My 18 foot weldcraft aluminum bass is awesome turns on a dime runs super shallow good front and back deck and big live well very stable side steering wheel sets flat on the water
I have a 18 foot bass boat 20x72 aluminum boat for fishing and duck hunting 17x50 Gatortrax mud boat They all have their place and purpose. Your opinion on aluminum rigs is the only one I've disagreed with. If I had to lose a boat my glass bass boat would be the 1st to go
I love y’all’s videos. HONEST truth about the boat industry. You guys don’t understand how much you have helped people pick out a good quality boat. Thanks for everything.
@@TeamMarineService awsome thanks for reaching out gonna take your advise, I've watched tons of your videos, all the way in Chicago thanks again really appreciate it you guys are awsome
I have a 17ft 6 inch Lowe Stinger bass boat with a 90HP mercury and I absolutely love it. Giant deck, steering wheel, giant livewell. Aluminum. Don't hate unless you try it!
As long as you love it that's all that matter buddy! We've had several in our shop for service and have driven plenty to know that they just ain't for us!
The Ranger RT198P is almost 20ft and hits 60mph with a 150hp that sips fuel..for under 40K. The boat is foam injected so you can cut it in half and it will still float. But what about cracked hulls and broken welds? Ranger has a lifetime warranty to the original owner for all external welds, transom and internal ribs. But will Ranger honor their warranty? Look it up on youtube, at least one guy with a 2017 was given a brand new 2021 under warranty...due to Ranger having issues with the 2017s because they did not brace them properly...the new 2021s have fixed that issue. Either way, you get a new boat under warranty. So it's not an overpriced john boat...cut a john boat in half and see what happens. And it has plenty of deck space. So name a fiberglass boat under 40K that can compete?
What’s your thoughts on a Ranger RB200 in shore aluminum for a tidal fed area with tons of floating hazards ie: California delta. I’m torn between a fiberglass and the RB.
First glass bass boat was a '79 Skeeter SS Fisherman 2... 15 ft something tri-hull. '79 80 hp Merc.... At 6'2" couldn't fit behind counsel. You are absolutely correct that no glass bass boat under 18'6" should be made.
Fished out of a 18 1/2 ft Skeeter Starfire w/ '88 Johnson 150 GT for 15 yrs. Was a great boat for 2 people to fish out of. GT was a great motor but had a huge drinking problem.
Great video as always, but I'm confused. Are you saying that a 19 or 21 Xpress Pro would be a bad decision? Your earlier video on the Xpress X21 Pro was very positive, and I've been considering buying either the 19 or 21 X Pro because I'll be fishing a LOT of wooded areas in Louisiana.
I agree. I honestly prefer tillers for most fishing unless it’s a bigger fiberglass. I’m all for bass boats but the ability to run something over a log and not care is awesome
I’m 100% with you. I think the bigger aluminum bass boats are junk as well. I had a tracker with a 150 and it rode awful. Guy in my club went through 3 hull warrantees on an express boat. Aluminum is great for smaller tiller handle, glass for bigger bass boats.
Where I live in Pa on the Susquehanna River, a glass boat would be a disaster. The majority of the river is too shallow and rock ledges. Most of us run tunnel hull jet tin rigs. Some are built with 1/2 thick UHMW on the more expensive boats. Stock boats with thinner hills often will get K5 polyurea hull coating. But if you wanna run the Susky for smallmouth that’s what we do. Thanks
Ive got a 2020 tracker grizzly all-weld aluminum 1648 jon/utility boat. Side console with a 40hp mercury 4 stroke. Its okay at best. Ive customized it a fair amount and turned it into a small bass boat style rig. Installed a 80lb fortrex, an onboard three bank charger, two group 31 agm deka batteries, put a recessed foot pedal tray in, extended the front deck which included two big storage hatches and rod straps and installed a rear fishing platform to extend the bench seat, put actual seats in the boat along with pedestals and the necessary bases, mounted a 9" unit on the console....those were the main improvements. I halfway regret the purchase but also can't imagine life without a boat now that I own my own. After the honeymoon phase faded away nearly a month after I bought it, I started fantasizing about a bigger 19'-20' fiberglass rig with a considerably bigger outboard. For now, my tracker is getting me on the water every weekend which is the main goal. Big fan of the channel fellas! Any thoughts on the my specific boat model? ever see them come through the shop? Thanks
I need your opinion I have a Vexus avx1980cc powered by Suzuki 150ss prop is watergrip 15x21r wot 5500rpm 48 to 50 mph will a different prop get me a little more speed.
