See full version: SunTracker Fishin; Barge 21: Performance Test
We were riding solo during our test, with one person and a tank of fuel on board. The boat was very easy to maneuver, even when we were up against some heavy winds on Missouri's Table Rock Lake. When we took another, larger pontoon boat out that same day, its fencing acted like a big sail, pulling the boat wherever the wind wanted, but the Fishin' Barge 21 was much more well behaved, doing exactly what we wanted it to do. [links]
It was a bit overcast during our day on the water, so we never made use of the boat's Bimini top, but it's nice to know it's there if you need it. The day was gray, but the Fishin' Barge 21 kept our spirits up. [links]
The boat's fishing-friendly layout starts up at the bow, where you can step onto the boat through a center gate. Granted, there's nothing special about the gate, but once you enter, rather than a settee to each side (as you'll find with most pontoon boats), there's a corner storage box to both port and starboard, as well as a pedestal fishing chair on each side. One of the boxes houses an 8-gallon livewell, and the combination of the boxes and the chairs makes the entire bow a wonderful place for anglers, who can fish unfettered by hard-to-walk-around pieces of furniture. When the fish inevitably try to run, you'll have the ability to give chase.
The SunTracker design team has also squeezed in yet another storage box tucked into a corner made by the fencing, and that box houses an 8-gallon livewell like the one at the bow, so the third fishing chair has the same amenities as the forward two. Moreover, it has a vertical rod holder at its disposal. here
Behind this open walkway is the helm console, which is on the starboard side. The helm has several interesting idiosyncrasies that make it well suited to fishing. First, whereas the helms on most pontoon boats butt up against the fencing that runs along the outside of the cockpit, the Fishin' Barge 21's helm is set in almost a foot from the gate. Anglers who are really, really skinny might be able to squeeze through the space, but more important, it makes it easy to keep the line untangled when you're fighting fish. Moreover, it might be a good place to stow your tackle box if you want to keep it out in the open.
On most pontoon boats, that changing room with a padded top is located at the very back of the boat, but the Fishin' Barge 21 has a few surprises in store. A third pedestal fishing seat is located abaft the pop-up changing room - and the fencing on the starboard side bends inward, turning that corner into a boarding platform with the fourth and final entry gate. That corner also has a flip-down boarding ladder, so this is a great place to board the boat from either the dock or the water. here
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