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Location: Grand Rapids MN | I'll give you perspective as an owner, which I ran a 17' Targa for 10 years. The good is I was able to get into my first boat with good features for a lot less than other brands. Paid $9500 for a 4 year old boat with 50 hours on the motor. No it doesn't fish the same as a Ranger but fished well for what most avid fisherman will encounter. It didn't track in the wind as well as my Lund I have now, the bottom doesn't quite grip the same, but again you learn your boat. It ran a little bow high, somewhat typical for 20* deadrise hulls, but cut the waves well. Getting out of the hole was ok and once I bought my new boat there is a difference. Loading on the the trailer was super easy and liked it better than my current set up.
It was a good fishing boat but it isn't the same as a "name brand" boat. Back in the day there was a big seperation in price that got you in a decent new boat without sticker shock. Today they are getting priced closer to other models which I would lean towards. I treated myself to my 2nd boat in 2015 by getting a Lund Impact 1850XS w/ 150 Merc. Not sure how the new Trackers run but I'm really happy with my choice.
Edited by Targa01 3/31/2018 7:49 PM
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