Im sure this will start a huge debate, but im in the market to buy a new (to me) bigger boat 20 & up, question I have for you guru's is, what is the boat that handles big water the best, stability, ride & dry??? I currently have a 04 18ft Ranger & I think its awful in the rough imo.. Fire away guys!!!

the tr21 is probably the best under 22 there is, otherwise, im told the ranger 22' is a dandy in rough water

Based upon you criteria, if I was going to go into debt to buy a new boat it would be a Legend.

Get you a good used Champion or Legend. I would personally stay away from a 22' boat. In big swells they sometimes are hard to keep the nose up on.

+1 on the RANGER Z 522

That makes sense about keeping the bow up on a 22 in big swells, preciate you bringing that to my attention, cuz thats what I was sorta looking for, and lolol, no debt here im paying cash, got a 25k limit though,,,

Earl Bentz raced boats in big water and used that experience in designing the Triton bass boats. I've had my 21X2 in the middle of Amistad with 20 mph winds and felt very safe.

Champion, Champion, Champion.

TR 21

my 18' 6" triton does wonderful at Amistad

Zx225 does great , rangers are not bad if you don't mind getting wet,I have had them both.

Triton Tr210 does the job for me.

Everyone knows its champion!

I would have to go for a Champion if that was number one priority that you listed. A couple things to keep in mind:

Require whatever you purchase to be max on power, in other words; don't buy an underpowered boat.

The other thing is this: They all have a dry ride...... unless they don't. Do you have a good understanding of how to drive a boat in "heavy seas" so to speak ? It makes a difference.

Haven't rode in them all, but my BassCat Puma is the best I've ever been in.

Ran my TR21 on Fork this past Sunday without a second thought...Got a little wet, but having to run perpendicular to 40-50mph gusts will get you sprayed and tax your nerves a bit. Fork can get big in a hurry!

Tr-21 is not a good rough water boat!! The other models like the x2 is. In saying that I love a tr-21 for what they are which is super fast, great fishing platform and the best storage layout. Tr-21 mercury 250 xs 81.6 gps.

tr 21 or an Original Comanche 21 ranger

You might can find a Skeeter 21i a few years old in that range. 21i's are usually not overly tournament fished are big, and a little heavier than some of the other boats mentioned. I had one for the weekend at Fork a few months ago and it handled the wind great. It's also easy to load and is straightforward to operate.

A 20 Ft.Champion Boat is the only way to go!

I've been on Fork when it was pretty rough out in a TR21 with a good driver hauling the mail and I still had my kidneys when I got out and I was dry enough. I'm sure there are some better ones but the 21 I was in did a good job.

ive got a 21I skeeter and the Triton 21 is better for traveling in bad water...not fishing in it.

I have been in some Big water and my Bass Cat has done it's job plenty of times. Champion would be my next pick.

hey we survived the trip across ray bob this weekend in my 18' Nitro lol
personally i dont think a 22 footer wouldve helped...
my recomendation is dont go out when its like that lol