Anyone have any experience with them? Im looking at a 17ctx with a 60hp mercury. How well do they take waves? Top speed. Likes and dislikes? any info would be great.

Good boats, all the same parent company "Bass Pro Group". Any mod-v jon is horrible in any sort of chop compared to glass or a good V-hull. The TX looks just like the Tracker TXW and if it's anything like the one I had its a pretty wet ride if its choppy out. BTW - I got 37mph with a 75hp merc on my TXW. The tracker I had was a cheap boat but then again didn't cost much either so you get what you pay for.

Triton aluminum boats are great. No wood and they will way out perform a bass tracker. They are harder to sell, because everyone wants a tracker. There are some great deals on the triton aluminum boats if you watch Craigslist. They are very well built. Don't buy new, because of them being a tougher sell when you get ready to get rid of it. They will lift and handle more like a bass boat compared to the trackers.

Was way too small feeling inside for me. I went with Xpress

Can't go wrong there.

Ive got a Triton VT17 Ive owned since I ordered it new in 2007. 50 Merc. Top end is around 34mph but runs real well and smooth at around 30. My only issue was they didnt set the trailer up right with the running boards sticking past the transom so over time it cracked the weld. Shoals Outdoors fixed the problem and Triton paid to have the crack welded(lifetime hull warranty) Zero issues since. It will draft in very little water, Planes quickly and runs great. I will warn you a slight swell is better than a hard chop on the water. That will beat you to death. If the winds are over 12mph I stay home. Great boats I love mine and still get compliments on it at all the ramps. You wont go wrong with a Triton. I choose it over the Tracker because its all aluminum vs. a wood deck and the console fit my long legs better. Anything else send me a PM I did a few great modifications to mine you would enjoy.

That's nice.

If you want a fishing boat to perform like an aluminum boat, with slight lift, tritons are ok. If you want a boat to perform like a bass boat, get an Xpress. An H17 with a 115hp Yamaha SHO will run over 50 mph AVERAGE propped right.

Nice boat JD, I looked at a lowe the other day and i really liked how wide it was. Im not looking to have a tournament bassboat. Just looking for something that will get me from point a to b and just be able to take the wife or some buddies out fishing.

My X21 runs 55 with the Yammy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3KP_NVJ814

Thats what I do but will get suckered into a couple tournaments every year and I give all the guys with those $40k rigs hell when I win or turn in more weight. Actually ragged ole Shaw Grigsby pretty hard a couple years ago on Gville and told him He was gonna get his arse wore out by a tin boat. He got a big kick out of that! Came up and ask me after the big bass shoot out if I wore him out, no sir but I beat him by a few ounces. Mark Mendez always asks about it, he likes my tin boat too. Pretty good info/advice on this thread, You will pay more for the Express but I dont doubt what the guys all say about them, I know several pass me like Im standing. Not Knocking the Trackers but I feel the Triton"s are superior for that style boat. Its the new Ranger Aluminum's that have caught my eye. If I ever trade thats what I want. The best advice I can give you is get the max motor its rated for or you will regret it. At the time I didnt justify $3k more for a 75 optimax, and now I wish I had it. Dont be afraid to spend a lil more up front for Motor, Trolling Motor, and Graphs, you will be glad you did trust me.

That's funny JD. How do you reckon the 60hp 4 stroke merc will run on those boats? There's a couple of used models i've seen with that outboard. The extra 3k isnt as big of a deal for me besides the fact that the wife may shoot my arse

Not sure about the 4 strokes never owned one but I would think the 60hp would be about like mine. If I ever have any engine work done, the 50hp has the same block as the 75 opti its just carburated different. Essentially Ive been told you can re-card a 50 to make a 75

Right. Ive found a few used ones locally im going to check out today. One has 10 hrs and the other has 30hrs. Both are lowe 175 stinger. Local dealer just wouldnt come down to what i wanted to pay on new.

I've got a bass tracker with a 75hp and it will scoot pretty good. I saved a bunch of money by going with the tracker and it does what I need it to do

a 50hp is a carb motor, a 75 opti is a direct injected motor. you could 75 hp carbs on a 50, but you couldn't make it rich enough to run right. It'll eventually sling apart. Plus the port timing is different because their two different blocks.