Tracker Grizzly 1648 Jon Boats For Sale

The Tracker Grizzly 1648 is a flat-bottom aluminum jon boat built for river, creek and lake fishing, sized at 16 feet 1 inch long with a 6-foot beam and rated to carry four people. It suits an angler on a budget or a family that wants a simple, light rig for calmer water rather than heavy chop. The hull is intentionally bare, which makes it a common starting point for custom catfishing and crappie builds.

Hull construction is 0.100-inch aluminum, thicker stock than many competing tin boats in the same length, and the boat has held up well in hard use without cracking. Transom height runs 21 inches. On its single-axle trailer the whole package measures about 20 feet 4 inches overall; the trailer ships without a swing-away tongue, though one can be added to shorten storage length. The boat itself is very light, and capacity is listed at four occupants.

The Grizzly 1648 is rated for outboards up to 40 horsepower and carries a 6-gallon fuel tank. Owners pair it with a range of motors, from a 20-horsepower four-stroke Mercury that sips fuel up to tiller- or remote-controlled Suzuki four-strokes. Because Bass Pro sells the hull without a powerplant, buyers can mount whatever brand they prefer rather than being locked to one. With a small four-stroke and the light hull, it moves well and stays easy to handle.

The standard layout centers on a molded plastic side console with a built-in live well, a floor drain, and an open stern where the bilge sits exposed. In bare form there are no seats, no RPM gauge and no speedometer, leaving wide floor space front and back to lay out rods, batteries and gear. The seat bases are pre-set in the bow and middle, and the original front-deck hatch and latch come stock, giving a fixed reference point for anyone decking the boat out.

Pricing at Bass Pro spans two configurations of the same boat. A bare 2022 hull with console and outboard but no trolling motor, batteries or electronics runs $7,510, roughly $144 a month over 60 months. A more complete rig with trailer, console and outboard is listed at $17,455, about $334 a month over the same term. Either way, plan to budget separately for a trolling motor, batteries, a fish finder and insurance.

Build quality and resale are the Grizzly's strongest arguments. The thicker hull rides with less flex and is expected to hold its value better over several years than thinner-gauge alternatives, and Suzuki and Mercury four-strokes typically carry multi-year warranties. The 1648 also exists as the MVX side-console variant, including a 2019 model that owners have rigged with back-bench kits, custom hatches, beavertail pods and Minn Kota trolling motors on quick-release brackets. Whether kept stock for simple put-around use on a private pond or fully decked with Hydro Turf, rod lockers, onboard chargers and Garmin electronics, the Tracker Grizzly 1648 is one of the higher-selling boats in this flat-bottom class and a practical base for a budget fishing build.