I have spent 74 hours on the internet last weak from Monday to Thursday trying to do as much research as i possibly can to help me make the best possible choice before spending a hell of a lot of money on a fishing ski .
I visited Fast power Sports in Richards bay where I live on Friday and had the most awesome honest salesman "Duston' helping me make my choice .
Firstly I was very fortunate to have the chance to see most of the popular makes of fishing skis and to top it all of they were mostly rigged for fishing with all bells and whistles , some of which was owned by customers and was there for servicing so i could have a look at all these skis which have done lots of fishing hours and see how its holding up.
I was shown yamaha skis , kawasaki , and seadoo's and on all these makes I was
made aware of the pros and cons , so pushing one particular brand wasnt even thought of.
Finally I made my choice . ill explain why before reveling .
I have been fishing at sea since i was 12 years old and in all these years 5 things i know for a fact.
1. salt water f*%*^(ks every thing up in no time at all .
2. when at sea getting wet on the move sucks (shades nose ears hair lips all looks like kgalagadi salt pans after a days fishing)
3. The kakest thing of a fishing session is loading the boat back up and washing it mainly for smell and to keep point no. 1 from happening quicker then it should.
4.getting your boat engine serviced is a costly affair .
5.Most of the shops now a days are all about making every last bit of money they can out of you now a days and service sucks like they are making to much money and feel like they're doing you a huge favor to sell something to you because you are mos the one who needs it not them .
so here is my choice referring to these points
1. SEADOO is the lesser of the three evils concerning corrosion ( a lot less metal parts used)
2.Again SEADOO plus fast pods are the lesser of the three Evelis ( the way the nose sits in the water and on the plane the fast pods doesnt touch the water , this I was told I didn't see for myself but looking at the hull and where the pods stops it looks like it is the case !
3.SEADOO the lightest and from personal experience this is the big easy ! concerning the washing I must say all three makes is the same.
4.SEADOO gti 130 is by far the cheapest to maintain. dont take my word for it phone shops and ask around for different makes of ski's service part prices as if you'll do the service yourself so just on parts pricing and youl see there is a big diff.
5. Fast power sports ,I have yet to find another shop where the sound advise, time on individual customer spent, and honesty will match these guys . I can tell you now that after me spending a lot of time phoning and visiting diff jet ski shops in kzn
These guys will have not only my business butt also my loyalty as a customer for a very very long time .
I hope this helps some guys out there making their decision a little easier.
LOOK for my jetski SPOOR on the water soon .::S
I visited Fast power Sports in Richards bay where I live on Friday and had the most awesome honest salesman "Duston' helping me make my choice .
Firstly I was very fortunate to have the chance to see most of the popular makes of fishing skis and to top it all of they were mostly rigged for fishing with all bells and whistles , some of which was owned by customers and was there for servicing so i could have a look at all these skis which have done lots of fishing hours and see how its holding up.
I was shown yamaha skis , kawasaki , and seadoo's and on all these makes I was
made aware of the pros and cons , so pushing one particular brand wasnt even thought of.
Finally I made my choice . ill explain why before reveling .
I have been fishing at sea since i was 12 years old and in all these years 5 things i know for a fact.
1. salt water f*%*^(ks every thing up in no time at all .
2. when at sea getting wet on the move sucks (shades nose ears hair lips all looks like kgalagadi salt pans after a days fishing)
3. The kakest thing of a fishing session is loading the boat back up and washing it mainly for smell and to keep point no. 1 from happening quicker then it should.
4.getting your boat engine serviced is a costly affair .
5.Most of the shops now a days are all about making every last bit of money they can out of you now a days and service sucks like they are making to much money and feel like they're doing you a huge favor to sell something to you because you are mos the one who needs it not them .
so here is my choice referring to these points
1. SEADOO is the lesser of the three evils concerning corrosion ( a lot less metal parts used)
2.Again SEADOO plus fast pods are the lesser of the three Evelis ( the way the nose sits in the water and on the plane the fast pods doesnt touch the water , this I was told I didn't see for myself but looking at the hull and where the pods stops it looks like it is the case !
3.SEADOO the lightest and from personal experience this is the big easy ! concerning the washing I must say all three makes is the same.
4.SEADOO gti 130 is by far the cheapest to maintain. dont take my word for it phone shops and ask around for different makes of ski's service part prices as if you'll do the service yourself so just on parts pricing and youl see there is a big diff.
5. Fast power sports ,I have yet to find another shop where the sound advise, time on individual customer spent, and honesty will match these guys . I can tell you now that after me spending a lot of time phoning and visiting diff jet ski shops in kzn
These guys will have not only my business butt also my loyalty as a customer for a very very long time .
I hope this helps some guys out there making their decision a little easier.
LOOK for my jetski SPOOR on the water soon .::S