I owned a 21 ft Beachcomber for several years and fished and camped off of it quite often during the summer. It had a full "playpen" (railing) around the front deck which made boating a larger fish a little difficult and retrieving a snagged lure sometimes was awkward. I would recommend getting one that has a fishing platform out in front of the "playpen" for those reasons as well as giving you a better place to mount your trolling motor. Mine was mounted in the gate opening on the front of the boat and got in the way when you were getting on and off the boat. It was also a pain to load your stuff on the boat and unload because you had to get on the boat to retrieve your things. HOWEVER, we had a great time on the boat. It fished very comfortably and maneuvered well with the trolling motor. On those hot, sunny days you can put up the canopy and take a nap in the shade, too.
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