Just now, slonezp said:

C is the crappie edition. Extra livewell and 3 seat posts on the deck 

ok, that makes more sense, i did notice in a video that there were 3 seat post brackets. and someone mentioned a live well in the front. thanks.

 

lol at first i thought you meant crappie a=in a different way. my bad

I am  Ranger guy,20years now. if I was looking at an aluminium boat Crestliner is what I would probably go with. then a Ranger.if price is a concern look for a good one a couple of years old. save quite a bit of coin that way.

On ‎9‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 8:28 PM, Quarry Man said:

I have a power drive on my current boat, which is electric steer. never used a cable drive. Was thinking of doing that upgrade or even to the highest end mine kota, but I'm not sure. Im definitely  interested in the 178. its just awesome. how about electronics, I've never used any. any advice no matter how basic is awesome. thanks again.

I'm a Lowrance guy simply because its the operating system I've used for 15 years.  If your not used to one brand or the other, I would consider Humminbird and Garmin in addition to Lowrance.  It only has room for a 7 inch screen to be flush mounted the console.  There are ways to mount a larger screen but flush mount has room for a 7 inch screen only.

 

My old boat used to have a Powerdrive bow mount too.  It takes some getting used to going from an electric steer to a cable steer.  Having used both, I now prefer the cable steer.  If I could afford it I'd upgrade to an Ultrex but that's just not in the budget right now.

 

I picked up a 2018 rt178 early this Spring after comparing and crawling over all the other competitor models in this range, I found this boat fit me the best for the style of fishing I do. I have fished out of it a lot so far and each time I am amazed at the stability of this boat. The layout is very fisherman friendly and functional in the sense that I can access all my tackle without having to move all my rods on the deck. The front deck is solid and is not tippy when standing near the gunnels. I had a mount installed on my console instead of cutting a hole in the dash and was able to install a fish finder and a couple ram mounts for my phone and other accessories. This boat does cost a little more but I believe the extra cost of it is worth it and if I had the choice to reconsider I would buy it again without a second thought.