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Looking hard at Triton but at 20’5 it won’t fit . Looking close at ranger z175 , stratos 176vlo, and a couple alumimums . I’ll be happy with any safe and reliable bass boat.

Really looking into the sabre , z175 , and stratos 176 vlo . Like everything about them from what I’ve seen , now have to go to the dealers Also like the crestliner vt 17 . Seems like a nice boat. Want to look at an xpress x17 and x17 pro but can’t find much information.

Going to call soon . Hope they give information on price can’t find it anywhere. Really liked the front deck space on sabre. Seen a couple in person but they where the bigger models . The biggest lake I’ll fish is lake okeechobee. Most of the lakes closer to me are about 700 acres to the size of lake Kissimmee. Not huge lakes but something a 17 foot bass boat will ( hopefully) get the job done.

Wanted to look at sabre ftd and sabre vision. Aqua tech is 3hrs from Tampa . Aqua tech is the only basscat dealer in Florida so might not be able to look at them much.

Found some information on the z175. Nice boat. It will fit in the garage ( 2 " to spare ) . I have been leaning more to fiberglass because they seem to have more and better features.

Too bad the triton won't fit in the garage. Really nice boat. Checked Ranger aluminum and there official website and could not find any information on the z175

Went to bass pro , love the nitro z17 . There is one problem, Weight capacity. 3/460 is not enough to fit more than 2 heavier than average men. But other than that love the boat.Seen the tracker 175 Txw nice boat. Felt comfortable in it. Decent amount of storage.weight capacity is 4/550 which is much better. One thing the salesman did bring to my mind was hat he said if you hit something with the double fiberglass, you have the foam that will protect you and keep you afloat. He also said that hitting something with the aluminum it has a higher chance of sininking . Still going to look at other boat dealers.

I think aluminum is my best bet. More options than fiberglass. I also fear that if I were to hit an alligator or manatee, with fiberglass that it would crack ( at high speed ) . I like the charger 176 , but I could not find a dealer. Really like the bass cat sabre vision , and at least I know there is a dealer in Florida . Looked for a nice ranger but could not find any. Took a look at alumacraft pro 175 and looked nice, just seems to be a small front deck. Will not know until I see one in person

Seems to be 2 dealers nearby ( about 40 miles ) which isn't horrible. Never seen a alumacraft in person. Here all you see is the 50k - 80k bass boats competing on who is the fastest.

Alumacraft pro 175 looks very nice. Can't find a lot of specs and details on the 2017 and 2018. I like the fact that you change if it comes what engine brand it comes with. Unlike how every other manufacturer comes with a mecury.

A wooden deck means tracker is most likely off the list . Also hate the center rod box. Also seen that the gas tank is on the driver side of the boat making it unbalanced. If those 3 things were fixed than it might be the perfect boat ! Also wish it had a step to the front deck but can live without it

The garage is a 2 car garage. With the tow vehicle I have about 8' - 8'6 in width to work with. Worried about weight capacity. May only ever fish 3-4 once or twice but most bass type boats have 4/555 limit. Don't want to overload the boat.

Remeasured the garage and it came out to be about 20'7 will remeasure again but the boat will not be on an angle, still have to fit the tow vehicle in there. I still like the crestliner vt17 . The front deck is aluminum. But are all the new bass boat decks aluminum or fiberglass under the carpet? I just don't want the wood to rot under the carpet

Difficult to find a nice boat dealer here in the Tampa area. I have a bass pro about 10 mins from my house but not sure about their boats ( haven't heard good things about tracker and nitro ) . Too bad the nearest cabelas is 700 miles and 10hrs away

I am Looking for a bass boat that will fit in my garage. My garage is about 20'4". So far I have looked at crestliners ( vt 17 ) charger 176 , stratos 176 vlo and going to bass pro tomorrow to look at nitro z17 and tracker 175. Not looking for any type of Jon boat , just a bass boat that will fit in my garage.

I fish in the sun city center / kings point area. I have access to this place ( family ) and there is well over 30 ponds. I have caught bass over 5lbs in 80% of these ponds. Amazing place to fish if you can get access. There are also more public places to fish around the Brandon area. Can't speak much for riverwiew.

Thank you for the response. I have a question regarding the mudlines. How exactly do I find one as well as what is a mudline? It may be hard to get a 20ft pontoon close to the bank

I would recommend looking at the Abu Garcia line of reels. They cover all prices and are amazing quality.

I noticed that okuma makes a power handle called the " okeechobee " handle. I have heared that okuma has the same body as a Revo. Does this mean the handle will fit? I don't want to order and it collect dust for it not fitting. I do not have a problem with the stock handle though looking to upgrade. Any thoughts on this?

I will be staying in the pigeon forge area and will be renting a boat. I want to know if Douglas lake produces a better fishing habitat than Cherokee lake. I have heard Douglas lake is a clear water lake and Cherokee is polluted. This may come in to play with the fishing quality. Any suggestions on which lake is better ?