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235
I just bought a 235 with one of my buddies, who is an employee at triumph. Let me tell you guys something, this boat is the real deal. I have grown up my whole life with a boat ranging from 17 feet to 27 feet and this is by far the best riding boat in bad weather (much better than my dads mako 23). It is a HUGE 23, I can't believe that I will still qualify for the 23 and under class for tournaments. I haven't been able to take it out too much but we did got to the Big Rock Saturday, two weekends ago. Yeah that is the same day the tropical storm was blowing up. The forcast was horible, 4-5 inshore and 5-7 offshore but we were determined. We got out there and got into the mahi in the 15-25 lbs class. We got 7 in the boat and probably lost at least that many. The waves were so big that the tips of my outriggers would submerge in the water when we would troll broadside to the waves. We were by far the smallest (and probably stupidest) boat out there but it handled great. There were a couple 23 Sea Fox's or some high production cheap boat, that tried to follow us out but stoppped when they couldn't keep up. I have been reading the threads and have meant to post sooner but just haven't had the time. Yes the boat is a lot more expensive than the 21 but it is a whole different ball game. Before I got the 235, We would take out the company 21 outrage. Great boat. That thing could take a licking but the V on the bottom was very shallow. The 235 is a deep V that cuts through the waves rather than bouncing off of them. The 235 opens up a whole new world of fishing and I believe is going to really take off when people understand what they are getting. If you guys have any questions post a reply or something and I would be happy to answer it. Hope to see a lot of you in July for the tournament. Oh and it's kind of cool, the boat that we bought was the factory demo. It is the same boat that they took all of there pictures for advertising and the same boat they took to all of the boatshows. Stay dry and I hope this answered a few of your questions.
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