Ranger or Triton

[bassNspear]

If you had 50,000 laying around to buy a boat, which we all did, which one would you buy!!

[LMITOUT]

What type of boat?

[mnfishman]

Out of those two Ranger but if I had $50,000 lying around I would probably buy a Bullet or Stratos.

[Da Beak]

Ranger! And it'll be here next week!

[BigWadeS]

I would have to say, Ranger 190 Reta or the Triton 190 FS.....mmmm....I would go with the Ranger

[bassNspear]

All the types.

[Shorelunch]

I'd take a shiny new 620 any day of the week!

[pegleg]

I totally agree with you Shorelunch on going with a 620 Ranger. If for no other reason than resale value. Did anybody else hear that Crystal Pierz is no longer a Ranger dealer?

[Ufatz]

A prudent man would take $20K of that sum and buy a nice Crestliner 1750 SF and then use the other $30K to invest in growth stocks, with an emphasis on Asian markets. By the time you wear out the Crestliner you'll have enough to buy ANY Ranger you want, and still have a bit left to invest.

But note: I said a PRUDENT man.

[Shorelunch]

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A prudent man would take $20K of that sum and buy a nice Crestliner 1750 SF and then use the other $30K to invest in growth stocks, with an emphasis on Asian markets. By the time you wear out the Crestliner you'll have enough to buy ANY Ranger you want, and still have a bit left to invest.

But note: I said a PRUDENT man.

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That wouldn't be much fun, though

[bassNspear]

Thats true. Get the big boat. LOL

[caseymcq]

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A prudent man would take $20K of that sum and buy a nice Crestliner 1750 SF and then use the other $30K to invest in growth stocks, with an emphasis on Asian markets. By the time you wear out the Crestliner you'll have enough to buy ANY Ranger you want, and still have a bit left to invest.

But note: I said a PRUDENT man.

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I am guessing if you had 50 G's laying around you probably had already invested well over 30K in stocks.

I would have to go with the Ranger if I had to choose between the two.

Living in NE MN and if I had $50K to spend on a boat, I would probably go with a 2025 Pro-V.

[polarsusd81]

Do we have to go through this again and again. If you have 50k laying around, go to a dealer and test ride in them. With that kind of cash, the dealer will be more than happy to help you with whatever you want. Some guys will say Ranger and others will say Triton. I believe they are both similar in quality/fit/finish/fishability. It comes down to personal preference and it is similar to the Ford/Chevy/Dodge/Toyota/Nissan debates. Next it will be what color combo should a guy go with on the new shiny boat. I am not trying to be cynical here, but if you look through the pages in the bass forum, the walleye forum, the open water forum, the mille lacs forum, they all will have pretty much the same topic. Its not really a worthwhile topic.

[AaronM]

I dont think that was the topic polarsusd, but if it were me, I'd go with the Ranger..nothing better on the water

[Northlander]

I really like the Tritons layout. But being up North I would have to go with a Ranger because we have no Triton dealers around these parts and a boat is only as good as the dealer who will service it.

[JohnMickish]

Ranger 620VS without a doubt.

[CabinBoy]

Anyone have or ridden in the Triton 202T? Looks like a nice ride but being it's a relatively new model, just looking for some feedback.

[delmuts]

i have to agree with northlander! i'm a ranger guy,but i think both rigs would serve you well! the big thing would be having a dealer close that has great service!

[trackerbrent]

I suprised there is not many yet that would choose a Triton, I would. I have fished out of 619 Ranger with a 200 Yami and a 189 Triton walleye boat with a 150 Yami. Both are 2 stroke non-HPDI fuel injected. Now I am a speed guy, the Triton is faster with a 150, same size boat. The Tritons hull is much better, gets up on top and goes. Way more lifting strakes. I mostly musky fish and my dream boat is a Triton TR21XD. It is an extra deep bass boat with a 25" transom. I would hang a Merc 250XS off the back and smoke any Ranger.

[bassNspear]

Cant agree more with you man. Triton is a very fast boat. I have a ranger 519 with a 200 opti, and looking to get a triton instead.

That is why i was wondering what peopel would think. You look at the BASS ELITE SERIES, its all about triton boats. No more rangers.

[Superduty]

AMEN! The 20x or 21x triton bass boats are the way to go. Ranger makes a great boat also. They simply aren't as fast as the tooners! Not many boats can handle big water like the 21x bass boat. Those that can are rigged for walleyes. The only drawback of the big x series tritons may be if you like to run in skinny water.

[LMITOUT]

Ranger! Obviously or I wouldn't have bought one.

Haven't caught many fish at 50+ mph, so that really wasn't a factor......

[Shorelunch]

Triton builds a nice boat. No doubt. Their problem is that nobody knows about them in the upper Midwest. They really haven't realized that regional promotion is needed in this area and their dealers have been very frustrated. They're a southern company with southern ways.

[bassNspear]

so you think that triton will take off if there is alot more dealers and the dealers take care of them?

[Shorelunch]

If the folks down at Triton realized that they need to market directly to this area instead of just BASS, they will move the needle up here. If they support the dealers through better service and marketing/advertising/promotions/incentives, yes, I think they can get some butts in boats.