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Location: Madison, WI | I myself was just shopping for boats this last winter and was looking at Ranger, Tuffy, Skeeter, and Recon. This is what I learned. Both the Ranger 1880 and 619 cannot store rods over 8' and are both over 40k. The Tuffy 1890 and x-190 can fit 9' rods but again both are over 40k with options and a 200 hp. Also my local "Tuffy" dealer was a joke and obviously didn't take me seriously about buying even though I bought my last boat from them. The Recon is huge and can store 9' rods too but was closer to 50k when I inquired. The Skeeter MX can store whatever size rod you have and actually the whole boat is full of storage. The front deck is smaller than say a Tuffy, but with a single console you can fish 3 no problem. With a dual console you could do it, but it'd be tight. I ended up buying the single console MX1825 with a 150 4stoke and like mentioned it performs great. The boat was actually designed for that motor. I also dealt with the guys at The Skeeter Boat Center and agree they are awesome and helped me with all my questions and even brought one inside this last winter for me to play around in. I ended up finding a deal elsewhere that was too good to pass up and they even called me back to congratulate me and offer any assistance in setting it up or help in any way - that's cool. All of those models are really nice and trust me you'll be happy with any one of them, you just have to decide which features are the most important to you and go from there.
Good luck shopping - Dan |
