10-31-2009, 11:01 PM
I fished Mead out of a 12 ft boat for a couple years. Really limited where and when I could go. Upgraded to a 16 ft 1997 Skeeter in 2004 (115 HP Yamaha) and that was more versatile, had a much better range and didn't terrify me as much in rough water.
2007 I sold that old Skeeter ($6000 in August 2008) and got an 2007 225 ZX Skeeter. I am very comfortable fishing Mead, Mojave, Havasu out of that rig. It doesn't fish the smaller waters as well,. for instance Topoc Marsh, but it's shallow draft somewhat compensates.
I would not boat on Mead without a sonar/GPS installed. Too dangerous!
If you are intending to troll a lot for stripers consider a deep V hulled boat. The ZX is not set up for trolling
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2007 I sold that old Skeeter ($6000 in August 2008) and got an 2007 225 ZX Skeeter. I am very comfortable fishing Mead, Mojave, Havasu out of that rig. It doesn't fish the smaller waters as well,. for instance Topoc Marsh, but it's shallow draft somewhat compensates.
I would not boat on Mead without a sonar/GPS installed. Too dangerous!
If you are intending to troll a lot for stripers consider a deep V hulled boat. The ZX is not set up for trolling
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