Ive only had my Caracal a couple months but what I didnt know is Ive been waiting for this boat for several years. I got my first 20 footer in 1996 (Original Jaguar) and I had a 99 Cougar and a couple Pumas. The 20 ft Bass Cats are awesome boats but I was ready to down size. I just wanted to downsize to something smaller and I didnt want to go all the way back to a Pantera. I had 4 or 5 Panteras and they are great boats but I thought it was to big a change to go all the way back and I loved my Panteras they are what sold me on Bass Cat boats in the first place. Then along comes the Caracal ( WOW ) perfect. Smaller but not to much. It was just what I was waiting for and I love it. It seems to handle rough water as good as all the Cats, as matter of fact if slow down to about 40 it kind of drives it self through the bad stuff. The storage lay out is fun. The center rod locker is perfect, I keep 10 rods in there ready and I don”t have them all over deck. I can get to one there almost as fast as loosening a rod strap. Ive had as many as 12 rods with sleeves in the port rod locker. The Caracal is not about the price, the 20ft Bass Cats and the Caracal are to close in price. its about where you want to be. As I said up front Ive had several Bass Cats and I loved them all and the Caracal is where I wanted to be and i love it.
