I will be retiring to Farragut/Loudon area as soon as my house sells in Dallas. I currently run a Ranger 22' Bay Boat to fish Lake Texoma. It's a great boat, but a beast to tow and load/unload. My thought is to sell the boat in Houston before I move and purchase in TN, but I might get more $$ and save taxes for a trade-in. My question is "do you think that I will be happy with an 18 ft aluminum boat such as the Ranger RT188P"? I really want a boat that can be garage stored, tows easily and is economical to operate. Plan is to base in Farragut area and trailer to the various lakes. Currently, no plans to tournament fish. If it looks rough, I'll stay home. Or would recommendation be to buy an older glass boat?
I fished for years out of a 17' glass boat which worked great except for the small gas tank....