midmoskier

It would depend on your skills and what you want to use the boat for in it's finished form! I think a jon boat would be easy for a build but I also have two fiberglass boats as well and they aren't bad either! Just different ways to work on these to types of boats. Jon boat would probably be the less expensive of the two.

Thanks guys! I'm doing some research to find out what the fastest hull design is , but in most cases they are the roughest riding boats. The bottom of the boat makes a world of difference to the speed and control issues. I've found that Bullet, Allison, and Gambler put out some fast hulls but usually rig there boats with high performance motors and lower units from factory the normal boats that can obtain descent speed (I'm not done with all the boats yet) Skeeter, Stratos, Nitro, Ranger and Bass Cat. I'm sure there are plenty more but haven't look over what other manufacturers offer yet I've been looking at weight, length and max horsepower rating versus speed,handling and safety. The fastest I've been on water is 95mph and it was not my boat, but it was scary fast the motor had $20000 in work & parts to make it go. It gave you arms cramps just holding the motor going straight. Once again thanks for all the help!

Congrats on your entry! I tie the Uni-knot which seems to be the same as yours & have used it for years, it has even been successful of breaking some heavy wire jig hooks off while fishing deep timber.

Debating on buying a faster boat! My question is what is the average top speed a tournament angler goes in a trip on water? I'm looking at what model(brand) and hp rating versus weight of the boat to get the most out a rig! I'm also wondering how many of us push over the 80+MPH on water??? Thanks for all the help! MIDMO