Michigan resident, 2023 Vexus AVX 1880 owner, yep small boat, yep only small water fish it, yep fish by myself 98% of the time, boat owner since 17 years old... 55 now, fished every where except mountain streams, no boat is perfect, people make bad boat choices, my small vexus works for me and you couldn't pay me to get rid of it. Love your vids keep up the great work. SPEED...MONEY... NO BRAKES!!!!!
Haven’t even seen an Ikon yet but I did ride a VX 20 and it was absolutely amazing!! That boat rode extremely smooth and those seats are second to none!
@@dustinsmartfishing there you go, I knew I was missing one. Gambler vs Allison. Damn forgot about falcon. Might have re-adjust the verses. Ranger vs triton, skeeter vs Caymas, bullet vs Allison, ballistic vs gambler, blazer vs falcon, nitro vs gator trax striker 😂
Need a budget friendly category! Hard to do apples to apples when the prices are so different. Like the Phoenix basscat battle, hard to compare a baddass 721 pro xp at $73k new vs a same equipped jaguar for 100k. I mean you literally can buy two 721’s for an ikon. It’s not twice the boat, there’s no way.
Just watched your brand battle. enjoyers and appreciated. To more thoroughly compare however, would appreciate more review of how the boats handle shallow water and in addition, how do the boats handle when fishing open water whether they wind vain etc. how are the boats stability? Etc. thx!
Love my Ikon LX21... best boat I have ever been in or owned... The Ride makes up for the lack of speed. If your in Big water you want to be in this boat!!! #gamechanger
Andy!!!!🤠 another great brand battle!!!🤓 I'm not seeing stars or tomahawks 😬 you know I'm here🤗 Trolling motor brand BATTLE or make it up, I know you can do it!!!😜🤪 Loving the videos!!!
If you take the outboard, trolling motor and all the electronics off, should be about 40-45k, show why these boats ARNT worth the cost. You should do it on all boats. Do a break test!
Just saw my first Ikon a couple weeks ago. Sitting in showroom with 120K price tag. It is a beautiful boat, and it is huge! If one has the money, go for it!
I think that's BS. Andy ripped them a new one after that tour which shows no bias. He literally drove it and was impressed with how it handled because after all the hundreds of boats he's driven, the responsiveness and handling of the ikon really impressed him. And yet, after that factory tour vid he critiqued them honestly and it wasn't all positive so IDK how you can accuse him of being bias towards Ikon.@@bigbeef8935
We Love your straight forward videos. My guys and I occasionally sit around on Friday evenings for a few minutes after work sipping on a cold beer and having some good laughs and rare knowledge watching your videos. Keep pumping them out, and we will keep watching them. You wouldn't be pissed off if I did some similar content about ATV's and SXS's would you??
Looked at an Ikon at a boat show recently. Huge front deck a central tackle storage compartment. For $120k, I would expect really nice rod storage system. On a boat in this class, it should be standard equipment. The rear deck and rear storage compartments are tiny for anyone planning to fish with a partner. Lastly the compartment lids seemed a little flimsy.
I appreciate your honesty on all of these boats and products, they are all home mortgages now definitely out of the 9-5 working man price range. Bring back the Champions/Legends hands down, I own an Skeeter FXR 20 and I can’t afford to trade with these crazy rates guess I’ll be Skeeter until 😅😂
I'm curious to know if 1 person reviewed both boats or many? I've seen 2 Ikons and if I didn't know any better I would of thought the were Vexus's. Maybe its because I own a Vexus avx 1980 but you seem like your a Ikon lover and it shows through your video. As far as quality in a aluminum boat I haven't seen any boat that holds a match to a Vexus avx boat. Speed yeah my Vexus isn't that fast and they could use a bigger engine option, but fish cant swim 70mph.
I’ve been in a vx21 it was amazing in rough water the seats made the ride feel even better. I have a champion 203 and it was just as good in rough condition champion beats it in speed though.
Good comparison as usual. I really wish I could afford one of these bass boats and I make pretty good money but I can't afford another mortgage payment for a bass boat.
