Quote Originally Posted by Bonefish View Post
I’m I wrong when I say it is not how big your boat is, but how you use it. Where have we heard that comment before? It just may not be the first guy to a spot who gets the money. Guys with smaller slower boats with a boat load of knowledge may be the ones who come out on top at days or nights end. It may be the guys with more maneuverable boats, especially in shallow, hard to get to water, who have the advantage. It’s not always the guy who is the fastest, who comes in first. It reminds me of an old guy I played tennis with years ago. I never won one set off of him because he used my power to his advantage by lobbing the ball high into air to slow my fast pace game down.
Hmmmm great thought and yes at times it works out but my experience is that if you have more tools at your disposal and know how to use them (pre-fishing properly from the tourney location, utilizing boat speed and stability on big water) you can come out on top more often. Sometimes...Simple things like fishing longer in the afternoon during an afternoon bite because you can run faster back to the weigh in, Or getting there faster for the morning bite before others because of your fast boat helps. I fished tournys out of 70mph boats and Pondhoppers with 5hp motors and there were many times that the draw of your takeoff made the difference. Especially with rules in place that allow you to anchor on a spot and fish means getting there first really matters.
Given the choice, and money wasn't an issue, I would have a large boat with a big motor but I'm not rich so I make the best with what I have!