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 Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: Santonio Banderas]
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09/24/15 04:06 AM
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Bass cat is a good boat but does not ride as good as good as a skeeter or ranger. Absolutely agree, of the major brands I've been in basscat was by far the roughest, but was also the fastest, its a trade off.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: Santonio Banderas]
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09/24/15 04:40 AM
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JimmyP
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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
 .........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. Not what I said at all. Look at the difference in the trailers as this is how you get a boat to the lake. Nobody builds a trailer as good as a RangerTrail. Nobody. That should have some weight when deciding on which brand you buy. Cheap trailers break down more often than well built trailers so If you can't get to the lake because your Skeeter trailer is broke then I guess a Jon Boat would outfish a Skeeter.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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09/24/15 07:50 AM
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Jimmy is right you can't beat a Ranger for quality,IMHO
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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09/25/15 03:52 PM
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If you're spending that much time enjoying the riding....you aren't fishing enough! Buy the boat that fishes the best.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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09/28/15 10:32 PM
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With skeeter your stuck with a SHO. That can cost you time off the water
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: Muzzlebrake]
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09/30/15 05:47 PM
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Quality of construction would be most important I think. Before Tracker Marine acquired Ranger Boats they were probably the best constructed bass boat of all. Hand laid mat glass and a solid glass transom that was virtually indestructible. No chopper gun(chopped glass) made boats for me. As for ride, there probably is no difference since the hull shape is close to the same. The bean counters at Tracker Marine will probably change some things on the Ranger boats kinda like they did with all of the aluminum boat companies the have acquired by using thinner .090 aluminum instead of .125 thickness that the original mfgs used like Fisher and others. Jury is still out here. If I wuz getting a Ranger, I might be looking at one made before Tracker's acquisition. Unless Skeeter has changed their construction over the years they are no where near as well made as the old Ranger heavy sleds. JMHO, no warranty implied  As it is with so many things. It is not necessarily the chopper gun that is the problem but the operator. I ordered a Ranger from the factory in 1985 and it has been used and abused for close to 30 years. It will turn 30 in November and is still on the water with no cracks or leaks. I picked it up the day before Thanksgiving in 1985. It is a chopper gun boat. The only problem that I know of is the hulls can be heavier.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: Happykamper]
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09/30/15 09:13 PM
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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, actually, when you have a gf/wife, it makes a huge difference how comfortable it rides. if she likes the ride, she's more apt to go with you. hard to get mad at you fishing if she is there with you.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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10/13/15 03:18 AM
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you can hear a skeeter from across the lake 
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
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10/14/15 12:22 PM
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Bass cat is a good boat but does not ride as good as good as a skeeter or ranger. Absolutely agree, of the major brands I've been in basscat was by far the roughest, but was also the fastest, its a trade off. Having owned all three, I would seriously disagree with the above. It sounds to me like you guys rode with someone who didn't know how to handle his boat.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: KingwoodCat]
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10/16/15 12:40 AM
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Santonio Banderas
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Bass cat is a good boat but does not ride as good as good as a skeeter or ranger. Absolutely agree, of the major brands I've been in basscat was by far the roughest, but was also the fastest, its a trade off. Having owned all three, I would seriously disagree with the above. It sounds to me like you guys rode with someone who didn't know how to handle his boat. I rode with myself and I'm the best captian they is......... Just ask me and I'll tell ya.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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10/16/15 08:28 PM
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I believe that when Jonny Morris purchased the ranger boat group he left ALL the current people managers and associates in place and currently NO plans to change the construction or quality of their boats. What he did do is used the hull design from the Triton 21 foot class boat for Nitros new 21VS bass boat. Nitro has had the best selling bass boat 20 foot and under for the past few years, now he's using the Triton hulls to get into 21 plus boats with Nitro. Mr Morris is a very business smart individual and I don't believe he'd change anything to harm the current sales of ranger boats. He just now owns 70 percent of the boat sold.
Just my feelings...and the feelings of individuals in the industry that I've talked to...
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: Walker_wilson13]
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10/16/15 09:40 PM
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Santonio Banderas
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you can hear a skeeter from across the lake That's like saying skeeter or ranger or bass cat are bad boats because a motor blown....... You wouldn't hear a skeeter across the lake over the motor on the back of said skeeter. The same motors they put on Rangers.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: bluesea112]
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10/17/15 01:20 PM
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A ford and Chevy argument, if a guy or girl is in the market the only good thing they can do for themselves is to get in whatever boat that appeals to them, run it, and make up their own mind.
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Re: Is there a difference in ride between a Skeeter and Ranger?
[Re: KingwoodCat]
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10/20/15 11:54 AM
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Bass cat is a good boat but does not ride as good as good as a skeeter or ranger. Absolutely agree, of the major brands I've been in basscat was by far the roughest, but was also the fastest, its a trade off. Having owned all three, I would seriously disagree with the above. It sounds to me like you guys rode with someone who didn't know how to handle his boat. I rode in a 2013 Cougar FTD with the guy you bought your boat from on little old Lake Houston. It was the worst riding boat I have ever been in. After that ride I took Basscat off the list, I would never own one.
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