I had the Scotty crab pot puller that you're referring to for my previous boat, which I bought it for pulling up shrimp pots. I think in the 3-4 years that I had it that I might have used it once or twice. Ended up selling it with the boat when I sold it, and I honestly wouldn't recommend it for the reason you mentioned. Every time I pulled up a pot, it would smack the side of the boat because the boom isn't anywhere near long enough. Shrimping is typically limited around here to only a day or two, so I haven't even bothered buying another for my Grady since I've just got the cheap, lightweight Costco crab pots and just pull those up by hand. A buddy has the Ace Brutus and really likes it, I've seen it on his boat and it's a beast compared to the Scotty. If I were to get another one, it would probably be the Brutus as it can mount to your downrigger mount and you don't need to attach it to the floor of the boat or anything, which I definitely don't want to drill holes in the floor of my boat. The biggest reason why I got the Scotty is because it would attach to my downrigger mounts and because they sell them for pretty cheap at Costco, but still wasn't something I was happy with.