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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11376199 01/28/16 03:00 PM
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I have a z8 2013 only complaint I have is the trailer is a piece. Wish I would have ponied up and bought the fiber glass trailer. I had a champion before this z8 is better in all areas except the champion was faster.

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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11376380 01/28/16 04:03 PM
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Buy whatever makes you happy! "If you take care of things they will last you forever," My idea of taking care of things is different from most people!

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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: Tubby] #11376535 01/28/16 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: Tubby
Originally Posted By: Frank the Tank
To answer your question, No, they're not comparable. The fit and finish is poor at best and yes, I have owned one and I have known several who's are basically poor quality. Carpet coming up within a year or 2, seat seams splitting, screws falling out, fiberglass blistering ....it's poor. They are basically the Hyundai of bass boats. And Steez, I agree, Nitro is a good looking boat, but a boat falling part doesn't get on the water to catch fish. Yours is the exception, not the rule. I'll pass on the Hyundai of bass boats and buy something that was quality made and I won't lose my shirt on resale value.

I don't believe you have looked at the new Nitros, especially the Z21. Fit and finish on the new Nitros are no where near the older models. Vast improvements and the performance is great.


And I would not argue that point Tubby. I have not looked at a late model 2015 Z9 or 2016 Z21, so in fact I am not speaking from experience with those exact models and would love to take a ride in someone's Z21 and compare.


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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11376562 01/28/16 05:17 PM
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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: Huckleberry] #11376613 01/28/16 05:36 PM
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My thought is this... I worked at BPS in grapevine for 4 years from 1999-2003 in the service dept. Then nitro was junk but the new ones are pretty much night and day different. I have ran champions, skeeters and my baby the Basscat... I'd be thrilled to run a new nitro any day, espically with a new Mercury on the back


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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11376939 01/28/16 07:49 PM
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Love to hear thoughts on what was junk on the 9 series of those years. Those were some good boats. But when you work for a company I guess u get to hear it all.

Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11377007 01/28/16 08:19 PM
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If I was in the market today, I would be looking for a used Ranger or a new or lightly used Nitro. I think those are the two best values on the market. I rarely hear bad things about Nitro from people who actually own them and fish out of them.


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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11377026 01/28/16 08:28 PM
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I've own a 2004 Nitro 898 and I couldn't complain about anything. Now if it wasn't paid for and/or I was in the market for a boat I would buy this one:
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/11374413/1


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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: BMCD] #11377349 01/28/16 11:02 PM
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Love to hear thoughts on what was junk on the 9 series of those years. Those were some good boats. But when you work for a company I guess u get to hear it all.



Lots of issues on the first year of the 929... I think the best hull they had at that time was the 901...But if I had to choose one, I'd take the 896, that hull set up with a 200 Opti would fly...

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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: Mike Keenan] #11377393 01/28/16 11:41 PM
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Love to hear thoughts on what was junk on the 9 series of those years. Those were some good boats. But when you work for a company I guess u get to hear it all.



Lots of issues on the first year of the 929... I think the best hull they had at that time was the 901...But if I had to choose one, I'd take the 896, that hull set up with a 200 Opti would fly...


I have the 97 model 896....and yes, it will fly.

Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: Frank the Tank] #11378375 01/29/16 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted By: Frank the Tank
To answer your question, No, they're not comparable. The fit and finish is poor at best and yes, I have owned one and I have known several who's are basically poor quality. Carpet coming up within a year or 2, seat seams splitting, screws falling out, fiberglass blistering ....it's poor. They are basically the Hyundai of bass boats. And Steez, I agree, Nitro is a good looking boat, but a boat falling part doesn't get on the water to catch fish. Yours is the exception, not the rule. I'll pass on the Hyundai of bass boats and buy something that was quality made and I won't lose my shirt on resale value.


What year did you own? You buy new or used?

Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11378549 01/29/16 02:05 PM
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well I fish out of a skeeter so mine is the best lol.

Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11378658 01/29/16 02:50 PM
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Ask any fiberglass man - like at Toledo bend Joe , lots of rough water to test a boat or Hector at Kilgore Premire fiberglass man for Skeeter and their Elite Team, about the hulls - that is where the money difference is suppose to be and as Joe told me at Toledo bend the Nitro made hull is as good as any except the Bass Cat which is the heaviest of all . All the gauges are the same and if you want a real problem on locks have a Skeeter who bids their hardware out annually and rarely keeps any replacements that go very far back. I have never had a Bass Cat but their carpet is also the heaviest from what the fiberglass boys say . Johnny Morris is already started the change and moved Stratos and Triton out of Flippin More changes on the way for sure, but don't take opinion's , take the hard truth about value , lots of smoke hard for the average person to know , but the fiberglass boys see through it every day

Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11378720 01/29/16 03:15 PM
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If Nitro's are so poorly made why do pros like KVD use them the obvious answer would be because they are free but you can't argue that KVD could have any boat he wanted for free


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Re: New Nitro Z21 [Re: West Texas FX] #11378751 01/29/16 03:27 PM
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KVDs boat is tied to his BPS deal. The boat is not "free" for KVD. He is paid to use it. I doubt there is another boat company willing or capable of paying KVD the same or more $ than BPS.

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