Well the time has come for me to really get serious about purchasing my new rig. My last boat was a 2004 Ranger 521vx, it was a great boat but very dated... I had a deposit on a 2014 Legend 211R that fell through, Ive ALWAYS been a Legend fan boy but I'm now taking that deal as a sign that it wasn't meant to be and I would really like to get into a boat that is still in business. So I believe I want to be part of the Phoenix family. I would be hunting for a 721,920,921 etc. but the more I think about trying to cram that into my garage I'm not sure if I even want to deal with that.
That being said, good friend of mine has a 2019 819 Pro and we fish tourneys together, that is a hell of a 19' boat! We got into some very high winds and big rollers last week and I'm still amazed on how well that boat took that stuff! Boat also goes plenty fast for me and with the 20' garage I can notch the back wall and pull the thing in perfectly straight without having to fight the tandem axle trailer every time I want to go fish. My one fear is that I'm going to regret I didn't go bigger. Don't get me wrong this probably wont be my last boat (I'm 30) but I'm in a spot right now where I can get something used and go big or look for something very slightly used or even new maybe and stick in the 19' class. I really, really want that 4stroke merc too!
Any regrets from guys that went 19 and wish they went bigger?? Thanks guys, to shed some light I primarily fish east Texas lakes (Fork mainly)