What do you think about the(specifically) Lund Pro V Bass Boats 1875 and 2075? They seem they would handle and be better than glass bass boats on the big water like, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, St Lawrence, etc...
Kenzie-Kraft 16' stick streering, 50 H.P. fiber glass boat. one of the best boats made. no frills. they don't make they any more. not fast but a good riding boat.
I don't just bass fish out of a glass boat. I need to be able to crappie fish out of my glass boat with a crow's foot spider rig system. I need the room on the front deck to do that. I like the 19 footers for that. I like glass over tin because tin tends to be tipsy on the bow deck when you move around where glass is stable. River/creek fishing running Trotlines, 15 ft or 16 ft tiller tin is all you need.
I can honestly say I never had an issue with my AVX2080. it’s aluminum but my buddy with a ranger loves it. it was a pre Covid Deal I’d never buy a new one now glass or aluminum everything is over priced.
i Have a 93 nitro 17tf or something or rather with a 115 on the back it gets up and moves. Ill take the crap its my first boat and im a bigger guy 6'2" 260 lbs it lists but handles good and i dont have any super big lakes around me so it works really well with me and another person. I sorta agree i want a 17 alum bass boat and a 20 fiberglass cuz i live in michigan and we have big water. I want a havoc for the river and ducks.
Gonna have to disagree. My boat is 16'8" glass and I hate it. That being said I have no interest in a tin rig ever and I'd never own a tiller rig. I can get 7'+ rods on the port side and rods up to 6'6" on starboard. Yes I'm ready for a bigger boat and have been for years but haven't made the numbers worked out. No I'm not happy with my 17" but its worlds better than a jon boat
Your wrong. I owned a 1999 Ranger R61 with a 90 3 cylinder Merc, could put a 7'3" rod on port side , me and my buddy weighed over 200, freaked amazing stable, 46 gps, the little boat that could lol, amazing little boat.
Andy check out the Gator Trax strike series aluminum boats with 3/16 inch aluminum construction those are bad ass but don't know the price capable of 300 hp engine people in louisiana are going nuts over them
I don’t agree but I’m old. My first Bass Boat was a Ranger 1750A 1978 model bought used in 1982. This was the boat used in the 1978 BASS Masters Classic 17ft 115 Mercury tri hull with pad, ran high 40’s, put a hole shot on anything, very stable but hard riding. The most popular boat in my club was the 1550A which was 16 ft 85hp. The tri hull carried the width all the way to the front like a tin boat and were far more stable, comfortable, less effected by wind than the Jon Boat tin bass boats of today. The salt water market is all glass and I think they should be more small glass fresh water fishing boats. Tiller glass boats are popular for salt as well. Hell Sears had glass tri hull rowboats that had it hands down over a 12-14ft V hull or Jon. Back than I had 5 1/2 ft pistol grips and a telescope flipping stick so I don’t remember how long the rod locker was.
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree, there is a niche in the 17 foot fiberglass range. Ergo- the venerable Champion 176 Super Champ. Some wild ass crazy man high on cocaine rated it for 150 HP. With my slightly modded Merc XR6 it has 1.5 sec second hole-shot, runs damned near 70mph. Takes big water better than a lot of 20 foot boats, yeah... it’s a Champion. Turns on a dime. It’s basically a fuckin Lotus sports car in bass boat form. Drafts shallow, fishes back water fantastic and holds a dozen 8’ rods in the box. So what if it’s tippy! Come take a ride with me and I’ll scare the shit out of you in this overpowered little canoe. Ultimate single man boat. Love the channel, you guys rock.
