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Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin | Really depends on what your price range is? We live in a time where people want everything right now! So I commend you for being financially practical. For years I fished from a 16’ boat with a tiller 40hp motor because it was all I could afford at the time, I think it cost me 4k. It was great for small lakes and rivers but it limited me on windy days or from larger lakes. As I started fishing larger waters like lotw I needed something bigger so I sold the 16’ for 4k after several years and purchased a 19’ fiberglass with a 175hp.
I paid 10k for my 19’ fiberglass boat and 5 years later purchased a new 4 stroke motor as an upgrade to the 2 stroke that came with the boat. I have had this boat for 10 years and it was paid off many years ago. I would love a 620 Ranger but it’s simply out of my price range and the boat I have now is all I need for small and large bodies of water.
Most boat owners buy what they can afford so they can still fish and upgrade down the road when they make more money. If you strap yourself financially on a high priced boat now you very well could limit yourself on how many trips you can afford to take during the season.
Maybe purchase a boat you can afford now, take good care of it and sell it later down the road while still saving for what you really want. Most boats don’t lose much in value so you should be able to sell it for close to what you paid for it, then add that money to what you have additionally saved.
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