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Mod V vs Flat hull for super shallow. Alweld;Lowe;Tracker ??
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<blockquote data-quote="overboard" data-source="post: 437180" data-attributes="member: 6547"><p>Rich, must be other guys fishing those flats, do a little snooping and see what they are using to get some ideas.</p><p>I saw you want to put a 20 or 25hp motor on, I'm assuming you will be using that to get you to the flats and then you will trim it up and either pole or row after that, there is no way you will be able to run the prop motor in 4-5" or so of water. I have both a 1654 FB and a 1648 MV tracker GRIZZLY, I think my 1648 has a 3 deg. dead rise, the new ones are I believe 7 deg. Both boats are heavy, but the 1654 with the flat bottom drafts shallower than the 1648 MV. </p><p>There are guys on here that know a heck of a lot more than I do, but even with a jet that can run in 3-4" of water on plane you may need several more inches of depth with the boat just sitting. I will tend to agree that lighter, and wider would be better for extremely shallow fishing. </p><p>If the boat sits low in the back due to engine weight, your weight, batt., gas tank, that could change the draft considerably at the transom, might need to look at center consoles.</p><p>Just a few thoughts for you to consider!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="overboard, post: 437180, member: 6547"] Rich, must be other guys fishing those flats, do a little snooping and see what they are using to get some ideas. I saw you want to put a 20 or 25hp motor on, I'm assuming you will be using that to get you to the flats and then you will trim it up and either pole or row after that, there is no way you will be able to run the prop motor in 4-5" or so of water. I have both a 1654 FB and a 1648 MV tracker GRIZZLY, I think my 1648 has a 3 deg. dead rise, the new ones are I believe 7 deg. Both boats are heavy, but the 1654 with the flat bottom drafts shallower than the 1648 MV. There are guys on here that know a heck of a lot more than I do, but even with a jet that can run in 3-4" of water on plane you may need several more inches of depth with the boat just sitting. I will tend to agree that lighter, and wider would be better for extremely shallow fishing. If the boat sits low in the back due to engine weight, your weight, batt., gas tank, that could change the draft considerably at the transom, might need to look at center consoles. Just a few thoughts for you to consider! [/QUOTE]
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