Thread: New Ranger...Ho-Lee Crap!

my lil ol $2500 aluminum gets the job done for me. Ive seen more boats for sale on country roads and in small towns. Bunch near Lake Texoma, Kingston and Madill you can find a lot of them..

Originally Posted by Ranger09

I got one of those too...lol....its just money heck you can't take it with you..and I pay my TITHES too....I agree they are over priced, way over priced but so are alot of cars....thats the reason they make Trackers and they make Rangers cause not everyone has the same taste and needs I guess...I can say I have owned about every make and model of Bass Boat made today and some that have gone belly up, and for my money its a Ranger first and last...Do as EB says though buy used, but try and find out or know the person that owned it cause I would not buy off a Tournament Bass Man cause they run the snot out of one before they are traded in.. just my $.02 worth......Ranger

Its not what you have, its how you got it.

Absolutely Correct Fishers....nothing comes easy and never does for me atleast, it took many years of working hard, scraping pennies, and doing without to afford a Ranger. Thats the reason a few saw a grown man cry when it was dumped on Potts Landing Ramp...lol...just sayin...Ranger

Originally Posted by Fishers

Its not what you have, its how you got it.

x2

Any opinions on the Lund? Am starting to see more of them around.

Same here and they look like a very stable and roomy rig. Had a big one unload next to me Monday with a 15hp kicker motor along side the massive 225 Merc it was supporting. Looked like a very comfortable rig to me. Maybe more suited for the Great Lakes than Eufaula but it was impressive.....Ranger

I think the biggest reason we prefer Rangers or good bass boats as guides is the ability to fish in the wind and the they float shallow. Lunds are great boats I guide several guys that have them, no complaints. Its all about personal preferance and budget! EB

Over the years (especially during my Bass tournament days) I have owned or fished out of about every brand out there. A relative was a Pro with his own sponsorship (Ranger) and TV show for awhile. I spent many days in his boat and it was great! But, he didn't pay for it. I had a Champion for a few years and really liked it. A big Skeeter was one of the best rough water boats I ever fished out of. Before I retired I was transferred to northern Kansas and became aware of multi-purpose boats. I got rid of my bass boat and bought a Crestliner V hull and it was an exceptional fishing boat. Kept it for many years and it's still running around on Eufaula somewhere. When I did sell it I bought a Lund. Mines not the biggest (1725 Explorer w/90hp 4 stroke) but I almost always fish by myself. It actually is roomy enough three can fish from it easily. Mine's set up a a Crappie edition with the option of two seats forward. Even at less than 18' it handles big waves as well as any of the fiberglass bass boats I had. It also doesn't blow around real bad because, even tho' it's a higher profile, it's a heavy aluminum boat. I fish for all species and it fits my needs better than anything I've had, or fished from, in the past. BTW, they are not cheap!