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Location: north central wisconsin | Been reading this thread and it is a good one, and wonder why the ridicule of someone with an 8 year old Ranger... Does the fact that owning a boat of older than 8 years, not warrant someones opinion of a product? I have been in alot of older rigs, and run nearly 20 years old myself. Boats will last alot longer than most people here think they will, with proper maintenance and care. Now, the staus of owning an 8 year old Ranger will probably not quite alow bn to sit with the 2007 Ranger owners at the country club bridge table, but i'm guessing that if that was his desire, he'd own a newer one. I agree with him that the 690 is a boat to be reckoned with. I have been in alot of them, and I love the layout of that boat. The newer ones might be able to handle more horsepower, and handle bigger water, but they do lack the layout features that that rig had. Wish they would have made more 690 tillers, and wish I would have bought one when they were being built. They are about as tough to find as Jimmy Hoffa...
That said, the wife and I cannot wait to see the new Tuffys at the shows(hopefully there will be a few of them at the Green Bay show..). at this point, in a tiller rig, they seem to be taking the steps to make a functionally sound Musky fishing machine for everyone aboard. If the dry storage is as good as I've seen in the recent Rangers, and better than what is in my partners 2002 Esox LTD. I'll really be interested.
Edited by Reef Hawg 1/31/2007 9:32 PM
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