I have a VX21 and its nothing short of amazing. Glad to hear you say something positive about Vexus. I cant compare to ICON being its probably gonna be a long time before i actually see one in person on the water down here in TEXAS. Hell i've only seen 1 other vexus in the past 3 years or so on the water where im at. Everything is expensive and stupid these days but it is what it is. I hate it just as much as the next guy but both these boats are a dream bass boat and really just a flex to show off at the boat ramp. HAHA
Both these boats are CHOP GUN JUNK and time will tell if they'll stand the test of time, but ey, look at all other popular Chop Gun brands that are still around and/or doing well. With today's prices you'd expect a fully hand laid hull and that simply isn't the case, and these companies will hide behind some BS like "in order to meet the demand we need to modify our practices" which roughly translates to "We're going to do the absolute minimum to get the product to market as fast as possible while offering "comparable" quality to that of the competition" in BS Speak. I'd never spend that kind of insane money on a chop gun anything. That toilet paper shooter has ruined the industry for the customers and grown the pockets of the manufacturers and instead of passing on any kind of savings to the customers, they instead strategically capture your attention by focusing on trivial flashy things that don't really make the boat any better. East Cape will get my money once I'm ready for a brand new boat because no one in the industry offers fully hand-built quality like they do, and I can have a 21' Flats beast that will double as a bass boat at a fraction of the cost.
I don’t think you are taking into consideration how they apply and build the boats with fiberglass when you talk about the quality of the build. Vexus is the only boat manufacturer for bass boats to vacuum seal the fiberglass instead of rolling it out like the other brands. This leads to a stronger fiberglass with less bubbling and fracturing of the fiberglass. They are both great boats and use high end materials, but fact of the matter is vexus has a better fiberglass hull and top cap.
Vexus better price good quality great fish ability. Ikon has a touch screen it’s slower and the price is crazy. I thought I was nuts getting a vexus but with prices now I got a deal..
With this economy I don’t see either one of these companies making it. That is unless they have a more lower class models with a price point people can afford to keep them afloat.
I do wonder if this is a fare judgment because he has only been in one of these boats. Also a big negative for me is the speed on the ikon. My pheonix 21ft with a Suzuki 250ss goes 74mph it should atleast do the same
Here on st. clair, i see a bunch of vexus' and just don't like how bubbly it looks and the ikon looks like a flip flop. I'll take a blazer 625 any day. I can replace the motor twice and still save money over these 2.
There both waaayyyyy overpriced but I’ve driven an Ikon, was not impressed at all. Especially for that price. Nothing against that company, truly, but with the price that both companies are charging, especially Ikon, hope they break that market and bass boats get down to the $80-$90k loaded out, so literally $100k buys you the very best boat with everything on it!!! Our local guys in debt over a Hydra Sport basically are insane which is why we have 1 dealer and I believe they’ve sold 4, 1 maybe 2 are on the pro staff so we will say they’ve actually sold 3 Ikons. One was used a little and had a nice discount. So only 2 sold. Not shocked at all, hope they don’t sell another one until the prices drop… Have a great weekend gentlemen!!!!
At their ABSURD Price points I think Both are an epic phail! I'd find a stratus 21 Pro XL and restore it and update the seating and have a boat that is every bit as good (in my opinion… Better) for under $10K. Crazy how people just willingly throw money in the trash these days. Zero respect for money and people don't bat an eye at signing up for a mortgage payment for an item that loses 7% or more of its value the moment you drive it off the lot. An appropriate price point for "High-End" bass boats should be in the neighborhood of $50-$55 K decked out with ll the bells and whistles, and oh yeah, a 150 is plenty fast for any bass boat. So many knucklehead on the water dangerously haulin' absolute ass for no good reason. Go with a 150, go plenty fast, save on gas, and when Sharrow props become affordable get you one and increase both your overall speed and fuel costs.
Bla, bla, bla. Get iKon and start fixing all the problems. First: Mercury 250 Pro XS is undersize to this boat. Second: lack of QC on the iKon side producing many faults
Man if money was no object I'm getting a new gambler in old school gold black and red. With an old built bridgeport . No powerpoles a or 20 inch screens. JUST FISH. I'd have a hard time fishing tho cuz I'd have a hard dick all day on the water. Man this is some pretty good reefer
Michigan resident, 2023 Vexus AVX 1880 owner, yep small boat, yep only small water fish it, yep fish by myself 98% of the time, boat owner since 17 years old... 55 now, fished every where except mountain streams, no boat is perfect, people make bad boat choices, my small vexus works for me and you couldn't pay me to get rid of it.
