x2 pretty much what Majek11 said!
One thing I love about it the most is it's versatility. I'll admit, I'm a much bigger bass fisherman than a bay guy. But being 20 mins or less from the coast, we came to conclusion that it would be smarter to have a rig that does both. And it does exactly that, and it does it WELL! I can be on galveston bay on a Saturday after trout and reds, then Sunday be on Sam Rayburn up in a creek buzzing a rattle trap. And believe it or not, she just about keeps up with them loaded out Ranger Z521 bass boats! (Of course Ranger is on the slow side of bass boats... just an analogy.) It is an AWESOME machine for bass fishing, and obviously awsome on the bay too.
With that being said, back to the storage topic... Saltwater, I have no issue with storage... I carry 2 rods, a box of hard baits, a ziplock of plastics, and a box of hooks... No problem. Then of course wading belt, net, stringer, etc... I have no issue storing any of that at all....
The storage problem arises for me when BASS FISHING. When I'm carrying 12 different rods on the boat all rigged up for different stuff, boxes and boxes and boxes of hard baits, bags and bags and bags of plastics, spinner bait box, big terminal tackle box, THEN the storage issue starts to show... Having 6 rods sticking up on the side of the console then 4 in the rocket launchers can get in the way. Of course, there are rod holders under the gunnels that are great to store rods for towing.. But when I'm bass fishing, I like to have all my rods easily accessible (laid out on the deck on a bass boat.) So the only way for me to do that on the Extreme is to just leave them in the vertical rod holders.
I don't think it's wet. It's all about who is at the helm! Yes, they are fast for a center console, but I wouldn't say they "haul ***." Y'all probably haven't seen what a Bullet 20XD with a 300XS can do then :rotfl: :rotfl:
But the boat itself is great! It all depends on what you plan to use it for. If you want the ultimate bay and lake boat, then the Extreme is your only option