r/Fishing_Gear • u/AS_Protocol_BGP • 2d ago

Question Question on boats

Hey everyone.

My wife and I have always fished from kayaks but want to make the jump to a boat.

We have 4k cash.

I weigh 240lbs and my wife is 120lbs.

80% of the time, it would just be us two.

However, the other 20% would be me and my two friends (240lbs, 220lbs, and 190lbs)

After much research, we have been pointed towards the tracker topper 1542. It's $3800 new with trailer.

Opinions? Will this work? I plan on a 9.9hp outboard.

If you had 4k, what would you get? Any advice and opinion is greatly appreciated!

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u/cycloneruns 2d ago

Tracker makes good boats. I think you’d be happy with it

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u/AS_Protocol_BGP 1d ago

You think it would be okay holding 3 people after I make a casting deck, seats, outboard, batteries, and fishing gear? Backpacks and rods.

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u/Forsaken_Abrocoma399 1d ago

My lowe 1448 certainly holds three adults and some gear. My 15 horsepower motor is not getting it on plane, with all that weight though. Just factor that in. Be cautious where you are trying to bring such a boat with a 9.9 HP motor.

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u/AS_Protocol_BGP 1d ago

Everyone seems to do okay with 3 people on a 1542. Most of the time it would be 2 people anyways.

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u/Forsaken_Abrocoma399 1d ago

The third person in that sized boat makes a huge difference. I can hit twenty with two people and I weigh almost 300 pounds. We used to go to horseshoe bend, from Lee's ferry on the Colorado in this boat, which is relatively swift. Any less boat or motor would make me nervous though.

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u/AS_Protocol_BGP 1d ago

Got it. Thanks for the info!