What about Triton and Procraft?

Buy USED, if you look and are willing to make a drive to pick it up you will come across a good deal. Also, if you start out upside in your boat and in 2-3 years you decide that its not exactly what you want anymore your are stuck like chuck. Do your homework and ask to ride in a few different brands until you find what you like.

i have a 05' nitro 929cdx. i got it used and i have no complaints. we had to replace batteries when we got it but besides that that was all.

I also would look into a great used Champion or even a Triton for that price point. Pick up a copy of boat trader or look online for good deals on used deals. They're out there and you can find a great deal right now for a used boat. Just saw one here for a great used Bullet in the mid 30's..

triotn is a good boat

but procraft is about the same as a nitro.

I see a lot of used Skeeters on trading post. Is Skeeter a good boat?

Go to bassboatcentral.com and do a lil research on the boats ask questions in each forum they will help ya out...Im a ranger guy but this is how i look at the boat makers out there, each boat is a lil different from each other so look for what u want and not what everyone is telling u and why u should get that brand...

ranger
champion
skeeter
triton
bass cat
nitro

one word REASEARCH....
you do not want someone elses problems. go to local repair shops (fiberglass, dealers and motor shops) ask a lot of questions

the biggest factor is what can you afford?

skeeters are the most popular boat in texas and are made in texas and yes you will see a ton of them for sale, and yes they are a very good boat.

Look at the specials on basscat.com. They're running a "Spring Fling" special on a bunch of thier models and some ar within your price range. I don't thing any reasonable person would say you would be dissappointed with owning a BCB.

You get what you pay for. Nitro is the bottom of the barrel.

I'm a die hard BassCat man. With that said, I'm alittle jealous of the Nitro Bonus Cash that is offered.

If you want to tourney fish, check your local trails and see what kind of deals you can get on Boat sponsor money.

There were some guys early this season that had top finishes on a couple of trails were they finished 6th and 1lth I believe, and being the top placing nitro owners, made more then the first place pay out.

Pretty good bonus program out there with alot of boat brands.

I have had Skeeter,Triton,Champion,and Nitro boats. And HANDS DOWN the Nitro 591 aka Z7 has been the best boat I have ever had!!

In the last 14 years I have owned a Triton TR21, Skeeter SX190, Ranger 521VX, and 3 Nitro�s (190SF, 929, Z-9).

The Nitro 190SF was absolutely the worst boat I have owned, it completely fell apart. Nitro is still trying to recover from the quality issues with the early models.

The Nitro 929 was won in a tournament and that was the only reason that I owned a second Nitro.

The 929 is hands down the BEST BOAT FOR THE MONEY. Comparing to the Triton, Ranger, and Skeeter, there are not any significant difference in quality. The 929 and Z-9 handle rough water far better than any of the others.

The Z-9 has been best boat of all of them but you are also paying for that level of perfomance.

If you are fishing tournaments the Tracker incentive program is unmatched.

Mike Burns

check out bassboatcentral.com someone is selling a slip for a new 2008 nitro Z-7 with a 175 mercury optimax for $24,000. You get to pick color and all that stuff.