I have been wanting a BassCat since I got my first bass boat. The problem was, living on the west coast they are difficult to come by and I cannot afford a brand new one. This January was time to finance a boat and I looked for two months before picking up a Ranger 188VX. I was not satisfied with the Ranger, although it was a nice boat, it wasnt a Cat!! I told a boat dealership, who does a ton of late model used boats, to be on the lookout for a BassCat for me. Within two weeks he found a 2007 PII with a 200 Opti coming up at a bank repo auction. I took the Ranger in to the dealership and put it on consignment with him. He sold the Ranger within a week and I got $2000 more than what I paid for it after his cut. The next day he went to the auction and brought back the PII!!! It was sort of a gamble, not knowing motor hours/warranty or how hard the boat had been ran, but the description and pics looked good so we went for it. The motor ended up having 153 hours on it and first sold in May 2008, it came with the extended warranty so I have another year left!! The boat was real clean and the worst thing we could find was some scuffs under the hull from beaching it!!! His guys detailed it out and it looks almost show room new now!! I took it home on Friday night and got it on the water Saturday. My 11 year old son caught the first fish on the new Cat and it was a HAWG!!!That one fish will wind up costing me about $600 because of two deals I made with him a couple of years ago. I told him the first bass over 3 pounds that he catches I will have reproduction mount done for him… Theres $350….. I also told him that if he ever out fished me on any day I would by him a Dobyns Champion Series rod…. Theres $250…. Either way, Im proud of him and the entire family is in love with the new BassCat!! Now to win a couple of tournaments!!
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