Last year, June, I found a 2003 scout 162sf with 54 hours on the motor, 60hp 2 stroke Yamaha. An elderly couple used it about twice a year for shrimping. And it was garage stored. Bought it for 5k. Amazed at how shallow it drafts and how well it handles off the beaches. Put some add-ons for fishing and never looked back. Sure there are better boats for flats fishing but I can also run the beaches, been about 3 miles out and chase cobia, etc. Very impressed!
I want a Skeeter bass boat ,, but I’m priced out of one ,, I know nothing about a flats boat , I’m older and do the fly rod , and bass and cat fish ,, would one of these type of boats work good for that ? I fish lakes , no ocean ... strictly lake ..
@@tdog9150 Dont buy a big fancy one like a skeeter for a lake. Try finding some used Eastcapes or Maverick HPX, they run cheaper with tiller motor as well.
3.5k for my gheenoe 154, yami 2 stroke 15hp, and trailer.....brand new. It gets the job done. I will never get rid of this boat. 10 years and still going strong.
What? I mean the boat's are cool but with that prices hell no,and come on guys everybody knows the best skinny water boat is a kajak and you really can't get any stealthier
Victor Franqui if you want yourself a good new boat your gonna have to pay these prices. That’s just how it is. And yes while a kayak is a stealth boat, there is so much more you can do on a skiff.
I have a 12 ft Jon boat with a 9.9 merc that you can row with a full load. boat for $450 (used) motor for $1.1k (brand-new 2022 model) and barely drafts any water (like 3 inches with a full 300-350 pound load)
True distance is limited being older. I don’t think Iam going to get level w stuff that can eat me ? My jon boat is built just like a skiff without the cc
Last year, June, I found a 2003 scout 162sf with 54 hours on the motor, 60hp 2 stroke Yamaha. An elderly couple used it about twice a year for shrimping. And it was garage stored. Bought it for 5k. Amazed at how shallow it drafts and how well it handles off the beaches. Put some add-ons for fishing and never looked back. Sure there are better boats for flats fishing but I can also run the beaches, been about 3 miles out and chase cobia, etc. Very impressed!
AWESOME!!!
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My Mako Pro 17 Skiff gets me where I need to be. Love it. Fished waters from St Augustine to Islamorada. Very dependable.
how much did it cost?
Makos are great boats for the lower price range. I like them.
james hardin you can have them used from 10-15k. New 16-20k.
How well does it handle chop
LOVE my Mako Pro 19 Skiff with a 115 Mercury Pro XS. A real pit bull!
That's a nice boat. Don't like the outboard, but dam bro, ur living large
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Excuse me, where is Maverick, Hells Bay, and Beavertail. Those are literally the best in the game price and function.
They don’t pay for the review
@@justinborysenko3885 I guess that makes sense, but I mean no mention at all. All about the moneya
I want a Skeeter bass boat ,, but I’m priced out of one ,, I know nothing about a flats boat , I’m older and do the fly rod , and bass and cat fish ,, would one of these type of boats work good for that ? I fish lakes , no ocean ... strictly lake ..
@@tdog9150 Dont buy a big fancy one like a skeeter for a lake. Try finding some used Eastcapes or Maverick HPX, they run cheaper with tiller motor as well.
@@isaiahbirch3769 ok , ty , will look at a maverick
These guys know there is no perfect boat. It's always a give and take.
$22k, $40k, $70k (!!!!)
These prices are crazy.
SHITHOLE COUNTRIES where?
I just saw a East Cape bay boat for 114k LMAO there are no words to describe this insanity.
I'm less than $1500 in my flats boat. I can literally drive OVER sandbars and oyster bars. Less than 5" draft.
3.5k for my gheenoe 154, yami 2 stroke 15hp, and trailer.....brand new. It gets the job done. I will never get rid of this boat. 10 years and still going strong.
We only thought they were crazy then, look at where they’re at now 😂
Gotta get a Hewes. Nice middle ground for South Mississippi fishing.
This is a nice video
Would have thought JH would have been on here for I understand that they are basically a flat bottom boat.
Sorry but shallow sports boats started the fiberglass flats boat revolution. They were the first to use fiberglass in their boats in the 50s.
Get off SS junk. Flats boat means two different things between Texas and Florida
Don't forget Dargel started in 1937. They are from my neck of the woods. They make a great boat for the flats.
French boat with a title end of 16 4 16' flats boat with a Terra Ando
Apples to Oranges comparison
josh easterling right?!
Let's boat with a Terra Ando 16'
its 2023- please stop thinking that your bay boat won't kill seagrass in the flats. From the looks of it your boat aint that skinny.
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To the Flash book that I tell it and don't succeed in foot let's build with a teller and a 16'
What? I mean the boat's are cool but with that prices hell no,and come on guys everybody knows the best skinny water boat is a kajak and you really can't get any stealthier
Victor Franqui if you want yourself a good new boat your gonna have to pay these prices. That’s just how it is. And yes while a kayak is a stealth boat, there is so much more you can do on a skiff.
Hells bay is way more efficient than a kayak
I have a 12 ft Jon boat with a 9.9 merc that you can row with a full load. boat for $450 (used) motor for $1.1k (brand-new 2022 model) and barely drafts any water (like 3 inches with a full 300-350 pound load)
True distance is limited being older. I don’t think Iam going to get level w stuff that can eat me ? My jon boat is built just like a skiff without the cc