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Location: Roscoe IL | I'm not in the market just yet. But when it's that time again (maybe next year) I'm sure going to give the DVX20 a good look. Love Ranger & Lund and fished out of a Skeeter and loved it. This boat just looks killer and It's got my attention.
Anyone know how these boats compare?
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| Solid platform but the rod lockers are too small. That killed it for me. |
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Location: Michigan | Windy City - 1/16/2020 6:02 PM
Solid platform but the rod lockers are too small. That killed it for me.
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Location: Roscoe IL | Rod Box Lengths
8' Port / 8' 4" Center
The Ranger 620FS Pro is the same. Can't get the dims on the Skeeter WX2200 |
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| Port/Starboard rod lockers = 12'
Port/Starboard rod shelves = 12'
Center rod locker = 9'
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| There has been a fair amount of discussion on it but 620's can easily accept 9 footers with about 10 minutes of work |
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| bturg - 1/18/2020 8:58 PM
There has been a fair amount of discussion on it but 620's can easily accept 9 footers with about 10 minutes of work
Howdy,
522D's can hold 9' rods as well with some basic mods.
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| As I see more color options the Vexus look is starting to grow on me. I'll never be able to afford one but they seem to be a nice boat option for some guys. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | I’ve seen and touched a few up close. They kinda look cool...but there’s a few visual features that are on a line between ultra modern and tacky. They are probably made well, but taking a 80-110k leap of faith on an unproven product with potentially nightmare resell value is a very dangerous gamble I can’t imagine too many will make
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Musky Brian - 1/20/2020 11:15 AM
I’ve seen and touched a few up close. They kinda look cool...but there’s a few visual features that are on a line between ultra modern and tacky. They are probably made well, but taking a 80-110k leap of faith on an unproven product with potentially nightmare resell value is a very dangerous gamble I can’t imagine too many will make
The organization is nearly pure 'pre-sale Ranger Boats', as are many employees. I'd bet a bunch they know how to build an aluminum or glass ride. The facility is high tech and the end product looks good and runs well. Should be just fine. |
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| sworrall - 1/20/2020 12:48 PM
Musky Brian - 1/20/2020 11:15 AM
I’ve seen and touched a few up close. They kinda look cool...but there’s a few visual features that are on a line between ultra modern and tacky. They are probably made well, but taking a 80-110k leap of faith on an unproven product with potentially nightmare resell value is a very dangerous gamble I can’t imagine too many will make
The organization is nearly pure 'pre-sale Ranger Boats', as are many employees. I'd bet a bunch they know how to build an aluminum or glass ride. The facility is high tech and the end product looks good and runs well. Should be just fine.
Huh, that would explain why on their website they allude to "50 years experience". I had seen an ad for the boats and was curious about the company. Not in my meager, fixed income price range but very sharp looking boats. |
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| Great looking boat Windy City! Dang! |
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| Has anyone actually been able to fish in one or been out on the lake in one? Would love to hear actual fishing or boating feedback from those who have used them.
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Huh, that would explain why on their website they allude to "50 years experience". I had seen an ad for the boats and was curious about the company. Not in my meager, fixed income price range but very sharp looking boats.
And Rightfully so I suspect, given Forest L. Wood founded the company...
That boat looks great!! I have yet to see or climb around in one personally, but am looking forward to at some point in time here soon....just to see what it's like. The boat is not in my budget either, but I can dream can't I?
Steve
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| Any one interested I would recommend checking in with the Bass Boat Central forum. They have manufacture specific forums and have been following Vexus since there first introduction of their plan to build their factory. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Saw one at the Chicagoland fishing and outdoor expo (Schaumburg). Very nice looking ride! |
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| When I picked up my new boat last year I looked at a Vexus as the dealer just picked up the Vexus line as well. I looked at three more last week at a boat show. For sure they are not lacking in quality. Extremely nice boats with much attention to detail, fit and finish, etc. in both the aluminum and fiberglass lines. One thing that I read and the salesman at the boat show confirmed, was that the fiberglass line is not available in poly flake. They are all painted in the same manner as a car. I love the "sparkly" look of a fiberglass rig and wasn't crazy for the painted look of the Vexus.
