BRAND BATTLE! RANGER Z521R 55TH ANNIVERSARY vs. SKEETER FXR21 APEX 75TH ANNIVERSARY ($$$!) 

Agree

Check out the prices on 20 tin boats. It’s not far off

You said it best....ranger is not what it once was

@@sheaffergrubbs6056 I’ve been hearing people talk about how ranger isn’t what it used to be but no one has said what exactly bas downgraded besides who owns it now. I’m all ears?

@@muthafukajones1513 I bought a skeeter FXR 20...love the boat it is awesome....the 2 ranger boats I looked at to me the fit and finish was very disturbing to me if you really looked the boat over inside and out.... that's just me I think if you're going to buy a boat go the one that fits you and your stile of fishing ....at the end of the day I think the all are made pretty well these days.

Great Idea Waylon

I’d like to see that as well.

I was a Bass Cat Dealer didn’t like them . Fast but built cheap in the hull

They priced them like this because most tournament fisherman are sponsored and fisherman don’t have to pay for 💩 the sponsors pay for everything so they don’t care what the price is

Got to have a Yamaha...so Skeeter is my choice...Skeeter has Scott Martin

I think You should have added in the reliability of the engine

Neither!

Ranger

Take the bug!!

I have a 2022 520R and my buddy was a long time Ranger fan left them bought a FXR20 LIMITED and we met up at St.Lawrence and he was pissed after driving the new 520R it wasn't out when he bought his Skeeter in September of 2021 I bought mine Aug 2022, I never been a Ranger fan 3 Charger Boats and a 2021 Nitro Z19 PRO zero issues but kept reading about 520R and big water so bought one and it is the real deal best boat I ever owned.

Aaaaa-Men!!! But so is EVERY bass boat today!!! As for which boat wins this, I’d avoid ANYTHING Johnny Morris as his motto is to produce boats with as little material as possible to the point he’ll instruct employees to literally skimp out during the build process! And that’s NOT opinion, but fact! When he told the king standing Ranger this is how we will build boats moving forward, there was a mass exodus by the majority of their employees. They refused to produce a lesser product, especially since the prices only increased. And as a life long fan of Ranger, it broke my heart to find this out. I’m currently going to sell my big 22’ Hydrasport Vector and buy myself a Stratos 201 and customize it to be a hybrid Bass Flats boat as it offers the absolute best ride of any bass boat I’ve ever been on. If I had larger sum of disposable cash I’d buy an East Cape Vantage and use that for boats because their build quality is among the best in the world and their boats are INSANE!!!!

So is every boat. Inflation is real.

Smart decision Colby

I’m with you. I have a 2001 TR21. I’m just gon’na pimp it out with blades, Ultrex, charging system, etc. Eventually re-power it when my old 250XB shits the bed, though I Love the smell of 2-stroke.

95 Skeeter ZX 300 repowered with a Suzuki 250SS.... My boat is a beast. Anyone on it has been amazed how stable it fishes and can still run. I'll buy carpet and upholstery thank you.

What do ya like about the Vexus rigs Seth?

@@TeamMarineService Honestly, it’s just the nicest bass boat I’ve been in to date in my humble opinion. I’ll also go ahead and say it, Vex ain’t no Nitro w/ lipstick(Ranger)! I see what those Vexus boys are doing! Great boats they’re building over there. You already know.👀👌🏽

@@501Bassin_SWarb well now if it were not for ranger vexus wouldn't be lol.....

@@angelahuddleston740 yes, but a Vexus isn’t a dolled up Nitro like the post Wood Rangers. Not saying Rangers aren’t great boats, because they ARE. For 100k+, I’d go with a Vex. Like you say, Vex wouldn’t be if it weren’t for Ranger, but why though? Yeah, I’ll go with a Vex. As a poor man who owns neither though, I’d be happy to have either one honestly. New/Old idgaf.

@@501Bassin_SWarb I hear u there I always have said while on these boats at wrk that would be the closest I'd ever come to being on them lol. And yes from what I have seen vexus does have some beautiful boats. There has been many rumors around that whole situation with vexus and ranger but the ones that truly know won't tell I'm sure

Hahaha

Good question Devon, you are the first person to catch that.

Comes with Atlas

I thought the same thing and also by the time you spend money for hydro jackplate on ranger it pay for the batterys on the skeeter

Ranger comes with a spare.

We have a couple OVER/UNDERS on walleye rigs

Me too.... The price of these bass boats is ridiculous. Remember for the low price of $80,000 you still have to buy gas for the boat and truck.

Haha

Fair enough!

Because Johnny Morris owns part of Brunswick the parent company of Mercury.

Shhhhh, Don't tell everyone!

Then your missing out is all I can say

@@rickvann3489 LOL rangers are slow and Mercury has some shady business practices.

@Lray4x4 I guess you never been in the 520R... I own it, never been a Ranger fan. Fished the TBA on St.Lawrence and had the whole tournament field talking and the no boater blown away, we started 3rd from last ran out to the lake passed everybody but 2 people which one was my buddy in an FXR 20 but he was boat 2. You have no idea until you get in this boat. Hey it even chine walks you ever heard of a Ranger doing that? As for Mercury not one problem out of my 2021 ProXs 200 and only 30 hours on my new 2022 Pro XS 250. As far as shady goes you'll have to go into detail on that vague statement.

@@rickvann3489 Try to get any aftermarket tuning done for a Mercury and you will see what I mean, also much like Jon Deere equipment they try to keep their diagnostic software to the dealers only and make it very expensive for a consumer to buy because they have a monopoly on it. I know this for a fact because I own a Mercury and won't own another one after dealing with them and their dealers. Yamahas are far easier and cheaper to get tuning and diagnostic equipment for since several companys make it. You can flash a 200 SHO to a 300hp.

👍🏻👍🏻 Welcome aboard buddy!

Thanks Eric!

Skeeters have a porpoise at a certain low speed I have seen it, Ranger all day

What mph ya getting out of it?

Doesn't ride as good as the new R model Rangers but you do have good seats. Also there a 3 Charger models that ride better then the Skeeter

That belongs to Phx 21 and Vexus 21

Thanks! Will do!

If I had all of the cash in the world you'd find me in a Ballistic or a Gambler Elite. However, ain't nothing wrong with the Blazers and Bullet makes a great boat too. Of the bigger brands Basscat and Phoenix are solid too

Love the idea Martin

YESSSSS!! I work all day so my only "sponsorship" is a SOGGY PBJ samich... South 40k is about all I can afford! LET'S DO THIS! (fiberglass, ONLY)

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