Looking for a versatile boat that I can frog gig, duck hunt and gator hunt out of. Need space for 3 adults or 2 adults/2 kids.
Boat is predominantly used in Florida with 80% of use pushing through water hyacinth and the rest in mud or 5" of water with growth. I have been using my flats boat up until this point but I know a mud style set up would be more ideal.
Was looking at Gator Trax Marsh 16 with 25HP Kohler EFI or just getting a 16' jon boat and adding a surface drive to it. Does the smooth bottom of the gator trax and similar manufacturers make that big of a difference compared to a regular jon boat style like a lowe jon boat?
Surface drive or long tail?
I do not have any runs beyond 5 miles and nothing in open lake water for the most part.
I do not know a lot about these style boats but wanted to get everyone's thoughts.
Budget 10-20k.
-John
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