Hey Aaron,

Your last boat would have been fine for those trips on most days. I used to take my 16' open Gregor out past PNP to Bush or Double Bluff from Mukilteo and Shilshole all the time. Unless it really gets snotty you would be fine in a 16 foot boat.

From what I know about you, you take trips to Eastern Washington lakes a couple times a year and want to fish the salt locally more than out at Seiku. I would look at a used but not abused 16-19 foot fiberglass boat like the Arima or in the same class as the Arima. Best bang for your buck in the 8k to 15k price range.


Go Flick Skippy in the back of the ear for me..