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| Hey all,
Does anyone run an Alaskan in big water? How is the hull for parting the seas? Rough? Any comments about the Alaskans is appreciated. | |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Not very smoth of a ride in rough water, you sit so far forward that you fell all the bang from waves right in the back. great space behind that wind sheild but sucks in rough water. If your bones are young enought to take pounding you'll love the boat!! Good luck! | |
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| I own a 18 ft Lund Alaskan 2007 but tiller not console. I bought it mostly for diver duck hunting the bay but still use heavily for walleyes. Love the room in the tiller version and so say all my hunting/fishing partners. Its alot better in the waves than my last alumacraft was but still not a glass boat! I can usually stay out there with winds up to high teens but by the time it hits 20, I'm out of there.
Its a light boat compared to most boats & especially glass. So a long answer to your question, if you fish big water exclusively, go glass. Wind, go glass. Otherwise, its probably one of the best choices if both inland/big lake got to enter the mix.
If you will be bumping rocks in Ontario, Cauldron, High falls, etc, its a great choice.
I really like the sport trak system so your rod holders can slide the entire length of the boat. Nice for trolling.
By the way, the 18' is a great river boat!
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Location: Arlington, WI | A friend of mine had a 20' Alaskan console boat which we Walleye and Salmon fished out of frequently. The boat is light weight, great for trailering not so great on the water. It was so light that it was on a single axle trailer and it didn't require trailer breaks. As mentioned, the fore deck is small and the consoles sit up front. This makes for kind of a lousy ride in big water when driving to and from your spot. The rear deck is huge. This great for trolling. The fore deck sits lower in the boat than most casting decks, making it harder to run your bow mount especially while vertical jigging. His had an 89" beam which made it a little narrow and more rollie pollie. When you get into honest 4' plus seas, you'll wish it was 8" wider. Also, his factory wiring was kind of rough and it dead shorted on us up on Lake Oahe at 5 AM in the morning. Also, he had a problem with breaking fuel tank mounting brackets.
The Alaskan is a price point boat. It is kind of ugly, doesn't have hardly any bells or whistles, was really wet, but it was a great boat for trolling due to the rear space. The newer models available with a full windshield are better and Lund is putting a better hull, IPS I believe, on this boat than in the past which hopefully will make it a tad bit dryer riding. If you buy one, either order it with splash guards or take it directly to one of the splash guard manufacturers and have them installed prior to going home. Last year my bud bought a non-current Alumacraft 185 Navigator with walk-thru windshield and a Yamaha 150hp four stroke main motor. This boat is wider but shorter and at the end of the day, it is twice the boat his Alaskan was with regard to handling, dryness, and features. He paid more but it was money very well spent.
Just my 2 cents,
Brian | |
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| I agree that the 20ft Alaskan can be wet in 4+seas BUT I have fished in 4+ seas in 28 ft sportcrafts and hated it. My 20 Lund: 1) runs 36 mph with 2 layout boats and 4 guys + a dog that wishes that we choose a shore hunt 2) spring walleye jigging on Lk Erie 3) Summer salmon and lake trout slamming on Lk Huron 4) hit inland waters trolling with either a 9.9 or bow mount electric motor OH! my kids still can ski/tube/kneeboard economically. You guys can keep your big glass boats...if I can't fish your water, I got lots of options! | |
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20 Lund Alaskan with console