17 Tracker Boats For Sale

The Tracker Panfish 17 is the brand's only stick-steer model, reintroduced for 2025 after being out of production since around 2018. It measures 16 feet 7 inches, is rated for four passengers and just over 500 pounds, and is built for fishermen who want to sit low to the water and run a single, simple boat. The defining feature is stick steering from the front seat: the operator controls the outboard, throttle and trolling motor and reads the fish finder without swapping positions, while a rear passenger stays uninvolved. Driving from up front also improves forward visibility for spotting submerged logs, humps and sandbars. This is a fishing platform rather than a family runabout, and it suits one or two anglers more than a group.

Power comes from a Mercury outboard in either 25 or 40 horsepower. The 25-horsepower version runs about 21 mph, and slightly over 22 mph with wind behind it and the current helping on a river. Steering loads are light, and the boat is responsive, though you can take spray over the bow in choppy conditions. The hull has some flex underfoot when you step onto the front deck, so standing to cast feels less stable than a dedicated bass boat. Fuel is carried in a 12-gallon portable tank filled at the stern, with no built-in fuel line.

The helm is deliberately basic. There is a small switch and control panel just ahead of the throttle box, and the boat ships with no gauges — no fuel gauge and no engine-hour meter, so owners track motor hours manually. A Mercury Bluetooth diagnostic module can report engine hours and health to a phone, but it does not work on older outboards, so buyers should confirm the motor on the boat is recent enough to accept one. A Garmin Striker 4 fish finder is included, along with a Minn Kota trolling motor that runs forward, reverse and neutral; upgrading to a unit with spot-lock, drift and track modes is a common addition.

The layout centers on inline seats that swing to the side, letting you fish straight to the bank when parked parallel to it. There is lockable, full-length rod storage on both sides, storage boxes under each seat and up front, and four cup holders split between bow and stern. The live well is large, with a recess for dropping in a minnow bucket; its intake takes a threaded screen cover that should be installed to keep leaves from clogging the aerator. The seats use a plastic shell rather than wood, helping them hold shape over time. Standard gear includes a fire extinguisher and plug-in navigation lights, and the package comes with a galvanized, powder-coated trailer with a fold-away tongue that helps with garage storage.

For a larger, fuel-tank-equipped option, the Bass Tracker Classic XL 17 shares essentially the same hull as the 170. A 2020 example with a 50-horsepower Mercury four-stroke and roughly 41 hours GPS'd at 37 mph, planing quickly with little torque steer through the wheel. It carries a portable gas tank rather than a built-in one, sits at an affordable price point, and works for recreational anglers and young tournament fishermen alike.

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