I just stopped by to gawk a little as I had my two lovely girls with me. Ranger, Skeeter, Nitro, Stratos, and Triton were all represented by at least one boat. My impressions are solely based on fit, finish and looks. I wish I would have had the freedom to ride around in a few of them. Oh well, next time.
I crawled around the Z9 out of curiosity and found it to be laid out very well for storage. 3 boxes in front and two huge rod lockers which should be expected of a 21 foot boat. Fit and finish was good and is an eye catching boat. As I heard quoted by I believe Mr. Smith standing there, "This isn't your father's Nitro." This is a true statement as it is better built that previous years. Unfortunately, only time will tell as nobody was able to ride in it or see it perform.
I have to say that I prefer simply by looks the Commanche Series boats over the Z's. Again the layouts of all the 21 foot boats are good.
I really like the looks of the Skeeters and the Stratos boats. I do like that the Skeeters still use two livewells. It sure is nice when fishing two people. Again, I don't have a great reason other than preference and maybe I don't want to fill the whole back of my boat to put one fish in if you get my drift. I also like that the latches are hidden. Stratos boats on the other hand look mean...
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I just peaked at the Triton X2. I can't help but notice that they adopted a very similar sponson to the Skeeters. I wonder if it helps chine walk or is just to help for level flotation? Either way it sounds like an improvement over the old hulls. They are nicely laid out. Looks wise, I've never thought too much of Tritons. Just my opinion though.
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It was really cool to see all of the boats together and a format to look around them and take rides. Hopefully it will happen again and I will be able to benefit fully from it.