All I can say about them two is --- it takes 2 cheeks to make an
All I can say about them two is --- it takes 2 cheeks to make an
2024 Phoenix 818, Mercury 175. Trick Steps, 3 Garmin 106 SV,s, LVS 34. BoatEFX dual bow mount. Ionic 12V 125AH, 2 12V 100 ah LiTime’s for the TM. Minn Kota 345 PCL charger,
I have been given the Green Light to go for a Top End Glass Boat. I keep looking and dreaming, as my buddy says Boat Porn! I would like more speed, more leg room and a softer ride in a chop.
That being said and Ranger not longer makes the Intracoastal, I still will look, but for the wide variety of fishing I do, I am much more comfortable in my tin! Oyster Rub no problem. River water stain, it isn't a garage queen. Salt, Fresh, Brackish, on worries. Having to beach it to launch or retrieve, no worries. Slime or Blood on the deck (I do not have Carpet) no problem. Rub or slide it along a dock, okay.
As the Aluminums evolve, I would really consider one with slightly more of a Vee for the softer ride in a chop.
But much more mentality comfortable in my tin.
2019 RT 198P
2018 Mercury Pro XS 150 HP 4 Stroke #2B610068
Twin 12' BT Talons
4" Atlas Jack Plate
Riptide Instinct Quest
What Panama said. I could buy whatever I wanted, but the Ranger fits my fishing style and can get into places a glass boat couldn't.
2015 Ranger RT188 DC; BassCat Storage Box; Mercury Optimax 115ProXS;
19" Spitfire X7; Vessel View Mobile; Minn Kota Ultrex 80; GForce Handle;
TM Eliminator; Helix 7 G2N SI Combo F/R; HydroWave KVD; BBT 4" Angled Bow Mount; Durasafe Locks for Electronics and Ultrex;
Twist Step Boarding Ladder; EZEE Step ES1; BAC RAC Rod Storage; Motor Mate Transom Saver
Yes those guys know alot but they think anything that is aluminum or says tracker or nitro is automatically a POS. are they the best brands out there ? Not even close. Are they as bad as alot of people think ? Not even close. My tracker is 20 years old never an issue original carpet and decks. I have a buddy with a 30 year old tracker all original everything carpet decks wiring etc... They're built to meet a certain price point. No more and no less. I can tell you I have been in a lot of higher end boats and the fit and finish was not any better than a tracker of less than half the price. Alot of people are paying for the name on the side of the boat.
Looks like they started changing their minds....or were bought and paid for
2018 21' GatorTrax Strike Series, 250 Yamaha SHO
This too
2018 21' GatorTrax Strike Series, 250 Yamaha SHO
Bottom line is the "K " factor , 20 to 40 Thousand less for tin boat that will do almost everything a glass boat will do. Sure my boat won't run 70 mph but I'm fine with that . Question is how many " Ks" do I have to spend to be cool with a YouTube guy ?
That dude is the IKE of youtubers. Always whining and running his trap, some people feel they have shit all figured out and they damn well have to share with the world. The internet has turned everyone into self proclaimed prophets of information.
Bad spellers of the world untie!
I will say this, I fish tournaments 2-3 times a month. Half the time I’m a boater in my tin with a coangler and half the time in in a 20’ Triton with a 250 and dual poles. Yeah I want a glass rig again. I won 2 tourneys ago and it’s nice seeing all those pretty gals boats getting beat by a tin with a 90 on it! The next weekend was blowing 20+ and if I weren’t in the big Triton I’d never have been able to keep the boat positioned and the poles help so much!
Like everything there are positives and negatives. If I want to fish topwater right before dark it’s super easy for me to drop my little tin at a local lake. But when I’m on Okeechobee, Toho, Harris Chain, etc I’m limited. I know I’m outgrowing my tin so I’m saving for an 18TRX, love that boat!
2006 Triton SP-185, 2006 Evinrude Etec 90, PowerTech NRS3, Garmin Echomap Plus 73CV & 93SV