Quote Originally Posted by ksubasser24 View Post
If your not looking for a lengthy boat a great option is a 2003 -2006 ranger 618vs. (The model with a console not a tiller). My dad bought his new in 2004 and it is my favorit boat I have ever been in. Will run mid 50's with a 150 on the back, has a deep keel with front gas tank which makes it ride extremely well. Boat is not super wide but is very stable. It has a front bait well and is really open to fish out of. Best way to describe it is a hybrid between a bass boat and a multispecies rig. It was designed with crappie in mind.

Here is a video walk around of one that was for sale last year.

couldn’t agree more! I used to have a 681 with a 135 optimax. Had a Jack plate on it and with just me it would run 57 mph! Rode absolutely wonderful. Fished just like a bass boat but it rode so much better than a bass boat!

for a crappie guy it’s the perfect rig! Wind didn’t bother it much at all. Down fall is not a ton of storage but for crappie fishing it had more than enough.

might just be the ultimate crappie boat for sure. Very hard to find though.