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[H2O_Fowl]

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.

[Highcentered]

bow sitting high at rest will equal a boat getting blown around, that is why rangers are nice they sit flat in the water. Other models do as well.

That ain't no lie. My friend's Champion is terrible about getting blown around and he swears it gets impacted by wind worse than my little Tracker, lol.

[high 2]

I run a 2003 Ranger 521. We fish for bass and crappie. I still run a Fortrex with active target. What your talking about is one reason I haven’t gone to spot lock. I want to scan using my foot. I might change my mind if I got a spot lock troller. The 521 is heavy and holds to the wind very well and won’t break the bank.