Why does no one make a quality aluminum bass boat?

[Jim]

How about War Eagle?

KRS

Another awesome boat! I drool when I'm on their website.

 

[Hanr3]

They never stopped making aluminum boats. Your just looking in the wrong place.

Lund and Alumacraft have been around for over 5 decades. Heck my boat was built in '1967. It's 4 1/2 decades old and still doesn't leak.

Whom every said they can't form complex angles in aluminum needs to look at thier tow vehicle. It's a hell of a lot easier and faster to form a hull from aluminum than fiberglass.

 

[gotmuddy]

They never stopped making aluminum boats. Your just looking in the wrong place.

Lund and Alumacraft have been around for over 5 decades. Heck my boat was built in '1967. It's 4 1/2 decades old and still doesn't leak.

Whom every said they can't form complex angles in aluminum needs to look at thier tow vehicle. It's a hell of a lot easier and faster to form a hull from aluminum than fiberglass.

the thing I am looking for is a pro-level boat, all the bells and whistles.

 

[S&MFISH]

Check this one out Muddy. I like the X21 and X19. A little pricy though.

https://www.xpressboats.com/view/bass#x21_anchor

 

[Hanr3]

the thing I am looking for is a pro-level boat, all the bells and whistles.

Oh in that case look at the pro level boats offered by both LUND and ALUMACRAFT. #-o

https://www.lundboats.com/boats/2011-aluminum/pro-v-boats/2075-pro-v

https://www.alumacraft.com/2012-models/competitor-series/185-sport/#info

Like I said, they have been making aluminum boats for over half a century. Boats made for tournaments on big lakes, and I mean big lakes. Superior, Michigan, Erie. Kentucky Lake is a pond compared to these lakes. It's like 60 miles across Lake Michigan.

45 gallons of fuel powering a 225 big enough?
No, how about 60 gallons powering a 300hp, is that big enough?
Yes, aluminum hull.

Let's put Lake Michingan in comparison to Kentucky Lake. Kentucky lake is 160,300 acres. Roughly 2,064 miles of shoreline.
Lake Michigan is not usually referred to in acres, however it is 14,336,000 acres, or roughly 22,400 square miles. Not 22,400 miles of shore line, its 22,400 square miles of water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4xLi6mfRb0

 

[gotmuddy]

the thing I am looking for is a pro-level boat, all the bells and whistles.

Oh in that case look at the pro level boats offered by both LUND and ALUMACRAFT. #-o

https://www.lundboats.com/boats/2011-aluminum/pro-v-boats/2075-pro-v

https://www.alumacraft.com/2012-models/competitor-series/185-sport/#info

Like I said, they have been making aluminum boats for over half a century. Boats made for tournaments on big lakes, and I mean big lakes. Superior, Michigan, Erie. Kentucky Lake is a pond compared to these lakes. It's like 60 miles across Lake Michigan.

45 gallons of fuel powering a 225 big enough?
No, how about 60 gallons powering a 300hp, is that big enough?
Yes, aluminum hull.

Let's put Lake Michingan in comparison to Kentucky Lake. Kentucky lake is 160,300 acres. Roughly 2,064 miles of shoreline.
Lake Michigan is not usually referred to in acres, however it is 14,336,000 acres, or roughly 22,400 square miles. Not 22,400 miles of shore line, its 22,400 square miles of water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4xLi6mfRb0

neither of those are bass boats.

 

[Hanr3]

Why?

 

[dyeguy1212]

They never stopped making aluminum boats. Your just looking in the wrong place.

Lund and Alumacraft have been around for over 5 decades. Heck my boat was built in '1967. It's 4 1/2 decades old and still doesn't leak.

Whom every said they can't form complex angles in aluminum needs to look at thier tow vehicle. It's a hell of a lot easier and faster to form a hull from aluminum than fiberglass.

the thing I am looking for is a pro-level boat, all the bells and whistles.

As posted 5 other times, xpress boats offer this. You can even get a package with a Talon.. hows that for bells and whistles? lol

 

[gotmuddy]

As posted 5 other times, xpress boats offer this. You can even get a package with a Talon.. hows that for bells and whistles? lol

xpress is looking to be the best. That x21 looks nice.

 

[Lennyg3]

Why?

Because it isn't a flat deck, low profile boat. It isn't really an opinion. LOL

The same reason why a fiberglass skiff isn't a bass boat.

 

[Quackrstackr]

Why?

Because those are Yankee clippah's. :lol:

They have their place but they aren't bass boats. They catch too much wind and draft too much water.

 

[xbacksideslider]

Straight V hull fresh water fishing
https://www.gregorboats.com/angler.htm

V Hull salt water
https://www.gregorboats.com/alaskan_baja.htm

V Hull big salt water
https://www.gregorboats.com/oseries.htm

All of em have high gunnels.

Yeah, they all catch wind; that's the price you pay for the power to weight ratio that kicks glass butt and consequently saves on gas. The future is tin.

 

[gotmuddy]

Straight V hull fresh water fishing
https://www.gregorboats.com/angler.htm

V Hull salt water
https://www.gregorboats.com/alaskan_baja.htm

V Hull big salt water
https://www.gregorboats.com/oseries.htm

All of em have high gunnels.

Yeah, they all catch wind; that's the price you pay for the power to weight ratio that kicks glass butt and consequently saves on gas. The future is tin.

while those are nice boats they are not bass boats.

 

[devilmutt]

Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a Special Edition Xpress with a yamaha 300 hanging off the back. I have been a good boy this year!

















































:LOL2:

How about a 17 footer with a 115?

https://lacrosse.craigslist.org/boa/2896587302.html

 

[Hanr3]

Ummm, Bass dont care what boat you use.

Triton builds aluminum bass boats.

Altough based on your specs.
Try this 25' 102" deck with a 250 and all the bells and whistles on the market. All yours for a mear $40 grand plus trailer.
https://www.suntrackerboats.com/boat/?boat=3443

It's got more deck space than any bass boat on the market. :mrgreen:

 

[Johny25]

I would have no problems catching bass in that Lund Pro-V 2075............ Since when do you need a specific boat to catch fish? I grew up fishing out of a **** canoe and never had any problem putting fish in the boat 8)

If your going to fish in ankle deep water then why not just take off your shoes and walk out in it and not worry about a $30,000 aluminum bass boat with a shallow draft? :lol:

Santa please bring me that Lund for Christmas! If I didn't have a wife and kids I would sell my house and buy that Lund and live in that :mrgreen:

 

[Hanr3]

I would have no problems catching bass in that Lund Pro-V 2075............ Since when do you need a specific boat to catch fish? I grew up fishing out of a **** canoe and never had any problem putting fish in the boat 8)

If your going to fish in ankle deep water then why not just take off your shoes and walk out in it and not worry about a $30,000 aluminum bass boat with a shallow draft? :lol:

Santa please bring me that Lund for Christmas! If I didn't have a wife and kids I would sell my house and buy that Lund and live in that :mrgreen:

I hear ya. I'm after an Alumacraft Classic 16' tiller model myself.

 

[gotmuddy]

I am thinking about getting back into tournament fishing, and I thought doing it from a aluminum bass boat would be awesome. Obviously fish dont care what your using but you dont try to race nascar with a monster truck either.

 

[Quackrstackr]

Bass don't care what you use but depending on your water and technique, the angler sure as heck cares what he's using.

I've had both and there's no comparison in the fishability of the different designs in certain conditions.

 

[Johny25]

Maybe you want to just ask this guy if he needs a fishing partner? :mrgreen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_R1aBoRAAY