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Mako boats (Update bought the boat)
Posted on 9/28/26 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 9/28/26 at 4:44 pm
Anyone own one? Or have experience with one? Looking at a mako pro skiff 17 with a 75 for lake, river, marsh.
ETA: bought the boat and having a minn kota trolling motor, lowrance gps, and power pole installed.
ETA: bought the boat and having a minn kota trolling motor, lowrance gps, and power pole installed.
This post was edited on 9/29/26 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 9/28/26 at 5:48 pm to Jcharles
Owned by Bass Pro.
Avoid.
Avoid.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 6:31 pm to bbvdd
quote:
Owned by Bass Pro.
Avoid.
Do you have a problem with the actual boats, or just bass pro in general?
Posted on 9/28/26 at 6:32 pm to bbvdd
Great boats for what they are.
Do not have the illusion that they are the legendary Mako of long ago.... the Mako skiff is in line with most of the cheaper basic no frills skiffs.
Easy to own and easy to enjoy. Fancy show stopper they are not.
Do not have the illusion that they are the legendary Mako of long ago.... the Mako skiff is in line with most of the cheaper basic no frills skiffs.
Easy to own and easy to enjoy. Fancy show stopper they are not.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:26 pm to Spankum
quote:
Do you have a problem with the actual boats, or just bass pro in general?
Any boat company Bass Pro bought, the quality of the boat went down considerably. So, yeah, the boat is ok but not made all that well.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:38 pm to Jcharles
Any mako built before 1990 is an absolute tank and would be a great boat.
New ones are Bass Pro and shite quality.
I grew up on an old 212 mako.
The skiff ain’t bad for what it is.
New ones are Bass Pro and shite quality.
I grew up on an old 212 mako.
The skiff ain’t bad for what it is.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 7:39 pm to Jcharles
Id take a close look at the wiring
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:03 pm to bbvdd
quote:
Any boat company Bass Pro bought, the quality of the boat went down considerably. So, yeah, the boat is ok but not made all that well.
So avoid Tracker boats?
This post was edited on 9/29/26 at 11:09 am
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:44 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
The Mako skiff is exactly that. Just a basic simple skiff. It does that well.
Tracker is a basic simple boat line that millions of people get out on. They are great for that. Lots of nicer boats choices. Lots of lesser boat choices too.
Im always super super glad to see folks out fishing in their Mako skiffs and Trackers and NOT at my house stealing my TV.
Tracker is a basic simple boat line that millions of people get out on. They are great for that. Lots of nicer boats choices. Lots of lesser boat choices too.
Im always super super glad to see folks out fishing in their Mako skiffs and Trackers and NOT at my house stealing my TV.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 6:26 am to Jcharles
quote:
Anyone own one? Or have experience with one? Looking at a mako pro skiff 17 with a 75 for lake, river, marsh.
Will be perfectly fine. You will get a lot of "used to be good, not good anymore" and that may be the truth but they are plenty good enough. It is a 17 foot skiff, it ain't a $1 million plus offshore boat. That said the name may make the price high compared to other brands which will almost identical in quality. The marketing to the masses is high with them being sold by BPS - as such the initial price is probably higher which will carry through until the thing is being used as a pine straw catcher.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 6:34 am to TopWaterTiger
quote:
Any mako built before 1990 is an absolute tank and would be a great boat.
New ones are Bass Pro and shite quality.
I grew up on an old 212 mako.
The skiff ain’t bad for what it is.
I had a Mako 25, 1975 model, that I restored myself from the transom to the bow light. Hung a bracket on the back and twin Evinrude 250s. That hull is widely heralded as the best center console ever built - and I would certainly agree that it was nearly perfect. It was sailfish slaying machine and it crossed the gulf stream at least 50 times in the 24 years I owned it. That hull is so well thought of that I made money on the boat when I sold it after fishing it for 10 years after the complete restoration. The new Makos aint that but they are certainly good enough.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 7:05 am to Jcharles
The issues on the pro-skiffs seam to be mostly wiring. If you getting a good enough deal that you can budget in a rewire job go for it.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 11:10 am to SGrem
quote:
The Mako skiff is exactly that. Just a basic simple skiff. It does that well.
Those things were reasonably priced when they first hit the market; you could buy a Pro Skiff 17 for around $15K. I think they're twice that price now.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 2:32 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:yes. I paid 30k for it with a 75. New 2026
Those things were reasonably priced when they first hit the market; you could buy a Pro Skiff 17 for around $15K. I think they're twice that price now.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 5:46 pm to Jcharles
It’s a nice boat. Enjoy it.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 6:06 pm to Jcharles
quote:
bought the boat
Always the correct answer.
Posted on 9/29/26 at 8:08 pm to Jcharles
Nice rig Baw
Imo, go Garmin
Imo, go Garmin
Posted on 9/30/26 at 12:06 am to Jcharles
Thats a nice boat man seems like a good deal.
That mercury should run for a long time.
That mercury should run for a long time.
Posted on 9/30/26 at 6:14 am to Jcharles
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yes. I paid 30k for it with a 75. New 2026
Did you buy it from Bass Pro?
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