Pantera 4 and new pantera classic questions

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big.ed wrote:I have an 06 classic and it does well on KY Lake. When the swells are 2 to 3 foot, I just go slow and keep her trimmed down. My back cannot handle the wave jumping anymore. When over 3, I stay off the main lake, or limit my travel, and when on the main lake, I keep the nose up and bulldoze the waves, not getting on plane. Ive speared a few in my day, and dont care to do it again. I stay nice and dry, as the hull does a great job of keeping water from splashing over the sides. Hard winds will blow spray, but that is expected. I am no expert on rough water, but I am no rookie either. Ive never had a boat over 19 in rough water and only rode in one one time in rough water, and that was a Z9 on the Potomac with a pro, and he even took it slow, but on plane. Ive been told the extra foot or so will help to reach the next crest, so your chance of spearing is less, but again, I dont have personal experience. My guess is, that since both the P4 and new Classic are longer, they might handle a little better. Only difference would be if the new hull design on the new Classic was built with rough water in mind.I dont think you can go wrong either way.My 06 classic has room for 8 foot rods on the passenger side when the console is out,and still leaves plenary of room for the passenger and really doesnt affect him/her. With the console in, the trolling motor prevents longer rods on that side so I put them on the drivers side, as I can move the reels up towards the center near the trolling motor insert area, and the tips fit flat on the deck. Doing this, I can get 4 or 5. 7 to 8 foot rods on the deck. The 6.5 foot fit nicely along the outer side. I would think the P4 and new Classic would have a few more inches of length on the front deck than mine. Sorry the pic is bad, its the only one I could find. You can see the way my trolling motor sits, preventing longer rods on that side when I have a partner. Those are 6.8 to 7.6 foot rods, as I was down at KY Lake by myself and had the tips hanging off more than I would if Id had a partner.Hope that helps a little anyway, even though it is an older classicSent from my SM-G955U using TapatalkSorry, just reread. Longer rods, over 7, do crowd the passenger some. When I have a partner, I put those on the driver side. With the console installed, the driver side is my only option.Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

PluggedMouth wrote:Thanks buddy for the info still deciding to get classic , cougar or lynx if the money will let me lolSent from my iPhone using TapatalkJohn Crews told me to look at the Eyra as it handles rough water great. One dealer said the Cougar handled big water best, and a different one told me his Puma did. So I guess it is all relative. I will be curious to see what John says about the Lynx compared to the Eyra. I like the “big water” look of the Lynx. So now I am torn between 2 models. The Caracal and the Lynx for my next boat. But knowing Bass Cat, they will come up with a new model by the time I decide to buy and throw a monkey wrench in my decision making process…lolSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk