I know this topic has been covered before, but I wanted to present my specific "dilemma." I plan on pulling the trigger on a brand new bass boat in the next month or so.
I live in Northern California and will be fishing Lake Sonoma, Berryessa, and Clear Lake. I have few dealerships in my area and they sell Ranger and Nitro. I want to stick with a local dealer, just incase I need to have maintenance done or have any issues, so I'm not having to drive clear across the state to get it fixed. I've looked at, and researched, both the Ranger Z185 and the Nitro Z18. I know that Ranger is considered the "Cadillac" of bass boats, but your paying for that name and quality.
However, I didn't see a huge difference between Ranger and Nitro. They will both be rigged very similar, same motor, same electronics, etc. The Z185 is about $5k more than the NItro. I'm not a hardcore tournament bass angler, but will definitely be using the boat often and year around.
I'd like to hear your thoughts and opinions.