Love your vids keep up the great work. SPEED...MONEY... NO BRAKES!!!!!
Thank you Andy and Team Marine crew that makes this channel happen!!!
Speed.. Money… No BRAKES!
Tom-Tom
Mountain WI
Haven’t even seen an Ikon yet but I did ride a VX 20 and it was absolutely amazing!! That boat rode extremely smooth and those seats are second to none!
Ikon vs BassCat next?
Ranger vs triton, skeeter vs Caymas, bullet vs ballistic, blazer vs nitro, gambler vs ???
@@kwd1253vs Allison??
@@dustinsmartfishing there you go, I knew I was missing one. Gambler vs Allison. Damn forgot about falcon. Might have re-adjust the verses.
Ranger vs triton, skeeter vs Caymas, bullet vs Allison, ballistic vs gambler, blazer vs falcon, nitro vs gator trax striker 😂
@@kwd1253nitro? Anything out of the big brands is better than Nitro. Bass pro POS
Need a budget friendly category! Hard to do apples to apples when the prices are so different. Like the Phoenix basscat battle, hard to compare a baddass 721 pro xp at $73k new vs a same equipped jaguar for 100k. I mean you literally can buy two 721’s for an ikon. It’s not twice the boat, there’s no way.
Agreed
Just watched your brand battle. enjoyers and appreciated. To more thoroughly compare however, would appreciate more review of how the boats handle shallow water and in addition, how do the boats handle when fishing open water whether they wind vain etc. how are the boats stability? Etc. thx!
I’d love to see Falcon v a “high end priced” boat next….
Love my Ikon LX21... best boat I have ever been in or owned... The Ride makes up for the lack of speed. If your in Big water you want to be in this boat!!! #gamechanger
You don’t own one
Asking again. BULLET vs. ALLISON. Do it. Make it happen capin! Cmon, give E TN. some love baby. 🤘💯
Skeeter vs caymas would be awesome
Idk why I watched this video…I can’t even come close to affording either one.
People that work for a living can't get either one, but loved watching your video;;;;;;;;
You don’t need brakes in that slow ikon.. just speed and money for payment. Great video
Great video Andy and Jordan!!! Keep going guys! You two put out some great content!!
Thank you so much!
I really like how straight forward this dude is.
Andy!!!!🤠 another great brand battle!!!🤓 I'm not seeing stars or tomahawks 😬 you know I'm here🤗 Trolling motor brand BATTLE or make it up, I know you can do it!!!😜🤪 Loving the videos!!!
Nice battle and very well broken down of the two brands. Channel always has great video and you give great insight on the bass boat world.
If you take the outboard, trolling motor and all the electronics off, should be about 40-45k, show why these boats ARNT worth the cost. You should do it on all boats. Do a break test!
Just saw my first Ikon a couple weeks ago. Sitting in showroom with 120K price tag. It is a beautiful boat, and it is huge! If one has the money, go for it!
Definitely need the Ikon vs Bass Cat Brand Battle next!
Can u do a build with the new skeeter zxr 19 and tell us your thoughts love the videos keep them coming thanks for all y'all do
Both boats are awesome, no doubt . But you can tell you are pro ikon. I would like to see the same comparison by someone who wasn't bias.
They sucked him off during the tour he took at ikon. My vexus vx blows that ikon out of the water
I think that's BS. Andy ripped them a new one after that tour which shows no bias. He literally drove it and was impressed with how it handled because after all the hundreds of boats he's driven, the responsiveness and handling of the ikon really impressed him. And yet, after that factory tour vid he critiqued them honestly and it wasn't all positive so IDK how you can accuse him of being bias towards Ikon.@@bigbeef8935
Thank you been undecided for these two boats. Great Content!!!
Highlight of my week, listening to Andy. Keep doing what you do
Let’s get a bullet vs Allison brand battle.
You need to do a cost break down on both of these boats.. Then a projection on if either of these companies will be in business in the next 5 yrs.
