I thank you for this video! I keep hearing rangers can fly through rough water. The Lund tyee or fisherman in 2075 can take that at 30+.. Being in the market videos like this are awesome. They weed out the chaff from message boards.. I have been on a fisherman in rough stuff and know how it handles.. And yes 30+ in 3's, why test trials are important BUT who can schedule such exactly when the wind is blowing.. this video just reaffirmed my direction. Thank you sir!
John G. Thanks for checking out my video. We were in wyoming and as everyone knows the wind can really blow there. Honesty it was rougher than the camera shows, I was happy to get her back on the trailer after 6 or 7 crosswind attempts. Lol I love my Ranger
Ranger is a lot better than Lund in these conditions. The only situation where Lund is better is avoiding spearing waves at idle speed when trying to troll. That'd only happen in waves much better than these.
@Nytron I wholeheartedly disagree. I have fished a lund 2075 that handled (no water on bow) trolling into 2 plus foot waves. The lund, dry bow, ranger, wet bow. You said it yourself, the lund is better trolling into waves, which was my entire point. There is a 300lb weight difference between a 2075 tyee and ranger 620fs. Hardly enough to make a big difference. Hull design leans ranger at speed, but you can't get to speed in big waves in a ranger. Put both side by side on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan, close chop intervals in 3 footers, and the lund runs by the ranger all day... if the only benefit of the ranger is at speed waves, what's the point? I'm a fisherman. What good is a boat that rides slightly better but fishes much worse in waves?? Trolling into waves, ranger bilge goes on/off all day, not at all in a lund in same size. Just a reality. Sorry, buy I like a dry boat and dry feet when trolling big water
@@johng.9877 When running, Lund's beat you up. They ride on top of the waves vs. slicing through them like glass boats do. Also, Lund's blow around like a sailboat in even just moderate wind. Glass boats track like they're on railroads in comparison. Boat control is much better on glass boats, especially with Ranger. The vast majority of walleye pros, many of whom live on the great lakes, run glass boats for a reason.
@@NytronX this comment is incorrect, the Lund boats have differing hulls, IPS, IPS2, and IPS3 (glass). Lund Tyee (IPS2) rides UP on top for higher speeds, Lund Fisherman, on IPS hull cuts more into the wave. Again, I don't care about running to where I fish in "flat water" as such is a rarity, but fishability (trolling in bigger waves) is primary. Second, with a kicker AND bow trolling motor, there is no "sailboat" from wind, add in trolling bags and you are seated firm to the water on track. Walleye pro's run ranger and other "multispecies" as they are sponsored and run waters outside of great lakes, where speed is a bigger concern, along with large storage (horseshoe) and large bow platform. "glass" boats are not the discussion. A grady white is way better than a lund AND a ranger in heavy seas. No question, but in heavy water, a Lund fisherman in 2075 is hands down better than a Ranger 620 for a trolling application. This video showed a ranger going 15mph because of water conditions that were not even close to 3 footers on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan. How do I know this? Have you been in 3 footers on a multispecies boat on Lake Michigan or Lake Erie and gone side by side with a Lund fisherman? I have and the Lund beats the ranger every time to location. Now of course, in flat water, the Ranger gets there faster. It is RARE I see flat water, or 2ft or less... Again, this discussion is heavy water, trolling into waves, or even under power. There is no discussion. My friend has to leave his mighty ranger home or have wet feet all day on days I can fish in comfort. As a matter of fact, he sold his ranger and is moving to a big tinner. Of course, he isn't a sponsored pro, but as a guide, he fishes just as much... Were and how you fish is important. If I rarely fished big water or spent majority of my time on the bow I would go glass for sure. Not banging on glass boats, just stating reality
I thank you for this video! I keep hearing rangers can fly through rough water. The Lund tyee or fisherman in 2075 can take that at 30+.. Being in the market videos like this are awesome. They weed out the chaff from message boards.. I have been on a fisherman in rough stuff and know how it handles.. And yes 30+ in 3's, why test trials are important BUT who can schedule such exactly when the wind is blowing.. this video just reaffirmed my direction. Thank you sir!
John G.
Thanks for checking out my video. We were in wyoming and as everyone knows the wind can really blow there. Honesty it was rougher than the camera shows, I was happy to get her back on the trailer after 6 or 7 crosswind attempts. Lol
I love my Ranger
Ranger is a lot better than Lund in these conditions. The only situation where Lund is better is avoiding spearing waves at idle speed when trying to troll. That'd only happen in waves much better than these.
@Nytron I wholeheartedly disagree. I have fished a lund 2075 that handled (no water on bow) trolling into 2 plus foot waves. The lund, dry bow, ranger, wet bow. You said it yourself, the lund is better trolling into waves, which was my entire point. There is a 300lb weight difference between a 2075 tyee and ranger 620fs. Hardly enough to make a big difference. Hull design leans ranger at speed, but you can't get to speed in big waves in a ranger. Put both side by side on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan, close chop intervals in 3 footers, and the lund runs by the ranger all day... if the only benefit of the ranger is at speed waves, what's the point? I'm a fisherman. What good is a boat that rides slightly better but fishes much worse in waves?? Trolling into waves, ranger bilge goes on/off all day, not at all in a lund in same size. Just a reality. Sorry, buy I like a dry boat and dry feet when trolling big water
@@johng.9877 When running, Lund's beat you up. They ride on top of the waves vs. slicing through them like glass boats do. Also, Lund's blow around like a sailboat in even just moderate wind. Glass boats track like they're on railroads in comparison. Boat control is much better on glass boats, especially with Ranger. The vast majority of walleye pros, many of whom live on the great lakes, run glass boats for a reason.
@@NytronX this comment is incorrect, the Lund boats have differing hulls, IPS, IPS2, and IPS3 (glass). Lund Tyee (IPS2) rides UP on top for higher speeds, Lund Fisherman, on IPS hull cuts more into the wave. Again, I don't care about running to where I fish in "flat water" as such is a rarity, but fishability (trolling in bigger waves) is primary. Second, with a kicker AND bow trolling motor, there is no "sailboat" from wind, add in trolling bags and you are seated firm to the water on track. Walleye pro's run ranger and other "multispecies" as they are sponsored and run waters outside of great lakes, where speed is a bigger concern, along with large storage (horseshoe) and large bow platform. "glass" boats are not the discussion. A grady white is way better than a lund AND a ranger in heavy seas. No question, but in heavy water, a Lund fisherman in 2075 is hands down better than a Ranger 620 for a trolling application. This video showed a ranger going 15mph because of water conditions that were not even close to 3 footers on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan. How do I know this? Have you been in 3 footers on a multispecies boat on Lake Michigan or Lake Erie and gone side by side with a Lund fisherman? I have and the Lund beats the ranger every time to location. Now of course, in flat water, the Ranger gets there faster. It is RARE I see flat water, or 2ft or less... Again, this discussion is heavy water, trolling into waves, or even under power. There is no discussion. My friend has to leave his mighty ranger home or have wet feet all day on days I can fish in comfort. As a matter of fact, he sold his ranger and is moving to a big tinner. Of course, he isn't a sponsored pro, but as a guide, he fishes just as much... Were and how you fish is important. If I rarely fished big water or spent majority of my time on the bow I would go glass for sure. Not banging on glass boats, just stating reality