Thank you everyone. Pretty much from what i can tell as long as I do not rush into a buy and find the boat that fits me the best I will be happy!

I love that my 22 foot CC has room for 5 or 6 to fish and I know it will get me back safely in 3 to 4 foot rollers.
I don't like that the wind blows it around a little more than a low profile bass boat and I just won't go into water say less that 5 feet deep, but that's just me.

DITTO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have a 99 Cobra 201D with 03 Mercury Optimax

Likes:

Front deck space is large

The two side compartments are very big. You could probably put 20 rods in there. In the other compartment, I have 4 life jackets, a rain jacket, water proof bibs, a spare trolling motor, a milk crate, 4 or 5 Plano speed bags for plastics and I still have room.

The ride is smooth

The rod ramp on the passenger side is nice for whoever is fishing with me.

The glove box on the passenger console is massive. I can stick a Hook-N-Line map in there without having to fold up the folder it comes in. I also have 3 or 4 reels in there and it almost seems like you can loose one in there.

My other boat didn't have a trim button at the bow, this one does.

I can honestly load/unload the boat in under 2 minutes all by myself. Very easy.

Tilt steering.

Hydraulic steering.

The Mercury Optimax cranks up everytime.


Dislikes:

The rear hatch getting to the battery compartment is kinda small. The batteries are tucked away on both sides and can be hard to get to at times. It's also hard to get down where the bilge/livewell pumps are. It was a major pain the rear trying to mount the batery charger on the back wall.

42 gallon fuel tank. It's a small fortune if I have to fill up the boat and if I have to fill up my truck with 32 gallons of diesel.

I'm a bigger guy (6'3") and it's a little crowded under the console with my legs.

I would like to have blinker styler tilt/trim

That's all that is coming to mind right now.

Get the biggest trolling motor you can afford. I'm considering putting a 101 on my 18.5ft stratos. My 70lb pulls me along fine, but in this wind we have been having, it completely kills my batteries after a single day of fishing. I would like to run the tm like I stole it and be able to fish all day in the wind.

You should look into getting the biggest boat that you can afford. Pretty sure everyone wishes that they had a 21ft boat and all the amenities, but if you can't afford to fill it up, it won't do you any good. My 18.5 runs over 60 and can pretty well keep up with most boats at school. It has a little more of a V in the front so I can trim down and slow down in big water and make it through just fine.

Also, if the boat is rated for a 150 I'd get a 150. The extra hp will help you get up and out of the hole, plus you can go a little faster

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Wish I would have gotten the 50hp instead of the standard 25.
Can't even plane...

Love my Skeeter (Floating Motor). But it is about 200 lb too heavy in the back; the batteries shold be in the midship or bow.

Love my Ranger 520, lots of room, rides really well in the rough water we�ve had this spring, and it�s like fishing off the deck of an aircraft carrier, very stable boat. Cons I would say it is heavy, will run 63mph on the gps with me, my tournament partner and full tournament load, but still comes out of the hole very well. A jack plate and some prop work by Steve will help with some with the speed when I get the extra cash to play with but 63 is ok for now. Being a Ranger I think it will hold its value better than some of the other brands out there. I�ve had this boat sense Nov. and I can�t say I could be any happier with a bassboat; it�s a rock solid fishing machine.

I love the fact that every compartment in my boat has a light in it, makes it easy to find stuff at night. I wish I could've ordered it with the day box and bigger graphs, but the money I saved by getting a demo boat more than makes up for the little things and I'll upgrade my graphs later.

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Love my Stroker...lots of storage....good dry ride...good fishing platform...and yes..the best..its PAID FOR...and will still haul the mail..loaded to fish...my dislike..it is not a 2010 model..and has a black bottom..never again

I love just about everything on my BassCat Pantera 4, with one exception. The middle seat has a hinge to fold down the seat back, but its a two way hinge and it slides. It drives me nuts. I started to replace the middle seat with the factory storage shelf, until I found out how much it cost....I'll put up with the idiotic 2 way hinge.

I love my Allison. Fast, don't see one around every corner, and it looks great. It has second to none technology and build quality. It is plenty fast and fishes well. Has side by side seating that is well protected from the wind. If I could change anything, I would like better layed out rod storage and better access to the batteries.