First full day in the Caracal

Spent the day on Ouachita yesterday, and caught some good fish outta the Caracal, even stunk up the livewells ! Boat fishes great, very stable, solid as a rock platform. Plenty of room and very familiar controls and functions. Lid latches on the coolers and live wells are great, seats are very comfortable on runs, and the ride is really surprisingly good for a 19 class boat. I did however notice that it is a 19 boat when the cranking rod came out ! You got to remember that there is someone in the back of the boat, whereas the 20 rig you dont have that issue. You dont have to have an intercom in this boat like the Jaguar, and other than that it is very similar to the Jag. I would prefer the under seat storage, and could see the front deck with two center box lids like the Eyra instead of the three. Unsure of whether I like the retractable straps yet or not, and can see adding some bungees for really rough trips.The boat is BIG, you really do not notice the size until you get it around other boats, and I absolutely love the deck, the height, width, and angle of elevation is awesome. We still got some work to do on the set-up and propping. Im not getting the desired rpms loaded with gas and livewells full and two men, but we will ! It should easily be a 70+ mph fully loaded rig, and we are close. And that will be good enough for me ! I bought this rig to fish tournaments, not race,,,, except to weigh-in !For those sitting on the fence,,,,,,, jump off ! It is all that I wanted in a 198″ boat and then some. b.t.w. I only missed the triangle livewell once yesterday from the front deck !