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
That could be argued to be a really good thing as having a finish painted on like they do automobiles is much more cost effective, especially for repair purposes.
Don't get me wrong, I like the polyflake look too, but if you ever need a repair on polyflake, it is a much more involved process to make it look like nothing happened.
An automotive paint finish is much easier to match and blend in.
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| VMS - 2/2/2020 1:15 PM
Hiya,
That could be argued to be a really good thing as having a finish painted on like they do automobiles is much more cost effective, especially for repair purposes.
Don't get me wrong, I like the polyflake look too, but if you ever need a repair on polyflake, it is a much more involved process to make it look like nothing happened.
An automotive paint finish is much easier to match and blend in.
Steve
Not true. Ive had plenty of painted boats and they all had one thing in common. Scratches!!!! My glass boats had zero and were simple to fix. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | madmurph - 2/1/2020 9:03 AM
When I picked up my new boat last year I looked at a Vexus as the dealer just picked up the Vexus line as well. I looked at three more last week at a boat show. For sure they are not lacking in quality. Extremely nice boats with much attention to detail, fit and finish, etc. in both the aluminum and fiberglass lines. One thing that I read and the salesman at the boat show confirmed, was that the fiberglass line is not available in poly flake. They are all painted in the same manner as a car. I love the "sparkly" look of a fiberglass rig and wasn't crazy for the painted look of the Vexus.
Yeah I didn’t care for the no sparkle deal either. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Can't get over the obnoxious hand rails on the vexus |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Obnoxious handrails?
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Location: Northern Illinois | yeah look at them in person you see what i'm saying. they are arched up in the air.
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Location: Northern Illinois | Plus that white wing on the corner of the windshield hideous, along with the inverted rectangle below that looks unappealing |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have, that's a standard model rail designed to fit all rod holders for the walleye guys. That piece you are referring to is part of the Vexus logo, look at it and the logo behind it. They are very well crafted boats, and I think they look just fine. |
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| If you look at their website, the rail I think muskyhunter 7 is referencing is the VX bass model. The model in the photo Steve posted is a DVX multi species model and it looks to have a standard rail. Two different model boats and from the website photos, two different style rails. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I see what he's saying. I like the rails, actually, but I appreciate any design advancements that are not just copies of what's already out there. To me the boat looks futuristic/cool.
An associate of ours, Lawson Tilghman (one of the young Shimano North America stars) runs one of the glass bass models, it's quite a ride.
Would I buy one? Probably not, because I really like my Lund.
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | 4amuskie - 2/3/2020 7:46 AM
VMS - 2/2/2020 1:15 PM
Hiya,
That could be argued to be a really good thing as having a finish painted on like they do automobiles is much more cost effective, especially for repair purposes.
Don't get me wrong, I like the polyflake look too, but if you ever need a repair on polyflake, it is a much more involved process to make it look like nothing happened.
An automotive paint finish is much easier to match and blend in.
Steve
Not true. Ive had plenty of painted boats and they all had one thing in common. Scratches!!!! My glass boats had zero and were simple to fix.
I think you missed my point... a scratch fix is dependent on how deep the scratch goes...
Ever have those scratches you mention so easy to repair go deep enough into a polyflake to where you need to have the polyflake redone? Buddy of mine had that done a while back and it was very very expensive to get done and to make it look like nothing has happened. With an automotive paint, you can feather it out, buff it down and you wouldn't know it's there. A polyflake repair will most likely be something a trained eye can spot.
A simple scratch on the clear gelcoat is one thing...gouging into the colorflake is quite another.
A good buff and polish also keeps an automotive finish really really nice as well. If the scratch is not past the paint layer, you can get those out as well and quite easily. No problem keeping a mirror shine on either when the scratch is not into/past the paint coat.
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