We Love your straight forward videos. My guys and I occasionally sit around on Friday evenings for a few minutes after work sipping on a cold beer and having some good laughs and rare knowledge watching your videos. Keep pumping them out, and we will keep watching them. You wouldn't be pissed off if I did some similar content about ATV's and SXS's would you??
Let's talk some charger, blazer, ballistic type brands. Get more for the dollar type
Looked at an Ikon at a boat show recently. Huge front deck a central tackle storage compartment. For $120k, I would expect really nice rod storage system. On a boat in this class, it should be standard equipment. The rear deck and rear storage compartments are tiny for anyone planning to fish with a partner. Lastly the compartment lids seemed a little flimsy.
I appreciate your honesty on all of these boats and products, they are all home mortgages now definitely out of the 9-5 working man price range. Bring back the Champions/Legends hands down, I own an Skeeter FXR 20 and I can’t afford to trade with these crazy rates guess I’ll be Skeeter until 😅😂
I'm curious to know if 1 person reviewed both boats or many? I've seen 2 Ikons and if I didn't know any better I would of thought the were Vexus's. Maybe its because I own a Vexus avx 1980 but you seem like your a Ikon lover and it shows through your video. As far as quality in a aluminum boat I haven't seen any boat that holds a match to a Vexus avx boat. Speed yeah my Vexus isn't that fast and they could use a bigger engine option, but fish cant swim 70mph.
Love to see the new bullet they have coming out
Best boat or motor is a broke one ! Signed Carolina Marine Repair ! :)
I’ve been in a vx21 it was amazing in rough water the seats made the ride feel even better. I have a champion 203 and it was just as good in rough condition champion beats it in speed though.
Well I am tickled pink for this one!👍🏽👍🏽
Good comparison as usual. I really wish I could afford one of these bass boats and I make pretty good money but I can't afford another mortgage payment for a bass boat.
You usually do bass boats and I think I’ve seen you do pontoons. I say you do a off shore rigs or intercostal rigs.
Loved the "mint mumble" 😅
I hear a lot of people talking about having problems with vexus
I have a VX21 and its nothing short of amazing. Glad to hear you say something positive about Vexus. I cant compare to ICON being its probably gonna be a long time before i actually see one in person on the water down here in TEXAS. Hell i've only seen 1 other vexus in the past 3 years or so on the water where im at. Everything is expensive and stupid these days but it is what it is. I hate it just as much as the next guy but both these boats are a dream bass boat and really just a flex to show off at the boat ramp. HAHA
Both these boats are CHOP GUN JUNK and time will tell if they'll stand the test of time, but ey, look at all other popular Chop Gun brands that are still around and/or doing well. With today's prices you'd expect a fully hand laid hull and that simply isn't the case, and these companies will hide behind some BS like "in order to meet the demand we need to modify our practices" which roughly translates to "We're going to do the absolute minimum to get the product to market as fast as possible while offering "comparable" quality to that of the competition" in BS Speak.
I'd never spend that kind of insane money on a chop gun anything. That toilet paper shooter has ruined the industry for the customers and grown the pockets of the manufacturers and instead of passing on any kind of savings to the customers, they instead strategically capture your attention by focusing on trivial flashy things that don't really make the boat any better.
East Cape will get my money once I'm ready for a brand new boat because no one in the industry offers fully hand-built quality like they do, and I can have a 21' Flats beast that will double as a bass boat at a fraction of the cost.
Weirdo@@theINQBS
Vexus is not a chop gun boat. Not even close....
Literally won’t even find a chopper gun in the Vexus factory 😂 smh
Have you done any legend comparison/talk vids?
I don’t think you are taking into consideration how they apply and build the boats with fiberglass when you talk about the quality of the build. Vexus is the only boat manufacturer for bass boats to vacuum seal the fiberglass instead of rolling it out like the other brands. This leads to a stronger fiberglass with less bubbling and fracturing of the fiberglass. They are both great boats and use high end materials, but fact of the matter is vexus has a better fiberglass hull and top cap.
Vexus better price good quality great fish ability. Ikon has a touch screen it’s slower and the price is crazy. I thought I was nuts getting a vexus but with prices now I got a deal..
What are dollars on each of these boats? Is the Ikon worth 40K more than another boat?
I would
Lund Impact 1875 SC vs Alumacraft Competitor Shadow 185 Side Console both with Mercury 150hp Pro XS Thanks.
