I, too, have been researching this, and both of them appear to be great boats. I have finally concluded I like the Lowe Stinger 175 better than the Tracker Crappie Pro for several reasons. First, the Lowe is all aluminum while the Tracker has wood decks. Second the Lowe is wider in the front & has 3 places to put the pedistal seats in the front, so you could fish 2 people in the front spider rigging without putting in extra pedistal holes and without being cramped and probably being easier to put up spider rigging rod holder mounts. Third, Tracker has a relationship with Mercury or may even be owned by Mercury while I think Lowe is still independent. This means that it is much easier to deal with Lowe if you want something other than a Mercury, but you can get a Mercury for a Lowe if you want. Fourth, I have had a Lowe duck hunting boat for 20 years that has been put through the mill, and it is still going. There are some other smaller reasons, but this is the main thought. Also SeaArk has a crappie boat that is pretty impressive. You might want to look at that, too. I think it is a new model that just came out this year.