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Location: Warroad, Mn | I looked at both at the Minneapolis boat show this past week. On the showroom floor they look very similar. Size and layout are much the same.
I've fished out of a 1860 Ranger a number of days (one of my fishing buddies has one), and they are a very nice fishing platform. He has a windshield model and we commonly fish three experienced folks and have no problems with space. The boat is also very stable, does a good job in rough water, and in general it's a #*^@ nice boat.
Haven't fished out of the Lund, but it looks very similar. I suspect that it's Lunds answer to the 1860 Ranger. The front deck looks to be about the same size as the Ranger, so I think that would be fine. I actually like the Lund a little better sitting on the show room floor than the Ranger. I liked the back casting platform better, a little more room back there than the Ranger. I'd like to fish out of one, as it looked to me like I may be a little higher out of the water in the Lund than the Ranger, but that is hard to tell in the showroom. The Lund seemed to have a lower front deck than the Ranger, so that may well make it lower to the water.
Got several quotes from various dealers and in general the Lund was a little cheaper, but that could vary greatly. Somewhere around 10-12 grand cheaper than a 620.
Both looked to be great boats and one of them will probably be my next boat also.
Doug Johnson |
