Quote Originally Posted by Duck Tape View Post
My wife bought the last one...

This one is on me... So spending an extra hundred for name only is not my bag. Spending 50 for brand new and a couple feet more is fine.
So, you want to spend $50k more for 2’-4’ itis new? Then you’re going to be playing in the same tier you’re in now just a bigger version of it. Those names with the extra $100 earned them by building a better product, you don’t see it when it’s calm and Jon boats are 20 miles out with you. You see it when that shelf cloud boils over and it goes from calm to 4-6’ in the blink of an eye where things start getting stressed and broken. Not a big deal when you’re spending your time on a lake though. My hull is 13 years old, hardware is all original other than Gemlux rod holders I added, not a speck of rust on it.

Realistically sounds like you want something bigger for no reason which is fine if you do. Or fix what you have because it doesn’t sound like much more than bad connections and a few tweaks.