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| I am looking to purchase a new boat this year or next. I currently own a 2010’ Lund Pro V 2075 but ready for a new boat. I have some complaints about the Lund over the years but nothing significant. I am finding I fish more and more on Lake of the Woods and Lake St.Clair and live on a small private bass lake.
I like what I have read about the new Mercury 300 8 cylinder and trying to figure the Garmin systems out but have had great success with the Hummingbird Helix 12 and 10. Money is always a concern but am older now and happy to say it will be a secondary consideration.
I would appreciate comments on the boats, motors and electronics, seats and casting platforms. I am a Muskie fisherman by choice and everything else as time allows.
Thanks
Edited by Elizabeth7144 1/6/2019 9:35 PM
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| These boats are 2 different platforms and should not be compared. Other than being similar in size they have nothing in common and therefor there is no answer. You should narrow down your preference first. |
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| It sounds like he has narrowed down his preference. He wants either the glass ranger or the aluminum lund. To say that you cannot compare these two is ridiculous. I believe what the OP is asking is what are the benefits of the ranger and what are the benefits of the Lund. Along with the drawbacks of each. What is wrong with the question? |
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Location: Contrarian Island | go glass and never look back... they ride better, they don't drift in wind as bad and overall I don't know why anyone would choose an aluminum boat over glass if you have the same budget.... |
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| Thanks for the feedback. I compare the two because they are the top of the line for both brands with differences that make the decision more than glass verses aluminum. I own a Lund so that is what I know but when fishing on the bigger lakes see the Rangers and lots of other glass brands. The guides I occasionally fish with use Ranger 620-621 fs if their budget or advertisers support them or are commenting on how expensive the Rangers are compared their particular boat is. I have not driven the Lund pro v 2175 or the Ranger 621 fs with the 300 hp engine or larger. |
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Location: deephaven mn | I think you may want to look at the fiberglass Lunds, you can put a 350 on the 219 GL or the 621FS
both are nice boats but the have their differences
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| Great point on the Lund 219 GL. I just have not looked at the Lund’s as a glass boat option. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Fiberglass Lunds are a great boat....but they actually seem to be priced as high, and in some cases higher than Rangers right now on the market.
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| Yes, I noticed that as well. Neither are a cheap date and there are pro’s and con’s with layout, rod sizes, trailers, ladders, etc. Can you mount a sensor for the rear fish / gps graph inside of the hull on a glass boat like these? Is the empty spaces in Lund filled with foam like the Ranger is? |
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| I look at it like this and financially I am not in your position to be buying boats of this caliber. If you buy the Lund which looks like a really nice boat I bet you will find yourself wondering if you should of bought the Ranger. If you buy the Ranger I bet you will never once think to yourself hmmm I should of bought the Lund. My 2 cents I guess. I looked at the Ranger 621 online and the only flaw I would see for myself is the lack of a rear deck.
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
Both look like great boats, and on just a quick comparison of the two, The lund is 24.5 feet long vs 21'-8" for the Ranger. Something to consider would be garage space here as well.
They differ by only 100 pounds, but one thing I notice is if money is not as much of a decision factor is you can buy a very nice Just-encase box for the ranger that will give you a great fishing platform for the rear of the boat. The lund will give that to you as well, but the wide gunnels on the lund make the interior look (and most likely feel) smaller overall, even though you get a nice amount of storage space there. The lund most likely will sit higher in the water as well, so as BNelson stated, the Ranger most likely will not blow around as much in the wind...although at the weights both weigh, I don't know how much that lund will move either...
Things to maybe consider for your use are rod storage (which will fit those nice longer rods) storage of your gear, etc..things like that...
My suggestion: Make a list of the things you really want to have in your boat, making note of things that carry huge importance to those items you can maybe modify to work for you and your gear, mounting locations of electronics, how to mount them, how easy things are to work on (if you choose to do rigging yourself), then go climb around in both of them. Spend a bunch of time exploring....
There will be things you notice in one vs the other that may help you make your decision a touch easier.