With this economy I don’t see either one of these companies making it. That is unless they have a more lower class models with a price point people can afford to keep them afloat.
I do wonder if this is a fare judgment because he has only been in one of these boats. Also a big negative for me is the speed on the ikon. My pheonix 21ft with a Suzuki 250ss goes 74mph it should atleast do the same
That’s pretty cool man, i service the machines at rito mints! I’ll remember that and see if I can hook you up!
Men’s underwear ( Speed-Money-No Brakes) Hell Yeah!!!!
Phoenix vs Bass cat
But Vexus has that back room service!!!
What happened to the Pepsi mechine is what I want to know if you update on it I missed it
Let's Goooo!!
Here on st. clair, i see a bunch of vexus' and just don't like how bubbly it looks and the ikon looks like a flip flop. I'll take a blazer 625 any day. I can replace the motor twice and still save money over these 2.
Everyone talks about motors or speed. but no one talks about comfortable seats.
Vexus vs Ranger next
Me I’d take the vexus.. resale it for high value then buy Skeeter.. Yamaha always
How about basscat vs blazer
Brand battle for Ranger 393 vs champion 202, 203, or 210... js😂😂
Caymus vs skeeter
ikon vs gambler
Gambler is about to go bankrupt
1980 kingfisher vs 1980 tide craft
Kingfisher vs smokercraft
Blazer vs gambler
I'LL JUST stick with my 30 ft concept and twin 450 mercs. thank you !
There both waaayyyyy overpriced but I’ve driven an Ikon, was not impressed at all. Especially for that price. Nothing against that company, truly, but with the price that both companies are charging, especially Ikon, hope they break that market and bass boats get down to the $80-$90k loaded out, so literally $100k buys you the very best boat with everything on it!!! Our local guys in debt over a Hydra Sport basically are insane which is why we have 1 dealer and I believe they’ve sold 4, 1 maybe 2 are on the pro staff so we will say they’ve actually sold 3 Ikons. One was used a little and had a nice discount. So only 2 sold. Not shocked at all, hope they don’t sell another one until the prices drop… Have a great weekend gentlemen!!!!
That’s it, we’re doing a partial segment on the men’s underwear when I stop in tomorrow! 😂
Umm…seemed a bit soft to me. Where did the “Andy edge” go?
Skeeter vs Ranger
Skeeter vs Triton
Skeeter vs your call
At their ABSURD Price points I think Both are an epic phail!
I'd find a stratus 21 Pro XL and restore it and update the seating and have a boat that is every bit as good (in my opinion… Better) for under $10K. Crazy how people just willingly throw money in the trash these days. Zero respect for money and people don't bat an eye at signing up for a mortgage payment for an item that loses 7% or more of its value the moment you drive it off the lot.
An appropriate price point for "High-End" bass boats should be in the neighborhood of $50-$55 K decked out with ll the bells and whistles, and oh yeah, a 150 is plenty fast for any bass boat. So many knucklehead on the water dangerously haulin' absolute ass for no good reason. Go with a 150, go plenty fast, save on gas, and when Sharrow props become affordable get you one and increase both your overall speed and fuel costs.
Ikon vs Vexus. Both sucky. Can't wait
Your not giving Vexus the proper respect.
I would rep the underwear
You gonna have team marine condoms.
Bla, bla, bla. Get iKon and start fixing all the problems. First: Mercury 250 Pro XS is undersize to this boat. Second: lack of QC on the iKon side producing many faults
I would proudly wear Team Marine underwear if the logo was in brown and on the inside and positioned to camoflage skid marks from the wife.
The music playing while you are talking is annoying as hell
Man if money was no object I'm getting a new gambler in old school gold black and red. With an old built bridgeport . No powerpoles a or 20 inch screens. JUST FISH. I'd have a hard time fishing tho cuz I'd have a hard dick all day on the water. Man this is some pretty good reefer
🤣🤣🤣
bassboats suck they are useless in the great lakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going with Vexus just because the legend Forrest Wood. The rangers under Wood are the best boats ever made.
Actually Champion and Basscat are right there. I give the nod to Ranger for no wood in transom and stringers since the late 80s. Transom rot sucks.
Ill never own these floating mortgages though.
Too much rambling.