A couple of years ago before being diagnosed with the big C I was looking at some properties down on the canal and knew I needed a new boat to fish down there in the manner I like to fish. Having had a number of skiffs built to guide in The Keys I had a pretty good idea of what I would enjoy on local waters. Something that would scoot if necessary and take the chop, run pretty shallow and be set up to fish the beaches for salmon and SRC, capable of being easily launched singlehandedly and with plenty of room to fly fish from. I settled on a 2023 Lund 1650 Angler SS which I purchased in 2024 powered by a new Mercury 50 4 stroke. The boat is set up with a Minnkota Terrova bow mount trolling motor, on board charger for the batteries that power the Minnkota and a crab trap puller, galvanized trailer with a folding tongue, a remote controlled Powerpole anchoring system, a Garmin GPS and bottom machine and all the requisite compliance gear, docking lines, bumpers, and a boat cover and third seat. Unfortunately I wasn't able to purchase the cabin on the Canal and use the boat as much as I had hoped. The treatment regimen prescribed has somewhat kept the Big C at bay but has completely sapped my energy and stamina and worst of all greatly affected my balance and the way I get around. In order to save my kids from identifying a body washed up on a beach I'm selling this boat and will be boatless for the first time in over 50 years. It has been a great run but the time has come. To purchase this boat new and set it up as is would cost around $36,000. I offer it here for 21K before posting it elsewhere. It makes a stable, efficient and enjoyable platform to take full advantage of the resource we have available. I hope someone here can enjoy fishing and crabbing from this boat as much as I have. And I will include my beloved boat box filled with the flies that I tied to fish our waters. Edit, I forgot to mention it also comes with a fancy ass electric trap puller not pictured.
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