1st Bass boat

[Jmcfarland]

 Well I have finally crossed the line fellas I am officially a 1996 ProCraft 185 owner. Picked up my new boat yesterday and had it on the water today. Like a dream come true. Anyway enough gloating. I was wondering what everyones first official bass boat was? Thought it would be kind of neat to know.

[Cy]

Congrats on the new ride!

[djkimmel]

Congratulations.

I still have my first bass boat though I bought it a long time ago. It's a 1993 Ranger Boats 492VS.

[1javelin]

2000 Javelin Renegade 20, Johnson 200.  Motor is almost done being rebuilt, can't wait!!

1jav

[LAPORTE]

Mine was a 1988 Tracker Magna 17 with a 60 hp Mariner.

Congrats

[Eric]

1984 Fisher Marsh Hawk Aluminum with a 60 hp Rude.  Then I upgraded to a 1984 Bass Tracker fiberglass with a 150 Mariner.

[bob o]

1985 hydra sport vl475 a 17 1/2 footer w/gt150

[markgoetsch]

07' triton TR-196 with a 200 opti.

[Redbone]

99' Ranger R71
Only had it on the water once.  Its in the garage with the seats out of it.  I just installed a new fish finder and making sure all the wiring is done before installing the new seats. I have a long list to complete before the first tourney of the year. Super happy about having a bass boat.

[mikesmiph]

Seeing as how this is going to be my first full year with a bass boat, I still have my first one too. 87 Nitro 1710 w/150 Merc. I love having a Bass boat, but I'm learning several things. #1, you will always want a bigger, better, newer, faster boat. #2 you will never have enough money. #3 you will always want more "stuff" for it. Going out this morning. I have a new H-Bird to add, a new troll motor, and a new charger. There is always work to do on it. At least on mine there is. Plan to keep it this year and next, then a newer, bigger, better, faster one LOL.

[jacksonmj]

My first bass boat was a 79 Hydroglass with a 79 Evinrude 135. The gel coat was gone and the engine never ran right but still have some good memories with that boat. I also have some bad memories with it! Now that was a old tri hull type boat so I now have a 89 Hydrasports VS150T with a Evinrude 150 and it's like night and day compared to the old boat! Can't wait till my next one but that is going to take sometime!

[McCarter]

97 Fisher Pro Avenger 16

[Bender]

Mine was a 1992 Sylvan with a 40 Johnson. It was pretty much a flat bottom and not much wider than a canoe but it worked on the inland lakes.

jacksonmj and bob o, I bet those Hydra Sports boats are fast with 150s! It looks like they weigh about 850#. 

[Hooksetter]

I guess my first "official" bass boat, meaning it was manufactured as a bass boat, was a 95' 20' Astro w/200 EFI Merc.

However, I would count my first bass boat as a 74' Lund 14' aluminum that I put a front deck, tm, livewell and graph on. It had a 25 hp Mariner for power. I guess that was around 1982. I used it until I bought the Astro. What a sweet ride!

Willie

[oldjigger]

my first bas boat was a 1974 16' Bassmaster with a Merc 50.  I've had 8 more since that one and had that one from 1977 to 1986

[macbass]

one thig about old jigger he isnt brand loyal...he has owned about every boat on the market....my first boat was a 1983 skeeter SS1 fisherman with a 75 hp evinrude tri hull..then 9 years later i bought a 1987 basscat caracal with a 150 gt johnson and then i bought a 2001 basscat cougar  with 225 yamaha....

[Jmcfarland]

Sounds like a lot of good (and possibly not so good) memories guys. According to hooksetter I had my first bass boat a long time ago. I know one thing, so far that old boat has caught a lot more fish than this one. But hopefully that changes soon!!!

[bosshawg]

 don't recall year, but was a 16' alumacraft w/a 30hp evinrude on it.
had a front deck, single console and i installed a rear deck w/livewells and storage.

[Flippin222]

'86 Bayliner (16ft) w/ 85hp Force Motor. Kept it for 9 years and finally traded it in for exactly what I paid for it. Suprisingly enough even with the Force motor, it ran great until the last few months.

[brownie]

Got you all beat----a 1973 Ranger which I still use on the smaller lakes I sometimes fish