Beginner Boat

6fighter9 · #1 29-12-2010, 02:42 AM

hey guys i just finished school and im looking for a little boat to get me started into bream fishing, does anyone have any ideas and tips they could give me. the boat im looking for hopefully will have a casting platform and also a live well.

cheers
chris

jpcqw · #2 29-12-2010, 03:08 AM

hey mate, how much do you want to spend?

6fighter9 · #3 29-12-2010, 04:37 AM

Hmm maybe roughly 5 or 6. Not too much

forsterfisho · #4 29-12-2010, 05:53 AM

Hi mate

You can pick up 385 explorers pretty cheaply, a bit of DIY and presto - instant bream boat. The previous owner of mine got the hull, motor and trailer all seperate and spent about $4k all up. I've added a front deck, a livewell (read: plumbed esky), electric motor, new outboard and a few other mod cons for not an awful lot of coin.

6fighter9 · #5 29-12-2010, 07:21 AM

Really? Only 4k. And are they stable? Like at the front. Also aren't they similar to the hornets?

fisho_1990 · #6 29-12-2010, 09:20 AM

I was going to buy the 385 explorer for my first boat but ended up spending a little more and got the 385 explorer trophy , its a great little bream boat!
i got mine from boatsales.com fully decked out and spent 8 grand .. couldnt be happier.
you could get a 385 explorer and deck it out yourself though and it would be cheaper.

jpcqw · #7 29-12-2010, 09:28 AM

yea they are good boats

6fighter9 · #8 29-12-2010, 09:31 AM

What's the difference between the trophy and normal explorer

jpcqw · #9 29-12-2010, 09:35 AM

trophys are better aye kinda like the version up trophy has a full floor with no thwat seat but has got two pedestool seats with four positions
also has underfloor storeage fule and battery racks and few other odd and bits

fisho_1990 · #10 29-12-2010, 09:40 AM

the trophy comes decked out and the plain explorer doesnt .

forsterfisho · #11 30-12-2010, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 6fighter9

Really? Only 4k. And are they stable? Like at the front. Also aren't they similar to the hornets?

They are the little/poorer brother to the hornets. Very stable boats, a bloke I fish and myself - neither are small blokes - can stand up and cast lures with no problems at all. I can balance on the thwart/front deck and throw lures while driving the electric. so yes its stable.

6fighter9 · #12 30-12-2010, 10:16 AM

So you think the explorer is the best option. Is it just me or do you catch alot more bream from a boat compared to wading or even the kayak?

forsterfisho · #13 31-12-2010, 04:32 AM

I wouldn't even know where to start wading up here, my local system is a fairly muddy system with plenty of DohDohDohDoh - probaly not a great idea.
A yak is ok if you have the storage space for it, the ability to load/unload it from your vehicle, have a level of fitness to use the yak.
I'd consider buying a yak; but the one i want is nearly 4k itself (when i checked it out). no point buying something similar to my tinny...

So i'd reccomend buying something like the explorer; most boat makers have a rip off style model in their range, some might be a bit cheaper.

6fighter9 · #14 31-12-2010, 05:23 AM

I got a yak I got two actually. But I don't seem to pin any good bream on it. And my Haines signature can't be fitted out for bream fishing because it's a half cab. That's why I want to upgrade to a tinny and im moving house next to the water.

forsterfisho · #15 31-12-2010, 05:34 AM

awesome, get a tinny then! When i had my big boat, i ended up using the tinny waaay more anyway