Tracker Grizzly 1436 Jon Boats For Sale

The Tracker Grizzly 1436 is an all-welded aluminum jon boat sold through Bass Pro Shops, measuring 14 feet long and 36 inches wide. The 2024 redesign moved the model away from the riveted construction Grizzly boats used for years, so there are no rivets anywhere on the hull to work loose or leak over time. It suits anglers who want an affordable way off the bank and onto the water without taking out a loan, and it carries two adults comfortably for bass, crappie and similar freshwater fishing.

Build changes define the current Grizzly 1436. The transom is built without wood, using two thick double-walled aluminum sheets on each side, which removes any material that can rot and leaves a solid base for an outboard or a jack plate. The flotation pods were relocated inside the hull rather than hanging off the stern, adding flotation and a little more usable deck area, and foam flotation is fitted inside. The floor sits flat with ribs only about a quarter-inch high, so you can walk across the bottom of the boat without tripping on raised stringers.

The 1436 takes outboards up to 15 horsepower. With a Mercury EFI 15, the boat runs 26 to 27 mph carrying two grown adults, and the fuel-injected motor starts on a button push every time, unlike the carbureted 9.9 that can flood at the ramp. A lighter Mercury 9.9 also fits this boat, ships with a three-gallon tank, and sips fuel at roughly a quart over four to five hours on the water. Owners chasing more than 30 mph have paired the welded transom with a jack plate and a larger outboard. Steering is by tiller, and on the 9.9 the tilt and trim are operated manually.

Layout is straightforward: a front seat, a center seat and a back seat, plus a small front deck. The hull is stable enough to stand and fish from, even with two people aboard, far steadier than a canoe. The trade-off is freeboard. The sides are not tall, so it is limited in heavy wind and waves, though a 55-pound-thrust trolling motor holds position well in a stiff breeze and the boat has handled bigger water like Lake of the Woods when conditions allowed. It drafts only a few inches, so it pulls into very shallow water.

The Grizzly 1436 comes on a Bass Pro 12 trailer that fits the 12-foot or 14-foot hull, fitted with a jack and a bullhorn-style bow stop that is easy to line up at the ramp. The boat itself is light enough to handle, and many buyers piece the package together by adding the boat and trailer together and buying the outboard separately. Common owner upgrades include casting decks, sealed waterproof storage hatches, foam flooring, a fish finder on a RAM mount, and a transom saver for towing. The boat works well left mostly stock and simple, since added decks and weight raise your center of gravity and reduce the stability that makes this hull easy to fish from.