New boat suggestions for Lake Erie

[Papascott]

That's awesome. I can't order mine until this ones gone. Looks like I may start the year in it, build date will be into March real soon id think.

[Greg Pavlov]

Originally Posted by Steeleyes

I know that forward cockpit style is popular in the pacific northwest, so must be something to it. I imagine a lot of it has to do with how cockpit location balances against all the other weight in the boat, like the engines and fuel tank.

Those NW boats are optimized for fishing out of the cockpit. Moving the helm and windshield forward creates a larger cockpit. A lot of those boats spend most of their fishing time on the large NW rivers.