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I've given up. Only got room for one boat. I've been fishing for the past ten years out of a tin can and want to upgrade to a fiberglass boat. However the wife loves to ski and wants a ski boat. So that leaves me with the fish-n-ski. Is this one step closer to a mini van? I keep telling her she can ski behind a good size bass boat but then she says we need more seats for more people. So if I have to take the plunge what would u suggest? Not a whole lot of choices out there.
 
I feel your pain. They are the minivan of the water. They also have a horrible resale value as compared to their bass boat counterpart.
 
I have two boats one which was my first was/is a Fish/Ski. It is not the minivan on the water. I purchased mine when I was 25 and my friends and I used it for all sorts of fishing and fun. It was fast great handling and could relieve you quickly from the every moment of fishing mindframe that goes along with a "bass boat". It is a boat you can just relax in and fish at the same time or just cruise around the lake and enjoy the day. Mine is a Javelin 378 with a 150 Mercury XR4. It would haul for a heavy boat at 65 with 4 in it, it was owned previously by the owner of Clark's Marine. I only recently bought a center console to allow my young sons safety from falling out in rougher water, and my next purchase will be a pontoon. That said again a Fish/Ski is not a minivan more of a Sedan.
 
I love my fish n ski. My first boat was a bass boat but chose a fish n ski for my 2nd purchase. I have had this one for about 5 or 6 years now. My suggestion is to buy as big as you can afford/store/pull. The bigger the better for deck space. Mine is a 20' 6' Procraft, big difference over the 18' boats.
 
Fish 'n' Ski = Not a true fishing boat and not a true ski boat. It's like buying a cheap combo in my opinion. Does one size ever really fit all?
 
Thanks for the replies. Just starting to do some research on them. Seems bigger is better. I'm also surprised to see that some don't draft as much as I thought, 15-16". What's the avg depth a bass boat will draft?

Looks like some are pretty sharp looking as well.
 
A fish n ski does neither thing well. The ONLY time I would like to have a fish n ski is winter fishing, the windshield is nice to get behind when it's cold. I would rather have a pontoon boat over a fish n ski.
 

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