I've owned a 16' aluminum fishing boat for ever now and in the future, I want to get a bass boatI am a fishing fanatic, always have been and always willWhen the time comes, and money is saved, the money shouldn't be an issueI just want to know what the best kind of bass boat isI know people will argue this topic, but I'd still like to hear opinionsI have always been a muskie fisherCasting and jiggingI love to fish for walleye, usually jiggingand of course, bassI looked into nitro's z-9 and the ranger's the z522 comanche, strato's 210 elite.All of these boats look phenomenal, but when putting this much money into something like this its such a hard decisionAny help would be great!
When you start talking to fisherman about their boats, it often times turns into a ford vs Chevy scenarioA lot of anglers that I know are very loyal to the brand they own and that brand onlyPersonally, I have a 20 foot Astro with a 150 Mercury on itThese are basically a knock off brand of a Nitro Nowadays, any boat will be a solid boat for the most partIn my opinion, one of the biggest things to consider is what exactly you will be doing with your boat Do you like to strictly fish or do you like to take buddies out on the lake to swim and what not? Do you fish large, safe lakes to run a boat without harm? Do you like backwoods lakes? Do you like to fish tournaments? I could go on, but it would be endlessIf you like to take friends or family out, a fish and ski would probably be idealIf you like to fish in those hole in the wall kinds of places, I wouldn't have anything but an aluminum boat, like a Bass Tracker, for exampleIt's pretty easy to do some significant damage to a fiberglass boatIt's going to come down to you just having to pull the trigger on somethingIf you can afford something like the Z-9, by all means, go for itNitros are thought very highly of in the fishing world.