My 18 foot weldcraft aluminum bass is awesome turns on a dime runs super shallow good front and back deck and big live well very stable side steering wheel sets flat on the water
I have a 18 foot bass boat
20x72 aluminum boat for fishing and duck hunting
17x50 Gatortrax mud boat
They all have their place and purpose. Your opinion on aluminum rigs is the only one I've disagreed with. If I had to lose a boat my glass bass boat would be the 1st to go
They do all have their place. Our opinions generally comes from the performance side and it's fiberglass or bust for us with a few exceptions.
I love my little glass boat but the f90 skeeter works.
I love y’all’s videos. HONEST truth about the boat industry. You guys don’t understand how much you have helped people pick out a good quality boat. Thanks for everything.
I’ll stick with my havoc 1856 stepped transom side console jetdrive in digital camo with every led light you can have. Rednecks wet dream
So ordered a vexus 2080 susuki 200 ss you think its worth it or should I do merc 200 xp ughhh
If you care about reliability go with the Suzuki!
@@TeamMarineService awsome thanks for reaching out gonna take your advise, I've watched tons of your videos, all the way in Chicago thanks again really appreciate it you guys are awsome
What are the best lithium batteries in your option?
We have sold more Lithium Pro's then anything.
I have a 17ft 6 inch Lowe Stinger bass boat with a 90HP mercury and I absolutely love it. Giant deck, steering wheel, giant livewell. Aluminum. Don't hate unless you try it!
As long as you love it that's all that matter buddy! We've had several in our shop for service and have driven plenty to know that they just ain't for us!
The Ranger RT198P is almost 20ft and hits 60mph with a 150hp that sips fuel..for under 40K. The boat is foam injected so you can cut it in half and it will still float. But what about cracked hulls and broken welds? Ranger has a lifetime warranty to the original owner for all external welds, transom and internal ribs. But will Ranger honor their warranty? Look it up on youtube, at least one guy with a 2017 was given a brand new 2021 under warranty...due to Ranger having issues with the 2017s because they did not brace them properly...the new 2021s have fixed that issue. Either way, you get a new boat under warranty. So it's not an overpriced john boat...cut a john boat in half and see what happens. And it has plenty of deck space. So name a fiberglass boat under 40K that can compete?
Ohhh jeez
What’s your thoughts on a Ranger RB200 in shore aluminum for a tidal fed area with tons of floating hazards ie: California delta. I’m torn between a fiberglass and the RB.
First glass bass boat was a '79 Skeeter SS Fisherman 2... 15 ft something tri-hull. '79 80 hp Merc.... At 6'2" couldn't fit behind counsel. You are absolutely correct that no glass bass boat under 18'6" should be made.
Fished out of a 18 1/2 ft Skeeter Starfire w/ '88 Johnson 150 GT for 15 yrs. Was a great boat for 2 people to fish out of. GT was a great motor but had a huge drinking problem.
Great video as always, but I'm confused. Are you saying that a 19 or 21 Xpress Pro would be a bad decision? Your earlier video on the Xpress X21 Pro was very positive, and I've been considering buying either the 19 or 21 X Pro because I'll be fishing a LOT of wooded areas in Louisiana.
For what ya got at that price we considered it a good deal. Would we buy a 19-21 ft tin boat? No, never....but we would buy a 17ft and under tin boat
You are Right. Vexus got it right, their Glass Bass Boats start at 20ft!!!!
And 100k+
I agree. I honestly prefer tillers for most fishing unless it’s a bigger fiberglass. I’m all for bass boats but the ability to run something over a log and not care is awesome
Exactly!
Strong beard
I’m 100% with you. I think the bigger aluminum bass boats are junk as well. I had a tracker with a 150 and it rode awful. Guy in my club went through 3 hull warrantees on an express boat. Aluminum is great for smaller tiller handle, glass for bigger bass boats.
