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| Thinking of purchasing an 1880, interested in comments on pros/cons from other owners? Looks like, other then less storage, a good value. Thoughts? |
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| I have owned an Angler 1860/150 Verado for 10 years. I have been very impressed. No issues whatsoever. I use almost exclusively for fishing mult-species with a focus on muskies. I am usually on larger lakes like Vermillion, Leech or large chains. I have been on Green Bay but usually when weather was nice. 3 of us can fish comfortably and 4 is okay. Fully loaded top speed is upper 40s mph which is fine for me. Like all Rangers I cant store fishing poles over 8'6". Would buy again in a heart beat. |
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| My buddy has one that I fish out of. It is a very nice boat. Multi-species. Multi-purpose.
Sets up really good for trolling because it doesn't have storage on the back sides of the boat.
Nice front deck. Can flip up the back seats for cruising, and it can be used for water skiing, tubing, kids stuff....etc.
Cons: Lack of back casting deck. If you want one, you need to make one, when I checked, there were no "factory" back decks available. But that isn't a huge deal as it isn't tough to make something for back there if you want it.
I thought it was a very good boat.
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| I had a 2014 1880 Angler that I bought used, was a good all around boat. I wanted more storage, center rod locker was good for about 8' rods max; and it had a 2-stroke 150 Merc Optimax that was LOUD. So I traded up a bit in length to a boat with more storage space, and a 4-stroke motor. The one I had was rated for 175hp max and had a decent sized back deck for casting A couple of model years later Ranger changed the transom design to be rated for 200hp max, downside was it made the back deck smaller. The one I had trolled on rough water on Green Bay pretty darn well, had a walk through windshield design and that was nice in cold and rough weather. |
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| I have a 2019 1880 with a 200 Pro XS and 9.9 kicker. We mainly troll for walleye and muskie with three big guys in the boat. It has plenty of room for it, and I have had 4 guys casting out of it as well. It's a fishing beast and you will never look back; it gets up to 53 MPH at 5800 RPM, there are 500 RPM to go but no one has figured out the correct prop to put on that motor to maximize it. I have searched all the forums and 50-53 MPH seems to be what guys get out of the 200 Pro XS regardless of glass or aluminum. I converted the live well to dry storage as we don't keep any fish. You can hold 14 3700 plano boxes in there if you do. My only complaint is that I wish I would have gotten the 2080 for more horse power and a little more room if your budget allows. Mine didn't at the time. Definitely get the dual axel trailer and front boarding steps though. An 80 pound thrust 60" shaft works just fine for the bow and lasts all day. |
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| I have an 1880 and a 619, both are good boats
1880 Pros: great for trolling, tracks well, great room in the cockpit, very dry ride, good on big and small water, safe in big waves, easy to put in and take out, good in shallow water, easy on gas, easy to mount multiple electronis at the bow and the helm...easier on the bank account to buy as compared to a 619...24 volt trolling motor with a 54" shaft will work well and last all day...
1880 Cons: small short front deck which is tough for 2 people casting muskies up front, no rear deck but it is doable for casting, maybe add a just incase box, little dry storage unless you plug the live well and bait well, no rod in center locker longer than 7'6" although side rod slots will hold 8'ers, little space on deck for rods...little tight on the front deck with a foot peddle on the deck...still darn expensive
Edited by Abu7000 9/7/2021 3:25 PM
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| To add to what Abu7000 mentioned, you have to do the Steve Heiting trick; and cut the tips off of the rod tubes in order to fit longer rods. Here is the link http://www.steveheiting.com/modify-your-rangers-rod-box/ I did it, and I can fit a couple rods up to 8'6" in the upper middle tubes. The rest will fit 8 footers. |
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| Abu7000 - 9/7/2021 3:22 PM
I have an 1880 and a 619, both are good boats
1880 Pros: great for trolling, tracks well, great room in the cockpit, very dry ride, good on big and small water, safe in big waves, easy to put in and take out, good in shallow water, easy on gas, easy to mount multiple electronis at the bow and the helm...easier on the bank account to buy as compared to a 619...24 volt trolling motor with a 54" shaft will work well and last all day...
1880 Cons: small short front deck which is tough for 2 people casting muskies up front, no rear deck but it is doable for casting, maybe add a just incase box, little dry storage unless you plug the live well and bait well, no rod in center locker longer than 7'6" although side rod slots will hold 8'ers, little space on deck for rods...little tight on the front deck with a foot peddle on the deck...still darn expensive It looks to me like it has a small rear deck. Am I wrong? Can you not stand on the folded down seats? |
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| Not a real deck, but you can stad in the back corner. |
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