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Considering upgrading to one of those. Any of you guys have one and can give me some feedback. Looks like it has plenty storage. Wish I could get them to leave off the TM and FF, but the guy at BPS said they wouldn't. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks
As far as I know those are good boats Maj. I really like the way they are layed out.
You can get what you want, how you want, if you go to a boat dealer. If it were me, I would look for a really nice boat that is just 1 or 2 years old, get a lot more for your money that way....Just my 2 cents.
I have seen several on memphis craigslist.
There is also one sitting on Highway 61 N in cleveland that is for sale at a car dealer I believe.. I will be in Cleveland tomorrow and make sure and let ya know.
I will also take a look at it Maj and get a Phone number if I think it might be something you would be interested in.
That makes sense Feelay.
Thanks Sat, give it the onceover for me.
I have a Pro Crappie 175, and I like it....only do over would be to have the front seat mount a little farther back from the front. Would give just a little more room for the rod holders... I like to 2 person set up , front man and back guy have their own minnow bucket and live well...that's my favorite feature....
it is also economical for me to run every weekend.....
but only thought is that I am already considering upgrading to one of the Nitro boats...
you ever want to fish in it with me , just let me know........
later........my .05 cents
I told ya so Maj.. It's like a disease isn't it?
Thanks Gar, will try to take you up on that. Will you be at Enid for camp?Quote:
Originally Posted by GarMaster
Thanks ab, I'll check that out too.Quote:
Originally Posted by ab824
I agree with FeeLAY...best way to buy a boat is find a used one...2-3 years old...lots of people buy them and hardly ever use them.:rolleyes:
Yep, I've got it bad.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by slimeyslab
OK, guess I'll cool my jets on a NEW boat. But still want to upgrade. Just need to be patient, & man, that's hard for me.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieman101
maj if u are paying cash you can get a lot more boat used for a lot less than a new one with less stuff. IMO. How much are you looking to spend. Do you want alum only for some reason? RB can be brutal on alum and that comes from experience. How about fiberglass? What size motor and how many feet and WB can find it for you. That Stratos my buddy just sold for $5,500 would have been an AWESOME crappie boat!!!
These guys are right on the money on the "used" thought....I am currently upside down, the economy has the book values of the boats very "down" so, I would certainly persue a "used" price over a "new" price.......
will try to make the Enid Camp....have to work on the Saturday so will try to fish on the Sunday weather permitting..........can make after about noon on Saturday........
what's crazy is there are so many boats out there that are hardly used. The newer older boats are usually gonna have someone that is upside down on it like mentioned above and they have to ask a GIANT amount to pay it off and not lose money. You can find a ten year old boat that is in super shape the key is if it was kept under so form of cover, fuel stablizer used and motor starts up and runs good and galv trailer so age is a moot point. MAj didn't u just buy the boat you have? Make the next one the last one. GO BIG! GO USED and GO FOR IT!!!
Sac, you've made good points, especially about fiberglass, however, I have only 20' total in my garage for the door to close and no yard to put up a shed or anything like that so that makes the 175 with the swing-away tongue look like a good fit.
Fisher has a boat with almost an identical layout .....it looks the Tracker or Fisher copied one another.......may check that out , too....
i have a 06 modle 175 pro crappie, and i'm happy with mine. no problems so far. i do like the bait wells, their great for nite fishing. i got a 2 cycle 50 hp on mine. i think you'll like it. imho
I like the layout on the 06 model a lot better than I do the 2010....they changed it up.
yep I bought mine in 2007 and yep they have changed the set up on 2010's......
not exactly the same, looks like they eliminated the bait wells on the sides and put them inside the live well..........I like mine on the right hand side... don't have to have a secondary bucket to make it convenient to rebait or reload.
I did get a combo fishfinder for up front to put on the trolling motor....so each person has their own fish viewer for entertainment.......
good luck on deciding what to do there are many good boats to choose from.......
Fisher, G3's , Triton , Seark , stratos, etc........
later......
Hey, Maj.... here are a few, and many more to see.
05 crappie pro 175
07 bass tracker 175 PRO CRAPPIE
2000 BASS TRACKER PRO CRAPPIE 175
2005 17' TRACKER PRO CRAPPIE 175 BOAT
2007 Bass Tracker Pro Crappie 175
by the by, I found those umb holders, you can have them if you want, just let me know.
Thanks Gene. Nice to hear from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by E-Z Poleholder
Thanks for all the feedback guys. Will be on the lookout for good used boat. I don't like the bait bucket being in the livewell on the new ones either. BTW, is there any help for this addition??:eek::eek::eek:
Yes but ya wont like it.
I don't really want to slow down on the fishing stuff Sat, but don't tell anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
A frontal Labotomy (sp) might help.
Make sure you max out on the H.P. Down the road you wont regeret it.
At my house, the big, hard-cover Cabelas catalog comes addressed to me. I'm the addict and for me there is no cure. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Hey maj, if you are going to be looking into used boats here is a recourse that I think is invaluable. It is a correlation of craigslist searches you can choose the mile range from a particular area code instead of having to do numerous searches. It's is how I found my duck boat and how I sold my bass boat. here is the link Search Tempest - The EASY way to search Craigslist! ;)
Thks John.Quote:
Originally Posted by jwz4