This was awesomely helpful. Thank you, fellow Oregon Gabe!Originally Posted by gbsmallie
As a fellow Bass fisherman that grew up in the PNW fishing for trout, salmon and steelhead, who also lives in Oregon (on the dry side, luckily), and is also named Gabe (lol), I’ll give you my input for what it’s worth (not much!). Up here, if your looking for a used Bass boat, you simply aren’t going to have 10 or twelve of the brands listed even available for purchase….they have no dealer network and never have in the area. Finding a good used boat in the range listed will be very, very difficult and the price will likely be much higher than the going rate of boats listed on this very website for sale simply as a result of supply and demand. But with lots of patience and a wide net cast, it certainly can be done. Ranking all of these brands would be pointless unless you are willing to drive many states away to make the purchase, which comes with headaches of its own. Personally, I would look for a Skeeter, Bullet, Ranger or Phoenix in the area as that is what is going to give you the most opportunity (more of these brands sold new in the Northwest) to find a clean, quality rig in this area, and a nice, well kept and maintained boat is far more important than focusing on a single brand. I did leave out Nitro and Triton, yes. A personal bias only, as plenty are available in the area. For me, a Skeeter with a Yamaha would be number one choice
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