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<blockquote data-quote="Nav" data-source="post: 372678" data-attributes="member: 15905"><p>Upper Miss river rat chiming in here. I bought a new 17-48 Blazer jet back in 2007 and it's still a boat I really enjoy using. It has a 40hp tohatsu tiller. I fish approx 3 to 4 times a week on the river in July, August and Sept. With that in mind, I have hit hard twice running the river in shallow rocky areas during low water years. The back corner of the jet shoe has two dime size gouges from those hits. At 7am in the morning nothing will wake you up faster than hitting at full throttle. I used a console version of my boat for a little while and I didn't like how slow the boat would respond when turning. My tiller is definitely more responsive. </p><p></p><p>Boat specs: 17' long, 48" bottom width, Max HP 40, .08 thick aluminum, dry weight is 330#. The boat is great for a controlled drift which I use a minnkota PD55 to slow it down. The GPS reads 30mph with just me in the boat. It's pretty much a bare-bones fishing rig. </p><p></p><p>Like someone mentioned above, this type of a boat fit my needs rather than an IB jet like River Pro. It looks like your budget is close to that of a river pro so don't rule them out. There are plenty of people that run one and I'm sure they would be happy to take you for a spin. I've been in a river pro and they are a hoot to run along with a fit and finish 2nd to none.</p><p></p><p>I split my time between lakes and river so I have a boat for each. :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nav, post: 372678, member: 15905"] Upper Miss river rat chiming in here. I bought a new 17-48 Blazer jet back in 2007 and it's still a boat I really enjoy using. It has a 40hp tohatsu tiller. I fish approx 3 to 4 times a week on the river in July, August and Sept. With that in mind, I have hit hard twice running the river in shallow rocky areas during low water years. The back corner of the jet shoe has two dime size gouges from those hits. At 7am in the morning nothing will wake you up faster than hitting at full throttle. I used a console version of my boat for a little while and I didn't like how slow the boat would respond when turning. My tiller is definitely more responsive. Boat specs: 17' long, 48" bottom width, Max HP 40, .08 thick aluminum, dry weight is 330#. The boat is great for a controlled drift which I use a minnkota PD55 to slow it down. The GPS reads 30mph with just me in the boat. It's pretty much a bare-bones fishing rig. Like someone mentioned above, this type of a boat fit my needs rather than an IB jet like River Pro. It looks like your budget is close to that of a river pro so don't rule them out. There are plenty of people that run one and I'm sure they would be happy to take you for a spin. I've been in a river pro and they are a hoot to run along with a fit and finish 2nd to none. I split my time between lakes and river so I have a boat for each. :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]
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