DINK WHISPERER Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 Well I think this pretty much settles it! ? Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 32 minutes ago, DINK WHISPERER said: Well I think this pretty much settles it! ? LOL, nope it doesn't settle anything because the sport isn't boat racing... Yeah, ok the Bass Cat is 2.4 mph or whatever faster.... big whoop, so I get to the same spot 30 seconds to 1 minute later. Every fiberglass bass boat between 20' - 21' with a 250 on it will do 65-80 mph. It's not like a Bass Cat does 150 mph and a Ranger only does 30 mph?!?! I don't understand the guys that constantly swap out props, etc just to gain one to three mph?!?!? Call me old at the age of 36, but I could care less about going over 70 mph on the water even though my boat will do it. I have 35 hours on my G2 now and I haven't even had it over 35 mph yet... Occasionally I run my boats WOT just to do it for a second to get them to breath a little or if I'm trying to out run a storm or get to the bank quick to take a dump. Otherwise, I cruise right along at my G2's optimal cruising speed of 30-33mph @ 3k rpms. As I said in my earlier post.... : " Now, is it the #1 "go fast" boat, no. If your main focus in a BASS boat is speed, then you need to be in the sport of boat racing, not fishing...." If you care about a go fast boat, pick up boat racing and get a boat like the Jason Quinn look a like in this video below..... 2 Quote
Super User S Hovanec Posted August 20, 2018 Super User Posted August 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Crappiebasser said: I have always been a Ranger loyalist and currently own an 08 Z520 and and old 393v but will not buy another new one. I have seen too many cut corners and shoddy work on Trackers and Nitros. Producing a quality product is a culture within a company and I don't believe Johnny Morris fosters that. Just my opinion. A friend of mine bought a 522D last year. I'm not at all impressed with the glass work. The way it looks, I wouldn't have accepted it on a $2k truck cap let alone an $80k+ boat. It's pretty, but when you look closely, there are ripples in the finish. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted August 20, 2018 Super User Posted August 20, 2018 @18RangerZ520L speed does not even enter the equation as for as I'm concerned! Speed is a guy thing...put a motor on anything & somebody gonna hop it up! The biggest advancement in technology in the last 40 yrs for me & the waters I fish was boats-n-motors. When manufacturers hit 18'+ boats & 90-150+ hp outboards it opened up a whole world of areas I could fish in a single day. Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Catt said: @18RangerZ520L speed does not even enter the equation as for as I'm concerned! Speed is a guy thing...put a motor on anything & somebody gonna hop it up! The biggest advancement in technology in the last 40 yrs for me & the waters I fish was boats-n-motors. When manufacturers hit 18'+ boats & 90-150+ hp outboards it opened up a whole world of areas I could fish in a single day. Nor is it in the equation for me... I went in depth about the speed aspect of bass boats addressing DINK WHISPERER's video post, not your post. And if Ranger's are so "over priced", what are your thoughts about this almost $84k Bass Cat I posted earlier? So this $83,996 Bass Cat is reasonably priced.......?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? https://www.boattrader.com/listing/2018-bass-cat-boats-jaguar-103121089/ And it just has 9" graphs!!! LOL You add two Lowrance 16's or two Humminbird Solix 15's and you're getting close to the Icon price..... (The Icon comes STANDARD with a 16"/15" graph at the console and a 12" graph at the bow btw). Quote
Super User Gundog Posted August 21, 2018 Super User Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 1:53 PM, Gundog said: For those who tournament fish I understand you must have it, others its a unnecessary but reassuring item. 7 hours ago, J Francho said: Unnecessary? What if YOU cause damage to another boat or personal injury to someone else on the water? Who do you think will cover that? There is no law that states that you have to have insurance on your boat, unlike your car. That is what I meant about that statement. Quote
Super User Catt Posted August 21, 2018 Super User Posted August 21, 2018 13 hours ago, 18RangerZ520L said: Nor is it in the equation for me... I went in depth about the speed aspect of bass boats addressing DINK WHISPERER's video post, not your post. I know that! ? There was a time back in my prime I ran 90+. mph bass boats. Now I got a wife, 6 kids, 14 grandkids, daughter-in-laws, & son-in-laws. Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Catt said: I know that! ? There was a time back in my prime I ran 90+. mph bass boats. Now I got a wife, 6 kids, 14 grandkids, daughter-in-laws, & son-in-laws. And still no response to the 3rd time I've mentioned the beyond absurd, over priced $84k Bass Cat?!?! ? At least Ranger "earned the right" to charge what they do. Look's like Bass Cats are right up there in price with the Ranger's judging by that $84k one I posted earlier with 9" graphs... ? You'll probably say that $84k Bass Cat is a "good buy" / worth the $84k....??? I'm done with this thread... Ranger is #1.... ? 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted August 21, 2018 Super User Posted August 21, 2018 12 hours ago, 18RangerZ520L said: And still no response to the 3rd time I've mentioned the beyond absurd, over priced $84k Bass Cat?!?! ? At least Ranger "earned the right" to charge what they do. Look's like Bass Cats are right up there in price with the Ranger's judging by that $84k one I posted earlier with 9" graphs... ? You'll probably say that $84k Bass Cat is a "good buy" / worth the $84k....??? I'm done with this thread... Ranger is #1.... ? 100k for Ranger - 84k Bass Cat That's 16k difference When upgrading electronics you only add the difference in cost between the units. Earned the right? It's called Capitalism ? 1 Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted August 22, 2018 Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 7:51 PM, Catt said: 100k for Ranger - 84k Bass Cat That's 16k difference When upgrading electronics you only add the difference in cost between the units. Earned the right? It's called Capitalism ? Duh, I know that you only add the difference... Give me some credit here...... So that $16k difference is more like a $12-$13k difference, which roughly puts the top of the line Icon Ranger roughly 13% higher price than the Bass Cat. A 13% price difference is a FAR cry from being given the term "over priced", and everyone is freaking out about the price tag of the Icon Ranger when all the other boat brands aren't too far behind. Bass Cat was founded in 1971, so their 50th anniversary is coming up in 2021.... Let's see if they do something similar to Ranger and have a 50th year "mack daddy" Bass Cat model come out. I'd be willing to bet it will be at or above the $100k mark if they are already at $84k in 2018. And yes it's 2.5 years from now and new electronics, etc will be out and cost more than the current models, but it's close enough in age that it can be fairly compared to the cost of the 50th Anniversary Icon from Ranger. Someone will have to resurrect this thread 2.5 years from now and see if my prediction comes true........ Now I'm done with this thread..... Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted August 22, 2018 Posted August 22, 2018 I thought you were done with this thread like yesterday? You done done now? ? 1 Quote
22RangerZ520R Posted August 22, 2018 Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, DINK WHISPERER said: I thought you were done with this thread like yesterday? You done done now? ? ? 1 Quote
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