Where I live in Pa on the Susquehanna River, a glass boat would be a disaster. The majority of the river is too shallow and rock ledges. Most of us run tunnel hull jet tin rigs. Some are built with 1/2 thick UHMW on the more expensive boats. Stock boats with thinner hills often will get K5 polyurea hull coating. But if you wanna run the Susky for smallmouth that’s what we do. Thanks
Ive got a 2020 tracker grizzly all-weld aluminum 1648 jon/utility boat. Side console with a 40hp mercury 4 stroke. Its okay at best. Ive customized it a fair amount and turned it into a small bass boat style rig. Installed a 80lb fortrex, an onboard three bank charger, two group 31 agm deka batteries, put a recessed foot pedal tray in, extended the front deck which included two big storage hatches and rod straps and installed a rear fishing platform to extend the bench seat, put actual seats in the boat along with pedestals and the necessary bases, mounted a 9" unit on the console....those were the main improvements. I halfway regret the purchase but also can't imagine life without a boat now that I own my own. After the honeymoon phase faded away nearly a month after I bought it, I started fantasizing about a bigger 19'-20' fiberglass rig with a considerably bigger outboard. For now, my tracker is getting me on the water every weekend which is the main goal. Big fan of the channel fellas! Any thoughts on the my specific boat model? ever see them come through the shop? Thanks
I need your opinion I have a Vexus avx1980cc powered by Suzuki 150ss prop is watergrip 15x21r wot 5500rpm 48 to 50 mph will a different prop get me a little more speed.
Aluminum boat, only boat to own
What do you think about the(specifically) Lund Pro V Bass Boats 1875 and 2075? They seem they would handle and be better than glass bass boats on the big water like, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, St Lawrence, etc...
Lund's are good boats!
Team Marine Service do you think they would hold up like a glass boat in those lakes?
I run a 16ft nitro with a 90hp but it’s a starter boat.
If it's got ya out fishing and you're happy then it's a darn fine starter boat in our opinion !
Couldn’t say it any better
Kenzie-Kraft 16' stick streering, 50 H.P. fiber glass boat. one of the best boats made. no frills. they don't make they any more. not fast but a good riding boat.
I had a 14 foot ranger with stick steering with a 65 horses, I wish I would have kept it.
What’s fiberglass do have nanotech ? 😂
I don't just bass fish out of a glass boat. I need to be able to crappie fish out of my glass boat with a crow's foot spider rig system. I need the room on the front deck to do that. I like the 19 footers for that. I like glass over tin because tin tends to be tipsy on the bow deck when you move around where glass is stable. River/creek fishing running Trotlines, 15 ft or 16 ft tiller tin is all you need.
What about a Lund Pro-V Bass or an Xpress X19 or X21?
Both of those are pretty decent in our eyes!
Great video guys!
I have a champion 15 foot fiberglass with a 90 horse mercury and it doesn’t last with one person drives great big front deck and fast
Champs rock!
Haha we knew you'd come around!
What about Vexus Aluminum?
Vexus makes a good aluminum rig...check out our Top 5 Aluminum boats vid sometime! 👍🏻
@@TeamMarineService avid boats look nice for the money. depends on climate too. Every used glass boat here in Canada is rotted out and junk
I can honestly say I never had an issue with my AVX2080. it’s aluminum but my buddy with a ranger loves it. it was a pre Covid Deal I’d never buy a new one now glass or aluminum everything is over priced.
I have a 19 ft Sylvan with a 150 on it . My first aluminum boat and I would never own anything else
Nice, glad you're liking it! 👍🏻
I Agree 100%
You need to give your opinion on Gator Trax striker 22ft aluminum boat
We like the Gator Trax boats!
