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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
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11/16/23 04:45 PM
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361V
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Have had a “few” bass boats. Couple Rangers and of all my boats my 1992 Ranger 361v w/a Johnson FastStrike 150. It was hands down my favorite boat. Just a great functional/comfortable fishing platform. I had it nearly 20yrs and it still looked EXCELLENT….until some kid fell asleep on the highway and wiped out my “baby”. My Ranger Z521c w/250 ProXS I have now is a “nice fishing vessel” for sure but the boat I had that was most memorable was the 1st brand new bass boat that I ever purchased. A 1986 Tidecraft Wildfire w/a Mariner Mag150. Actually custom ordered from US Sports in Hurst(now Fun&Sun). That was an extremely fast(75mphish) lightweight chine walking POS. The transom got weak in only a few years and I got rid of it. Man it was “fun”….while it lasted but it didn’t last very long.
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14900499
11/16/23 05:18 PM
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RKT
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Pro Angler
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14 foot flatbottom 2 man bass buggy 1981' Dynatrak 16'6 1990 Skeeter SK1700 1999 Xpress X-19 1997 (or close to that year) Blazer 202 1998 Champion 202 2009 Nitro Z8 2020 BassCat Caracal
Best built- BassCat followed by the Champion and Dynatrak Worst built by far - Skeeter Xpress was a good boat for about 11 years until it split about 8 feet down the keel. Best fishing - BassCat and Nitro Best riding - Champion Biggest bass caught out of - 14 foot flatbottom
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
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11/17/23 04:38 AM
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ko bass attack 27
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82 Ranger 375 96 Javelin 389 08 BassCat Cougar My Dad gave me his Bass Tracker after they sold their lakehouse. I don't know what year it was but it was a fiberglass boat and model was TF1600 with a 90 hp Mercury. I kept it several years and used it on some of the smaller lakes up here in the panhandle and western Ok. 2016 Avalon 2200 Catalina pontoon.
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
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11/17/23 05:03 AM
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Monty Wright
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2000 Ray Craft, I think it was just short of 16' with a 90 hp Evinrude. Good little boat to learn with on Gibbons Creek. 2000 Cobra 201D with a 2003 225 Mercury that I bought here on the TFF. Pretty certain I sold it on here too. Last I saw, it was for sale in Florida. 1999 Cobra 190S with a 200 Mercury. Found it in Georgia on Craigslist.
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14901099
11/17/23 05:23 AM
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bronco71
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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1961 16' Herters freight canoe 1980 12' jon boat 1975? 16' Ouachita bass boat w/Merc 110 tower of power 1979 16' Skeeter Wrangler DC w/Merc 150 Black Max 1987 18.5' Nitro MX185 w/150 Black Max from the Skeeter * 1999 21' Triton TX21 w/Merc 225 Opti* 1992 19' Bass Cat Pantera 2 about to hang a Merc 200 EFI on it*
*still have these, working on Nitro floor, transom and carpet: Pantera motor, controls, trim pump and charger
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1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150 (needs lots of work, put motor on nephew's boat) 1994 XSC-2200 "Jaguar" AKA Shadow 22 Magnum (restoring w/Mercury 200 XRI) 1994 Pantera II (restoring w/Mercury 200 EFI) 1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14901124
11/17/23 10:40 AM
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Bandit 200 XP
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Few Power Cat's Jet Boat with a 460 1988 Pontoon boat 2000 Javelin Renegade 18 Triton 200xp
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
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11/17/23 11:27 AM
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Dubee
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1985 Cajun Ricky Green fishing machine Bullet 20xrd I can't remember the year. I think it was a 1996 2001 Triton TR 21 awesome boat. I can't tear it up as much as I have tried
Ken A needs to post his list. Lol
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14901776
11/18/23 01:04 AM
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Brandon Potter
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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79 Ranger 178 (I think) 01 Triton TR20 09 Skeeter 20i 22 Skeeter ZXR21
2022 Skeeter ZXR21
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Dubee]
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11/18/23 01:43 AM
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Ken A.
