The need to want

[Ketchup]

4 hours ago, m&m said:

Ketchup, you certainly don't let any moss grow under your feet. You hardly had an opportunity to get your boat carpet dirty. Good luck on all those new things going on. Next OAF tourney will see you joining the caravan driving up from the BV, Arkansas area. 

Mike

Stepping up to the Xpress 19'  with the 150, with Hyd. 10" plate, Hyd. Steering, and other goodies was a huge upgrade from the 18' Tracker with 115 and none of those options. Now the plan is to step up to where i wanted to be originally with the 21' Xpress with the 250.  Cant go any more upgraded than that in an aluminum boat, and that is the beast of all aluminum. It will happen, as soon as i please the wife with selling this place, and buying another.  Thanks for the luck wishes  We have spent alot of time down there the past month just looking.  I will be sure to find out which parking lot the lineup will be taking place.

 

3 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Just make sure you have a spare area for the drop-ins.   

I will have plenty Daryk.  Really enjoy being able to host when possible. 

[176champion]

That's gona be quite the Challenge catching bass at 80 mph in your new boat..lol

 

Best wishes and good luck on the move..

[Ketchup]

I hoping that i can run from Beaver Lake to Eagle Rock for the OA tourneys and beat Champ, Mike and the rest of those coming so i can get first dibs on following Quill or Ham around to their spots. 

[wily]

Seems silly to me to tout tin boat bass fishing...and then get a boat like that...but I guess I had the wrong idea of what the club is about...Oh well...no worries

[Ketchup]

2 hours ago, wily said:

Seems silly to me to tout tin boat bass fishing...and then get a boat like that...but I guess I had the wrong idea of what the club is about...Oh well...no worries

Im lost? Care to explain so i can make sure i post an accurate response?

[176champion]

3 hours ago, wily said:

Seems silly to me to tout tin boat bass fishing...and then get a boat like that...but I guess I had the wrong idea of what the club is about...Oh well...no worries

Wiley the express boat is aluminum

https://xpressboats.com/bass/

[Quillback]

10 hours ago, Ketchup said:

I hoping that i can run from Beaver Lake to Eagle Rock for the OA tourneys and beat Champ, Mike and the rest of those coming so i can get first dibs on following Quill or Ham around to their spots. 

For sure we'll have to get together and do some fishing. 

[Unimog]

The xpress boats are a good idea I find myself considering. It seemed like they just didn't have the rod locker and tackle storage layout that the glass boats do but maybe they've got that figured out now. I have a 17' Lowe I do 95% of my fishing out of and a glass boat I take out only occasionally on the bigger lakes. One xpress would probably do both. 

[Ketchup]

1 hour ago, Unimog said:

The xpress boats are a good idea I find myself considering. It seemed like they just didn't have the rod locker and tackle storage layout that the glass boats do but maybe they've got that figured out now. I have a 17' Lowe I do 95% of my fishing out of and a glass boat I take out only occasionally on the bigger lakes. One xpress would probably do both. 

Ive owned glass rigs since 1990. Several aluminum bass boats in those years also. Im going to go out on a limb here, as everyone on this site knows im a huge fan of aluminum bass rigs, and say if you put that Xpress X21 next to any glass boat of same size, other than the glitz and glamor of metal flake on glass rigs, and fiberglass wheel wells on the trailers, it would surprise me if less than 50% of people at a boat show wouldnt pick the aluminum boat when figuring price into the factor. The aluminum boat will handle waves just as well as the glass boat "sorry die hard glass guys", with same motors the aluminum will leave the glass boat way behind on speed, the aluminum will fish so much more shallow than the glass, im not scared when i bump a log, or beach the boat " tho i hate scratches", and the list could go on and on. Again i have owned more boats than most, as i buy and sell alot. I would own a glass boat again, and probably will at some point, but apples to apples, theres no comparison. Get you an Xpress and be happy. 

[Ketchup]

When i get the Xpress X21 i will welcome anyone, at any time to go for a ride, and a few hours of fishing, if your wanting to compare the ride and fishability/layout.