beam 20' long
If you open the pdf file in the link below they have a it loaded with a ton of gear, litterally a ton of gear. 2 55 gallon drums, portable generator, the refreidgerator, plus a whole bunch more gear. This boat is designed to withstand the rigors of outpost living and gauided fishing in the most remote locations in the world.

https://www.lundboats.com/boats/2011-aluminum/alaskan/2000-alaskan-boat

Very kick *** boat.

 

[Hanr3]

I am thinking about getting back into tournament fishing, and I thought doing it from a aluminum bass boat would be awesome. Obviously fish dont care what your using but you dont try to race nascar with a monster truck either.

To use your own analogy, I'd go with the same thing the rest of the competitors are using. As you pointed out, if your racing you need to run what works for the fastest ones on the track. There are a few Bass Pros that have aluminum boats, however it not their primary boat for tournaments. Dont remember the gentlemans name, however he won a FLW Bass Tournament last year in an aluminum boat. Basically he portage thorugh a drainage culvert and fished a spot no one else could get too. But again, that wasn't his primary tournament boat.

As for racing NASCAR in a monster truck, have you not seen the Craftsmen Truck series? :mrgreen:

 

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https://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=11352

That thread seems to say it all.

It's physics, the light weight of aluminum has its benefits as well as its costs and those are inverted if you choose fiberglass.

For me, I prefer the fuel economy and ease of handling of aluminum.

 

[Hanr3]

https://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=11352

That thread seems to say it all.

It's physics, the light weight of aluminum has its benefits as well as its costs and those are inverted if you choose fiberglass.

For me, I prefer the fuel economy and ease of handling of aluminum.

Same here, light weight, ease of handling, and a aluminum offers a lifetime of use.
Another thread from the same site.
https://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=16848&posts=3&start=1