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1996 Maverick Master Angler 18, 2008 Yamaha 150 four stroke(253 hours) 4 blade power tech prop, atlas jack plate, 24v trolling motor with co-pilot, 6ft power pole, 3 bank battery charger, Troll Bridge, semi custom cover, Lowrance HDS7 Gen 1,  Underwater LED.
 

Completely rewired, new hull paint, bottom soda blasted, barrier coated and painted in 2012.
 

Over sized twin axle aluminum trailer with new torsion axles, bunks and brakes in 2013. 

$18000 obo 

Located in Rhode Island

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It seems like everyone on this forum raves about these skiffs.  They look great, but look a little big for a flats skiff.  How would one of these compare to a Vantage VHP, BT Vengeance, or Action Craft 18 for instance in terms of draft and polability?  I'm sure they eat the chop and run well, but I'm just uncertain of the fishability in shallow water?  Thanks for the help all!  I'm sure there's a link somewhere on this forum that talks about this...if you could point me there that'd be great!

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Joey, the Master Angler is the SUV of flats boats.  For guys doing general inshore fishing, they are phenomenal.  But, they are generalists, they aren't specialists.   If you pole alot, get an HPX.  If you need to run super shallow, look elsewhere.  If you fish anywhere and everywhere, any tide and any condition because you fish when you can, not when you want to, you need an MA.  

 

And this MA is well equipped.  I wish ee could get someone to put eyes on it.  If it is as pretty as it appears in the pics, someone will get a gem.

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1 hour ago, joey7848 said:

It seems like everyone on this forum raves about these skiffs.  They look great, but look a little big for a flats skiff.  How would one of these compare to a Vantage VHP, BT Vengeance, or Action Craft 18 for instance in terms of draft and polability?  I'm sure they eat the chop and run well, but I'm just uncertain of the fishability in shallow water?  Thanks for the help all!  I'm sure there's a link somewhere on this forum that talks about this...if you could point me there that'd be great!

Yeah what whichway  said.....IMO there are a lot of "pretty" new boats out there that claim 8" this or 9" that, but I would really think hard about what and how you fish 80% of the time and buy the boat that drafts the most water for you to catch those fish. If you find yourself on the platform most of the time then a MA is not for you. However, if you're pushing on a pole 80% of the time you probably already know what boat you want...need....HPX 17 or 18!  

I would hire a guide who runs the boats you think you want....That's the easiest way to tell if it's what you want or not. 

 

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Yeah i mean i used hear 10 inches draft and think wow that's a lot for a "flats" boat. In reality, the 17/18 MA will draft 12-14inches depending how much fuel and if the well if full. Don't believe... get out of the boat and measure.... Ill take that draft any day over 7/9 inches and getting my face pounded in by chop and being limited to a poling stiff but to each his own. As the above mentioned, think hard about how "shallow" you are really going to get. I've owned both and now have a 25 contender bay and still get back to little rabbit key in florida bay and flats around that area at low tide. so unless you are technical poling, you are going the right route by looking at the MA's

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Thanks for all the replies...that's some really helpful perspective.  The truth is I'm not on the pole all the time, but I am in the LA flats fishing redfish on the pole or trolling motor 95% of the time.  I've had an AC 1720 before and there were times I felt like that skiff was too heavy for what I was trying to do and this feels similar to that, if not even beefier.  I think I'll have to stick with the hunt for an HPX in my price range.  Thanks for all the help though, fellas.

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