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The Sportsman 1710 PFX mixes excellent fit-and-finish with fishability. The model is compact, but its wide beam offers good stability, and its trim weight makes it ­easily trailerable with the family vehicle. See how it performed when we tested it in varying conditions.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Randy Vance.
00:24 I'm on Table Rock Lake today and I'm in G3's brand new 1710 PFX.
00:30 Now this boat was originally designed for crappie masters, but the customers have found
00:35 it's a great boat for chasing bass and walleye too.
00:39 I want to walk you through this boat right now, but first let's have a little bit of
00:42 conversation about the performance.
00:44 The 1710 hull gives a nice ride and a stable platform for casting.
00:50 We like the 90 horsepower motor on it, it's very economical and it gives a great ride.
00:56 Now the 1710 comes in three configurations, standard, plus, and max.
01:01 We've got the plus configuration here which includes the 9 inch helix display and the
01:06 maximum trolling motor.
01:08 The max option comes with the Ultrex trolling motor and two 12 inch helix displays.
01:14 Now there's plenty of leg room at the helm and I like the extra wide bucket seats.
01:18 The center seat folds down and gives you a step to the aft deck and the seat bottoms
01:23 lift up and out to give you plenty of storage and easy access to it.
01:28 The tilt wheel gives you an optimum driving position and the throttle is in exactly the
01:33 right place.
01:34 Now as we mentioned, the boat was originally designed for crappie fishermen, which is why
01:39 we have three pedestal bases up here.
01:41 Two seats side by side are the ideal configuration for crappie fishing, but bass fishermen like
01:47 their single seat in the center.
01:49 You've got easy access to the maximum 12 volt trolling motor and it comes complete with
01:53 a foot pedal.
01:54 You've got a rod locker on the port side, a 19 gallon live well complete with a minnow
01:59 bucket underneath the fore deck, and there's plenty of storage in the step up to that deck.
02:06 In our test boat, the foot pedal is sitting on top of the anchor locker.
02:09 You have plenty of room for an ideal anchor, rope and chain.
02:15 Now I like how easy it is to move around in this boat.
02:18 It's very stable.
02:20 Once you're on the aft deck, you can see we're positioned here with a pedestal seat that
02:24 swivels.
02:25 You've got a 33 gallon live well right underneath it.
02:29 Plenty of room for bait or keeping your catch alive.
02:32 There's tackle storage on either side of that live well and easy access to the bilge area
02:37 behind.
02:39 Now the 1710PFX comes in several color combinations.
02:43 White charcoal, midnight blue, mossy oak shadow grass, and break up camo.
02:49 It's an ideal fishing boat or if you go for the camo, you can take it duck hunting as
02:53 well.
02:54 I'm Randy Vance on Table Rock Lake on G3's 1710PFX.
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