Pro V Bass vs Renegade

Hey everyone, I am a prospective boat buyer (hoping for next year) and am checking out boats that I like and what options I want etc as I will likely have this boat for the next 20 years, so I want to make sure I get one I like. The models I am most interested in currently are the Lund Renegade and the Ranger RT188, although I am leaning towards Lund due to their reputation with aluminum boats, plus they’re slightly cheaper.

Can anybody tell me the difference between the Renegade and Pro V Bass, besides the price? The Pro V Bass is likely out of my price range anyway but I’m not entirely sure what the difference is. Is the Pro V just geared towards bigger water, with larger engines and whatnot (more inline with a fiberglass boat) where the Renegade is geared towards smaller lakes? Most of the lakes in the area are not huge. I might see some action occasionally on Lake Eerie or Lake Champlain, but there’s a ton of smaller lakes just north of me in Vermont I would be fishing a lot in.

Thanks in advance.

The Lund Pro V Bass has a true deep V hull while the Lund Renegade has a modified V hull. Pro V will be a much smoother ride in the waves.

The pro V bass is a deep-V style hull and the Renegade is more of a Mod-V. Two completely different types of boats. The Pro-V, Which some on this forum have, will work much better on big water with bigger rollers. I have not ridden in either, but I have sat in both. They are both geared towards the bass angler, but that’s about it. To make the decision, you need to decide if a deeper hull is necessary for your type of angling.

Edit: Munchy beat me to it.

Okay thanks guys. I’ve seen the Renegade advertised as a shallow water boat as well, so I’m guessing it rides shallower, which in the smaller sized lakes I would use it on frequently, that might be an advantage.

The largest lake I would fish on any sort of routine is 41.7 sq miles. The smaller ones are under 1000 acres. And occasionally it might see Lake Eerie, Champlain or Ontario but they are so far away it wouldn’t be any regular sort of basis.

Certainly looking forward to fishing some of the smaller lakes in Vermont like Lake Dunmore and Lake St Catherine.

You do know that Ranger and Tracker are in bed together..? picture a Tracker with the Ranger logo on it, now what do you got? Every Renegade review I’ve seen had been happy, happy. Better hull under it.

DonG wrote:

You do know that Ranger and Tracker are in bed together..? picture a Tracker with the Ranger logo on it, now what do you got? Every Renegade review I’ve seen had been happy, happy. Better hull under it.

Tracker and Ranger do not share any hulls. The Triton 18TX and Ranger RT188 are the same hull built on the same line, just different seats and consoles. They are all owned by bass pro group as well as several other brands.

What do you see on this one..that you don’t see on the other?

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DonG wrote:

What do you see on this one..that you don’t see on the other?

Two completely different boats and trailers. I’m not sure what you are getting at.

Same hull?

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Same hull?

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I did take a look at the Ranger RT at Cabelas in Rogers a few weeks ago and it felt embarrassingly cheap and similar layout to Trackers. Haven’t compared them side/side however.