Where will you primarily be fishing DL or SAK ???  How many people do you usually fish with?

Yes it would be brand new. I would like an optimax, but still have not made my mind up on that either.

luveyes Said:
It would be a horse race for me between Ranger 620/621 and the Yarcraft 209/219 TFX series boats.

The Ranger is a fantastic boat, great fit and finish with a great dealer network. The trailers are unmatched in reliability and looking good after 5-10 years of midwest highways and gravel. The are just good looking on and off the water. They sit low on the water and dont get blown all over.

The Yarcraft is IMHO a bit lower on fit and finish, lesser priced, and handles the bad weather better. The Yar is a bit faster equally set up as well. They sit fairly low on the water, lower than they look like they should. The factory backing of Yar is hard to beat, but the dealer network is lacking. I hate the trailers they come on; they now have gatorhyde coating, but the boat sits WAY high out of the water.

Make me chose 1 boat in 30 seconds with little thought and just my gut...... Yarcraft 219 with a 300 V-rod, full windshield, hydraulic jackplate, 9.9 prokicker, 101 Terrova, etc...


Tritons are fast as heck, Skeeters are supposed to be fast as well, but I know for a fact an older 200hp boat can smoke them in a tourney situation. Havent spent enough time in either for them to be a factor in my decision. They cant beat either of the above 2 choices IMHO.

Alot of my decision is based on a few factors.... Layout (personal preference for sure), speed when set-up as well as stability at WOT, factory backing (or how close factory is to me if major issues), cost (similar rigged Yar vs the comparable Ranger is approx 14k), and the fact that there are very few Yars for sale and get snapped up quick on the market, and I have been out in the Yar in the worst ND has to offer and they EAT bad stuff....

luveyes Said:
With a 250....  Go 209 TFX and a Pro XS/Verado (personal choice) with a jackplate and B&Bd prop......