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Originally Posted by JohnR
Hi Dave - did not know you had a scout... I know 179 got his there too (actually both Scouts)...
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Hi John - yes I bought it in '03 from Scott- it's a 185 with a suzi 140. Prior to this I had only had sailboats - but with the kids 1 and 3 at the time I found we couldn't get the sailboat past Warwick light without someone needing a diaper change or a bottle. Plus i had a 30 yr old boat and although i used to love working on boats - my time disappeared.
So I bought the scout - just figuring it would be a way to get out on the water with the family. Then i started fishing. I fished for weeks in the spring of 03 without so much as a nibble - read a lot, talked to some folks and caught my first striper (actually 6 that day) on May 20 2003. Now Im hopelessly addicted. I put on 180hrs last season and hope/expect to do the same this year. My favorite thing to do is head to beavertail in the early morning hours with an outgoing tide - fish thru sunrise and head back to the dock about 7:30 and be at my desk by 8:30. Not a bad way to start the day!
Anyway - long answer to your question - but yes I have a scout and I think the fact that 179 went back for seconds says a lot about Scott and Viking. I know if I ever moved up to the 260 I've been drooling over - I'd give Viking the business.