jignpig wrote:You have several options that should eliminate that theory of not enough space for his tackle.1. You can always lighten your tackle storage. That would afford some room.2. You can save under seat storage for you son.3. He can use one of the soft tackle storage systems that holds Plano 3700s.He is 14 and may want to have his own tackle but think of it this way…if you are paired in a tourney with a non boater, that angler would have to bring a tackle bag.I fish with my best friend in his Triton a lot. I just pack a bag and keep it in front of the passenger seat.Those are some options imho.I grew up fishing as the third person in a 16 aluminum boat. All I ever had was a small tackle box to use and to sit on, but I had my own stuff and that meant something to me. I still dont have a ton of stuff and dont want to get too much because all that organization would drive me nuts. The problem with letting him use some of the front storage, however, is that I would have to stop what Im doing and move my rods or something else every time he wants to make a change. He will get the underseat storage although that isnt what I really wanted. (I was about to get a different boat with more storage). He will be forced to get a good Cabelas tackle box. It does have a flipping deck insert. I havent seen it yet, but will be looking for a way to use that for his storage as well.Like I said, I cant complain. My dad was an avid fisherman when I was a kid. We went fishing every spring break. He gave me my love for fishing. He and my mom have done well over the last few years and they gave my brother a boat a few years ago and want to give me this one and Im going to accept it graciously. So far, its the only flaw this boat seems to have.
