edwin Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 I watched the Phoenix vid, looks like a nice rig. I'm sure it will be a dandy of a boat. That said, I'll keep myself in the BCB family for now Bill - you mentioned Alaska - any chance you're gonna make the trek north to Kiana for some shefish this year? "Advantages are taken, not handed out"
Bill Babler Posted July 29, 2011 Author Posted July 29, 2011 Wish I was but I'm not. Phil is already on the Naknek and I'm headed up to Kodiak on Monday. He will meet me there later in the week. We have two groups of 8 coming up for saltwater Halibut, King Salmon, Lingcod, and Rockfish. We are also flying out for Silver Salmon and will catch Ocean Bright Pink, and Chum Salmon, along with Sea Run Dollies from the Lodge. It has been 60 to 65 degrees everyday with light breeze and sun or partly cloudy. Man does that not sound wonderful. We both wil be home on the 25th. of August. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
techo Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 I will wait until you get back and do the boat post but one of the cool things about the Phoenix is the way they do storage and make the boat bigger. If that made any sense? Tim Carpenter
Smalliebigs Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Bill, you have now intriged me with the talk about taking waves well. I'm in the market for a glass boat and was looking at Phoenix, I realize they use AME 5000 resin for the hull, are there some advantages to the hull desing itself that allows it to take rough water as you say???? I have narrowed it down to a BassCat, Phoenix or a Ranger. The speed thing is really a non factor for me, safety and longevity and ease of operation are what I am looking at in a new glass boat. I keep hearing guys brag about how a Phoenix can take waves but, I want to see why it alegedly can. Is it hull design or just because they use a higher grade material than most boat manufacturers?? Thank you in adavance Bill or anyone else who knows Phoenix boats.....I go thru this everytime I buy a boat!!!! but I want to get it right this time it may be my last??? Scott
edwin Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Smallie - you owe it to yourself to go see, crawl around, and test drive a Bass Cat...it's above and beyond IMHO. Even more than the boat itself, the support from the factory is without equal. Well worth the time to check them out. PM me if you have questions...don't want to derail this thread. "Advantages are taken, not handed out"
techo Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Smallie - you owe it to yourself to go see, crawl around, and test drive a Bass Cat...it's above and beyond IMHO. Even more than the boat itself, the support from the factory is without equal. Well worth the time to check them out. PM me if you have questions...don't want to derail this thread. Too late! My fault though....sorry:innocent: Tim Carpenter
Members ksbowhunter Posted July 30, 2011 Members Posted July 30, 2011 Smallie - you owe it to yourself to go see, crawl around, and test drive a Bass Cat...it's above and beyond IMHO. Even more than the boat itself, the support from the factory is without equal. Well worth the time to check them out. PM me if you have questions...don't want to derail this thread. Bass Cat makes a great boat. Still just kills me how all the guides will not run a Nitro. KVD runs one and iam pretty sure he can run any boat he want's. Just a thought.
MstStudent10 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 The REAL reason KVD runs a Nitro?.... I can't imagine it is because Bass Pro is a HUGE sponsor of his... I'm sure it's in his contract somewhere... "We sponsor you and give you anything, and you run our boat..." If he goes with a different boat, he loses Bass Pro Shops, only his biggest sponsor... I loved the time one of the Nitro reps at BPS tried to sell us on Nitros.. He said, "You know Nitros are number 1?"... I asked "Number one in what category exactly?"... "Bass fishing" is what he replied..and that was it...no other arguments about performance, ride, affordability, customer service... Nope... Just "Bass Fishing"... I chuckled and that was that.. Set the hook first, ask questions later...
skeeter Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Bill, you have now intriged me with the talk about taking waves well. I'm in the market for a glass boat and was looking at Phoenix, I realize they use AME 5000 resin for the hull, are there some advantages to the hull desing itself that allows it to take rough water as you say???? I have narrowed it down to a BassCat, Phoenix or a Ranger. The speed thing is really a non factor for me, safety and longevity and ease of operation are what I am looking at in a new glass boat. I keep hearing guys brag about how a Phoenix can take waves but, I want to see why it alegedly can. Is it hull design or just because they use a higher grade material than most boat manufacturers?? Thank you in adavance Bill or anyone else who knows Phoenix boats.....I go thru this everytime I buy a boat!!!! but I want to get it right this time it may be my last??? Scott Smallie, Are you ditching that nice aluminum rig and giving up on the Rivers ? I'm thinking you could find Phoenix' website and then locate a dealer with one in stock to see firsthand what the big deal is about "taking waves" and just tried it myself but they want your phone number and email address for some reason. Lord only knows with the plethora of Wake Boats down here you need something like that if you're out when they are.
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