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| I think you may be looking at the Lund length on a trailer vs. hull length ? Those two boats are within 3-4” of each other? |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Correct. That is boat motor trailer... I did just a quick glance at the lund through their website.
My mistake on that part...
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | colinj8899 - 1/8/2019 8:08 PM
I look at it like this and financially I am not in your position to be buying boats of this caliber. If you buy the Lund which looks like a really nice boat I bet you will find yourself wondering if you should of bought the Ranger. If you buy the Ranger I bet you will never once think to yourself hmmm I should of bought the Lund. My 2 cents I guess. I looked at the Ranger 621 online and the only flaw I would see for myself is the lack of a rear deck.
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| If I'm spending that much on a boat, I'm buying glass. |
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| There many good points made in this chain.
Do the Ranger seats need to have an aftermarket shock absorber to handle the big waves? I don’t see anywhere on the Ranger to store 9-9.5’ rods.
I like the idea about using “encase” lure box to extend the rear casting platform and really like the guy who owns the company. |
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| This might not be the right forum to discuss but the new Mercury 300 8 cylinder motors seem to have the same hole shot or ability to get on plane and the 350’s do, just a little top end speed difference, correct? |
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Location: Contrarian Island | they just bumped up the 621s to 350 hp max .. for years it was 300, I think they started out as max hp of 250hp. a 300 has no problem getting up on plane on a 621. I've been in with a 300 verado... thing pulls hard.. the 350 really just gets you a bit more top end.. |
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| I own a 2075 Pro-V (bought in July), so I can add in a bit here. I was choosing between the 620/2075 due to my parking situation, but they're so close to the 621/2175 a lot of the same applies.
My setup is 300 Pro Verado, 15 kicker, 112 Terrova with Solix 10s on all networked on the dash and bow. I've like the one boat network with those 3 things, controlling the Terrova from the Solix is so game changing. The 300 gets me close to 62 at WOT. Cruise at ~4000 rpm right around 40-42, getting about 3.8-4.0 mpg. I have the fold down rear seat option, which gives me the either 6 total seats for cruising around, or a massive rear casting deck. I love it, but I can see others feeling like it's in the way. I honestly feel like the ride is pretty darn good, once it gets real bad out there, nothing is really 'comfortable.' (My dealer told me the Lund was better than the Ranger in his friends opinion...i take that with a truckload of salt). If you want to handle big water really well, buy a Warrior.
8'6" rods in the top row no problem, 3 rows total. Then you have the gunwale storage that'll take 10' easy. The wide gunwales for me are no big deal, but I know that's not the case for most, you already have one so you're used to it. I mainly troll, so I'm in love with the track system. Looking to upgrade to the Cisco setup in the future. The front casting deck is great, tons of room. With my fold down seats in the back, 4 could cast if you're good, 3 would be very comfortable.
Build quality is great so far as well, either brand you should be good there.
As far as the new V8s go, I've read nothing but positives on them. The 350 will use a bit more gas, but since that one steps up to the water cooled supercharger, it's been pretty bulletproof.
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| Elizabeth7144 - 1/11/2019 11:59 AM
This might not be the right forum to discuss but the new Mercury 300 8 cylinder motors seem to have the same hole shot or ability to get on plane and the 350’s do, just a little top end speed difference, correct?
The V8's are the strongest torque motor on the planet. Incredible hole shot. As far as the 350, it is really hard to keep up to the power developed by a supercharger when its pumping air at full capacity. Enjoy!! |
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| I recently went through this same decision. Most recently I had a Lund Pro-V 1900 and a 1775 before that. I was a Lund lover, so I am not bashing Lund.
I went with a Skeeter MX2040 last spring. I would consider the Skeeter similar to the Ranger you are considering.
All I can say is that to me there is a night and day difference between the Lund and Skeeter. The Skeeter tracks MUCH better, that may seem like a minor issue but when you are using your electric trolling motor in a strong wind, the fiberglass boat goes where you want it to go and not where the wind wants it to go.
The ride is much better, more room on the inside due to narrower gunnels, better storage, etc.
You can put similar motors and electronics on either one, so that should be a wash.
Hope this helps. |
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