As I get older and the doctors says it time to sloooooooow way down and relax, I would consider a Ranger. Until then, I'll stick with the Allison. Both are great boats, just different strokes.

Oh yes.... The Allison bassboat. There is really no other bassboat in the same category with an Allison bassboat. I have owned two of them. One was their XB2002 which is the 20' 2" bass hull that holds most of the world speed records with outboard motors in almost every horsepower class. I saw one run over 60 with a 90 Honda 4 stroke. All you have to do is Google Bassboat Speed Records and you will quickly see what I am talking about.

Ben, I would say it is the Ferrari or Lambo or the lake with regard to bass rigs anyway. The Bullet is like a Vette or Viper in my opinion. Allys are sleek, sexy, and fast as all get out. Properly set up the XB2002 will run in excess of 100 mph with a STOCK Merc 250 ProXS. You will of course need Merc's Sportmaster gearcase in a 1.62 gear but it is the same price as the other Torquemaster gearcase.

They will also shock you with their ride quality. For being a lightweight all hand-built hull they ride Amazingly well. They are expensive. This is not just a "hand laid" hull. It is truly an all "hand made" hull. There is a difference. They also utilize the very latest in resins and glass mat technologies. This allows them to use much less resin to bond the glass mats together and still obtain the structural strength it takes to withstand 100+ mph speeds across the water.

The downside of an Ally XB2002 is their fishability. The wind blows you around like a kite. The boat is very tippy at rest. If your 300# partner jumps from one side of the back deck to the other really quick, it pitches the boat pretty badly. The storage is pretty sparse on this hull as well.

The boat pictured above is the XB21 and is a much better fishing boat than the XB2002 and has remedied many of the shortcomings such as lack of storage, lack of interior space, stability at rest, and amenities. But this comes at a price. The XB21 is not nearly as fast as the smaller, narrower XB2002 and by a wide margin. The XB21 is an extremely good compromise for the guys that want something different than the cookie cutter bass rigs on the market with superior performance. Speeds from the XB21 should be right on par with the Bullet 21's.

Allisons have long set the bar for Ultra High Performance with an outboard and will continue to do so. However they are not for everyone. And yes, you do have to drive them but what boat don't you have to drive once they exceed 80 mph??

I for one, Love em! I will own another one day....

There is a white yellow and red one that we saw several times on Amistad. My partner and I were drooling over it every time we saw it!

I use to see Ken run that Allison around Fork Back in the 90's. That Merc Drag motor or whatever it was called would scream and throw a rooster tail for half a mile. He took the cowling off the motor for some of us there at Oakridge to look at after loading up. I got drool all over it. That was one neat set-up. Ken, what was your top speed in that thing?

I love the looks of those but my wife would never go for small of a rear deck.

Wouldn't that boat be hard to maneuver around places like fork? You sit so low in it. I like to sit up so I can avoid stumps easier while idling.