A lot has to do with how each is driven.

Thanks again for your comments. Y'all gave me a few more ideas of what to look at before making a decision. I appreciate your help.

Couple of friends have Skeeter FX 20's & I have a Ranger 521. I have spent many hours in each and some of that time traveling way too many miles on Falcon in some uncomfortably rough water. I can tell you for sure that from a ride standpoint I honestly can't say that one rides noticeably smoother than the other in rough water. Neither is what I would consider "the smoothest/driest rough water ride" but I rate both very good. You didn't ask for input on other brands so I won't throw other names into the mix(novel concept). I will say that from a performance standpoint the Skeeter feels more responsive("sportier") from a handling standpoint and the Ranger feels better as a fishing platform. I use the word "feel" because most of these comparisons come down to simple opinions anyway. Not things you can rate with a radar gun or a measuring tape. Also, comparisons between the FX & the 521 always come down to splitting hairs for me. Both great "high end" brands with compairitivly fair resale(no such thing as GOOD resale if we are talking new). I love both brands. Good luck w/your decision.

I think both are top of the line in quality. Like 361V said, go with personal preference. You can't lose with either of these. Go with what you like the best.

I will throw out a name. Champion IMO is a notch below in quality in comparison to Skeeter and Ranger. But if you are looking for the smoothest ride you might take one for a test drive. A notch below in quality isn't a knock on them at all. They are still fine boats. Just sayin they are not quite on the level of Ranger and Skeeter. But they handle great, and take the rough water awesome. I spent the day in one fishing a tournament on Texoma. I was dreading it because the lake was rough and I have disc issues in my back. The guy I was with had his Champion rigged with a hot foot and tilt and trim on the steering wheel. And he knew what he was doing. He drove the heck out of it all day. I was very impressed with that boat. It handled great and didn't jar my fillings out and I didn't have to go see the chiropractor afterwards.

Length of boat has a lot to do with the ride in rough water.

Look at the trailers. Rangertrail is head and shoulders above a Skeeter trailer. You can't go fishing if you can't get to the lake. LOL

Please call Monte at Fun n Sun Boats and Tackle and take a ride in a Skeeter. Because they are different boats and they are not built the same. For example: The widest part of a skeeter is at the console, not at the back corners like other boats are; Skeeter has stringer system that include 3/8" aircraft aluminum all the way into the transom. That will allow the boat to be suspended in air by the transom only. Skeeter is faster. These are all facts that can be proven by going over the boat with Monte. Take the Demo ride! If you don't like it, at least you gave yourself a chance to look at the boat and see for yourself. I have had 5 Rangers(won one), 4 Champions, 1 Triton and 10 Skeeters. I know a little bit about these boats and each one of them has something I like. A Skeeter just has more things about it I like and suits me better. I hope this helps.

I've had 2 Skeeters, 2 Rangers and a Bass Cat and the Kitty Cat rides better than either Ranger or Skeeter, IMO.

I really could care less about which boat you can drive and have a cup of coffee in while running wide open, any 20 foot plus bass boat will ride just fine, layout and the way they fish is number one,

It really doesn't matter which brand you buy. If you strap a ayeti cooler on it it will be the best boat on the lake!

Skeeter hands down. Riden in all of them and driven by the guys on the FLW Tour.

Skeeter is the only one you can relax and not do "crunches" in all day long.

The Ranger ride costs about 15-20% more..

Somebody said something about a Champion ride better than a Ranger. I am a Champ owner and a previous Ranger owner. Love my champ but it is not the rough water boat my Ranger was. It is all in the way you drive the boat, pure and simple! All of the top brand boats are good. You can run faster trimmed into oncoming waves but trying to run too fast with following seas can get scary. Here at Texoma the lake can get just like the ocean and no bassboat will ride very good.

Just a little different perspective from my point of view:

When your young and fearless you want a mega fast boat with all the goodies, maybe a skeeter or even a bullet, with a 500hp outboard, later in life, you decide that there are more important things, like customer service, fit and finish, so you purchase a top of the line basscat, years later after being a successful businessman and uphold your financial status, you purchase a top of the line ranger, with 400.00 reels,and 300.00 rods. Now closer to retirement, and with the stock market in chaos, you decide that basspro shop brands are just as good as your previous 700.00 setups, and with a bad back,loose dentures,kidney problems and a case of hemorrhoids, from riding in all your previous bass boats, after talking with your buddies you find out that Champion is no longer made,you say screw it all sell everything,buy a bay boat and start fishing for Sandbass.

IMO,with the way boat technology is nowadays,and if you compare the right models,there is really not a whole lot of difference,it will boil down to how well u can DRIVE a boat. Go out and test drive as many as u can,what you plan on doing with the boat, storage will be important, customer service,and how the company stands behind there product, then decide. Once you purchase your dream boat,take the time to learn how to drive it correctly,that alone will greatly improve the performance.

Good luck with whatever you decide

.........so by your logic...... A John boat with a good trailer is going to out do a new skeeter as long as it has a better trailer? Great concept.