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1985 Cajun Ricky Green fishing machine Bullet 20xrd I can't remember the year. I think it was a 1996 2001 Triton TR 21 awesome boat. I can't tear it up as much as I have tried
Ken A needs to post his list. Lol Your Bullet was 1994 bro. It was my first one.  I had a 1998 21XRD, 2003 20XRD, 2007 20XRD, couple Allisons, 3 Rangers, 3 Tritons, 3 Basscats, a Spirit, a HydraSport, a Duckhawk, a Winner, a Legend, a Procraft, a Stryker, and a few more I cannot remember at the moment.
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14901926
11/18/23 05:26 AM
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NRHmike
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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1985 - Venture - Fast and Stable 2006 - BassCat Sabre - 18" FUN boat 2008 - BassCat Courgar - 20'4" - Fastest boat I have owned 79mph 2018 - Skeeter FX20 - Yellow and Black Stable ride 2020 - Skeeter FXR21 - GREAT looking boat and great tourny platform - last boat I will own since it is for sale due to health limitations. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/11/full-6289-205182-2020_fxr21_limited.jpg)
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
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11/18/23 05:37 AM
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JerryC
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Pro Angler
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72 Kingfisher 82 Cajun 91 Pro Craft 93 Skeeter 99 Basscat 02 Skeeter 09 Nitro 13 Skeeter 20 Nitro Z21 Current
Non Bass Boats 03 Blue Wave 18 Tracker 22 22 Regency LE25 Current
Jerry
Good Fishing To You
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ken A.]
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11/18/23 12:40 PM
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Dubee
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1985 Cajun Ricky Green fishing machine Bullet 20xrd I can't remember the year. I think it was a 1996 2001 Triton TR 21 awesome boat. I can't tear it up as much as I have tried
Ken A needs to post his list. Lol Your Bullet was 1994 bro. It was my first one.  I had a 1998 21XRD, 2003 20XRD, 2007 20XRD, couple Allisons, 3 Rangers, 3 Tritons, 3 Basscats, a Spirit, a HydraSport, a Duckhawk, a Winner, a Legend, a Procraft, a Stryker, and a few more I cannot remember at the moment. Shows how bad my memory is. Lol
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14902110
11/18/23 02:28 PM
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Rube G.
Extreme Angler
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My 1st boat was a sears 10ft jonn around 1970. I fished all of the gravel pits around Irving in that boat. 2nd a 14ft john, thay's what I started fishin Fork in 1980. 3rd Bass Tracker Tournament TX from Walker's sporting goods 4-16ft Monarch, my 1st fiberglass boat 5- 19ft Randall Craft My fastest boat 6 Charger 195 7 Charger 195 8-24ft pontoon for crappie 9-1995 Skeeter 200ZX (Best riding boat that I have ever owned) 10-Another pontoon for crappie 11-2006 Skeeter 225 (My current boat) 12 Hobo house boat. *tailorable
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14902136
11/18/23 02:55 PM
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DanXB-21
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1976 12 foot Sea Nymph V-hull with a 5hp Ted Williams bought at Sears 1984 Bayliner with a 85hp a Force 1989 Charger Foxfire with a 150 Mariner 1993 Shadow with a 150 Mariner 1997 Sprint 207DC with a 225 Mercury 2002 Bullet 20XD with a 250 Mercury 2008 Stratos 200XL with 225 Mercury 2013 Stratos 210 Elite with a 250 Mercury 2016 Sweetwater pontoon with a 115 Mercury 2018 Bullet 21XRS with a 250 Mercury 2022 Starcraft pontoon with a 250 Mercury
I didn't include any of the canoes or bass buddy boats I've owned... Dan
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"... Lou Holtz
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Re: Boats you’ve owned
[Re: Ranger 188vs]
#14902193
11/18/23 04:13 PM
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Posts: 562
Legend08
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![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/11/full-22008-205208-ca79449d_967e_4654_8b55_b0f6a45de377.jpeg) First and last owned with a Silverline, Ranger, and Cajun in between. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/11/full-22008-205217-d8ab6b9a_6a8a_495a_8cd0_15f10f70d33c.jpeg)
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