They are straight badass mofos
i Have a 93 nitro 17tf or something or rather with a 115 on the back it gets up and moves. Ill take the crap its my first boat and im a bigger guy 6'2" 260 lbs it lists but handles good and i dont have any super big lakes around me so it works really well with me and another person. I sorta agree i want a 17 alum bass boat and a 20 fiberglass cuz i live in michigan and we have big water. I want a havoc for the river and ducks.
Gonna have to disagree. My boat is 16'8" glass and I hate it. That being said I have no interest in a tin rig ever and I'd never own a tiller rig. I can get 7'+ rods on the port side and rods up to 6'6" on starboard. Yes I'm ready for a bigger boat and have been for years but haven't made the numbers worked out. No I'm not happy with my 17" but its worlds better than a jon boat
Your wrong. I owned a 1999 Ranger R61 with a 90 3 cylinder Merc, could put a 7'3" rod on port side , me and my buddy weighed over 200, freaked amazing stable, 46 gps, the little boat that could lol, amazing little boat.
Glass boats are more comfortable even if there 12ft long. Tiller steering is better for small boats regardless of what they are made of.
Look at the Gator Trax Aluminum Boat
Gator trax does make solid aluminum boats
They are as badass as they come for aluminium!!
21 foot fiberglass with a 250 Suzuki, banks finance for a long time on boats.
It's a beautiful thing! Haha
17'-6" Skeeter 125 hp Merc no problem with it leaning over. Twin consoles may be helping me a little?
Strada
Andy check out the Gator Trax strike series aluminum boats with 3/16 inch aluminum construction those are bad ass but don't know the price capable of 300 hp engine people in louisiana are going nuts over them
Gator Trax boats are great! We've seen a few!
Best video ever his face expressions were great
🙈🙉🙊💨🤣
I would like to see a BassCat Phelix.
So the Margay is out......someone call Bass Cat and let them know.
I've never heard of a 15-ft Nitro? It must have been really old...?
I agree. Cheddar heads
Try a BassCat Margay with a 115 Merc. Great river boat for a reasonable price.
Now I’m scared to fish on my Gheenoe LT 25. Lmao. Can you review a Gheenoe? Thanks in advance.
I don’t agree but I’m old. My first Bass Boat was a Ranger 1750A 1978 model bought used in 1982. This was the boat used in the 1978 BASS Masters Classic 17ft 115 Mercury tri hull with pad, ran high 40’s, put a hole shot on anything, very stable but hard riding. The most popular boat in my club was the 1550A which was 16 ft 85hp. The tri hull carried the width all the way to the front like a tin boat and were far more stable, comfortable, less effected by wind than the Jon Boat tin bass boats of today. The salt water market is all glass and I think they should be more small glass fresh water fishing boats. Tiller glass boats are popular for salt as well. Hell Sears had glass tri hull rowboats that had it hands down over a 12-14ft V hull or Jon. Back than I had 5 1/2 ft pistol grips and a telescope flipping stick so I don’t remember how long the rod locker was.
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree, there is a niche in the 17 foot fiberglass range. Ergo- the venerable Champion 176 Super Champ. Some wild ass crazy man high on cocaine rated it for 150 HP. With my slightly modded Merc XR6 it has 1.5 sec second hole-shot, runs damned near 70mph. Takes big water better than a lot of 20 foot boats, yeah... it’s a Champion. Turns on a dime. It’s basically a fuckin Lotus sports car in bass boat form. Drafts shallow, fishes back water fantastic and holds a dozen 8’ rods in the box. So what if it’s tippy! Come take a ride with me and I’ll scare the shit out of you in this overpowered little canoe. Ultimate single man boat. Love the channel, you guys rock.
All opinions of our change when Champions are involved! Long live the Champs!!! 👍🏻
17 foot 9 inches fiberglass dual console with a 175. Yes smallish livewells and rods hardly fit on the deck. Thats what im running
SHOW THE BOAT! lol
From now on we will! ;)
Agreed! Under 18ft glass boats are for the pretenders and poor people! Hahaha Great vid
Too many talking episodes, no shenanigans!
Talking episodes make dollaz! 🤙🏻