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How big are you?
How big are your friends?
Inland hunting or Great Lake?
How big is your tender?
Do you need a towable model?
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Lake Bonneville

 

If I dont say UFO tony homer gets pissed at me. But im gonna keep my pimp hand strong with Lake Bonneville. Definitely the best built layout .

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If I dont say UFO tony homer gets pissed at me. But im gonna keep my pimp hand strong with Lake Bonneville. Definitely the best built layout .

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^^^ hands down.

 

This is always a good thread, I'll get the Beer

 

A jet ski modified into a layout boat.:lol:

 

A jet ski modified into a layout boat.:lol:

Exactly.

 

To the OP, I think this been beat to death so much that people have soured to posting much on the topic.

IMO.

*Best built/quality: By far the Bankes and Lake Bonneville.

*Hunting: MLB Super, Bankes and Lake Bonneville all are fine.

*Cost: Bankes and Lake Bonneville are more costly. You pay for the quality fiberglass work.

*Most likely to turn into a parasail: Waterfowl Works tow behind.

 

Thanks a bunch my tender is 20ft i have buddies around250 gonna hunt all over lots of big water

 

I have a lake Bonneville on the way...cant wait. Kind of funny. As I was reading this forum ...Tony from Lake Bonneville layout boats texted me to tell me my boat was finished!

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Killed a pile out of my Baby Bankes , but the $400.00 I paid for it affected my choice

 

Another vote for Lake Bonneville!!

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UFO for me, light, rides well low profile. The others are good too, but for my money I will stick with the UFO.

 

+1 for lake bonnevilles

 

banks is a great boat but to me they are good for uneducated divers buffys and sea ducks. they are to high profile for birds like redheads and blue bills once they become stale. new birds no problem but once they have seen **** go down there hard to hide

 

I used to have a Bankes Hercules. I dug it. Comfortable and big, like a Cadillac. Already a heavy boat, there was even more weight added to keep the front down. I am in the market for a new boat right now but dunno when I am going to pull the trigger as it actually takes two or more people to hunt. (buddies have things going on this year).

What TJ said too.

 

Cant believe this thread isnt 5 pages long yet. Tony and my new friend Wow must be having poor internet conections. Where are the mlb guys? This is still way to civil.

 

Cant believe this thread isnt 5 pages long yet. Tony and my new friend Wow must be having poor internet conections. Where are the mlb guys? This is still way to civil.

The guy asked for the best layout boat.
His question's been answered.

 

I personally really like the UFO(waterfowl works) boat. I'm 6' 2" 270 lbs and have a ton room left to move around and they have a low profile.

But like said about, pop the popcorn this thread will get interesting. The MLB guys are like a click and roll together.


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Ok,I'll bite.This topic is similar to Benelli vs Beretta.Its about what works for you.
With that said,I have an original Busick boat that I really like.If your over 250 lbs. I don't thinks this boat is for you.Busick no longer makes them anyways.
If I were in the market for a new one,I'd be looking at Lake Bonneville.I can't speak of its performance,but heard good things about them.One of the nice features is the lowered footwell that doubles as an overspray water collector if you will.I would like to hunt one sometime before buying....Hint:evilsmile

 

Best sometimes....goes along with budget.

I have no issues hunting from our 1-man Bankes. $400? - wax you stole that one.

We have shot plenty out of our Kalash & Blankenburgs, too. Not the quality of the Bankes, but just as effective.

fwiw - looks to be a clean 2 man Kalash type for sale on Jefferson in New Baltimore, just south of 23 mile. No affiliation, just passin along the sighting

 

Our crew have 2 Bankes Hercules and love them for their safety aspects, comfort, handling in rough water, and easy of towability. But as stated, their negative is the higher profile and the need to trailer them separate from the tender down the road. I've been in a small MLB before & loved the low profile, but at 6'2", I was cramped in there and you get a bit wet.

 

Our crew have 2 Bankes Hercules and love them for their safety aspects, comfort, handling in rough water, and easy of towability. But as stated, their negative is the higher profile and the need to trailer them separate from the tender down the road. I've been in a small MLB before & loved the low profile, but at 6'2", I was cramped in there and you get a bit wet.

Bankes tow behinds kick ass. But towing limits range.


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Linwood Beach Marina has some (4 OR 5) MLB boats in stock if you want to size them up. Just north of Bay City if that helps.

 

Freeway sports off 75 has bankes one and two man on site for sale too.