Best NEW Boat for Beginners? No Outboard, Bare Bones! Grizzly 1648! Best Jon Boat for the Money?

Yep it's a good thing there's a 30% tariff tax on every item entering the USA. And the American companies raised their prices 40% , the rich corporations loves fools... !!! That boat and trailer isn't worth over $3,500.

Absolutely not! That’s ridiculous for those boats

They use expanding foam for flotation in these boats when they manufacture them. It will get water logged, and then you will be carrying around a bunch of dead weigh unknowingly.

I bought my 1648 grizzly tracker in 2018 for 1,999$ and the trailer was 1000$ They have tripled in price. Bought a 30hp Suzuki for 4k. in 2018. Its a good small lake and river boat. Not great for lake Erie on windy days. Don't ask me how I know.

Buy used

Mine was a 1648 with an outboard, tolling motor and batteries for $3200. Hard pass, if I buy it new it better have most of everything I want. After I finish with it, it will be about $7-8k and I’ll be happy with it.

That price no way

Boats have gotten crazy price wise the last 4 years I got a 2019 xpress hd16db with trailer and 25 Yamaha new for 12,500 live well rod locker that holds about 10 rods carpeted front storage that’s carpeted gas tank a deep cycle battery the price on those boats now is close 17,500

Oh, hell no

This boat was like 3,500 last year without a trailer. I wouldn't pay 7,500 for this rig but that's just me.

I like this one but its a little on the expensive side

I think barebones are the way to go.
So many lakes don't even allow you to have gas motors it's nice to buy barebones boat and put on an Epropulsion outboard. Seems hard to beat for around $10k.
Still though, I would like to see 1600's at the $5k mark and not $7k+.

Have you looked at the bass tracker classic xl? Like to hear your thoughts

Not a good deal.

Good lawd that's a lot of money! You're better off used.

Too much money you might as well buy brand new for that price

That's a ton of money in my opinion thank you for sharing ....