Fished abitibi again yesterday what an amazing fishery. Released a ton of smalls saugers and mooneye. Brought home a good fry for today. Still on over 2 feet of ice and not too slushy if you stay on the trails.
I think you're on the right track with the older V6 Rav4's - very capable vehicles. A buddy had one and it was surprisingly impressive off road. I think the "sport" edition has a towing capacity of 3500lbs.