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    Looking for a hybrid boat for bass and bow fishing

    I mainly bass fish but I also like to bow fish. I've looked at the Lowe archer 2070 and the tracker 20' sportsman. I also like the idea of the ranger 198p with rawhide. Who has some suggestions. Also does anyone have a Lowe or tracker archer rig? Or does anyone bowfish out of there rt??

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    I have never bowfished but I think that a 2072 from one of many manufacturers would be what you are looking for. Nice wide deck. Stable. Rugged. These would make a perfectly fine bass rig. I sometimes wish I had bought one of these. If I had I would fish for break and catfish a lot more than I do.

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    Only concern I have with them is they look like a flat bottom Jon boat. I wonder if the ride is as good as a mod v.

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    Look at War Eagle, Polarcraft makes a mod-V Version of these sportsman series that are pretty good. But if you're wanting a top deck that you can disassemble down for bass fishing I think Lowe has a pretty good set up.

    I've bow fished out of a Tracker 1860 with top deck befor. It was extremely stable. It still has I think a 7 or8* mod-V up front. So anyone of them in the 18-20' would be ideal. Maybe a little harder to get in some tight back coves. Then a 1754, but with a top deck bigger is better.
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    I've bow fished out of my 188 with the rawhide. It does pretty well. Worked awesome having the terrova. Just set it on cruise and I got the whole deck to get shots off.