First of all, they support the things I like - fishing derbies, Int Sportman's Expo, etc. Went there with my buddy who just bought and had installed a new outboard. These guys are pros! Been to a few repair places that looked like junkyards and the proprietor's made you feel like you had some time with them. These guys are all about providing the best experience for the boat owner. No upselling. No attitude. They've clearly invested in being the best and it shows. We live in San Bruno, but don't mind making a bit of a drive for service because it will be done right, on time, etc. So glad that they are here. read more

Mark and Faith were extremely helpful. Made the purchase process very simple. Couldn't be happier with the boat and definitely would recommend Gone Fishin Marine to anyone! read more

The entire sale was pleasant, easy and the staff are very nice. I've had the boat now for 2 weeks, and love it. There is some issues that anything new comes up, not worried it won't get corrected, all in all I'm satisfied. read more

Gone Fishin Marine - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

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I had an absolutely fantastic experience buying a boat from Gone Fishin'. This was my first boat purchase, and Mike and Mark did an excellent job guiding me towards a good inexpensive used "starter boat" option for me to get out on the water fast to enjoy the rest of the season. Their guidance throughout the process was excellent, communication was perfect, and they were fast and efficient with the repairs the boated needed before I launched it. The core thing I took away from my experience is how good all of the people are at Gone Fishin'. From the Mark the manager, Mike the sales guy, Jamie in finance, all the way to Kyle and Glenn in the shop, every single interaction was positive, helpful, and relaxed. Can't recommend these guys enough. I'll be back soon when its time to upgrade! read more

Super friendly, and great service. Went to get by boat decontaminated for Lake Berryessa, was in and out within 30 minutes. Forgot the guys name that did that decontamination but he was super friendly and helpful. Definitely would recommend. read more

It seems like they never have time to finish speaking with you. The very short least to me, I would think after spending almost sixty thousand dollars.They'd be a little more friendly, especially if I got todd, I don't know read more

I had such an easy experience purchasing a Ranger from Mike and Jamie. The process was great, everything was timely and i couldn't be happier. If you're looking for a boat, go see these guys they rock! read more

We took my mom's boat out on the river and it stopped while on the river. We weren't sure what was wrong with her boat so she brought it here to be looked out. She found out it was a broken gas arm so we actually ran out of gas on the river. I'm so glad that was it. She was grateful they didn't charge her but she didn't like the fact there were 4 men working there but neither of them offered to help her hook her boat back up to her car (she is an older woman). Another customer walked over and helped her. She was shocked that she didn't get help from the employees. Just be mindful, being a woman. She can hook her boat up herself but to be an older woman, at least being offered the help would have been pleasant. She's still absolutely grateful for the service and to know she didn't have any damage or anything. read more

We highly recommend doing business with Gone Fishin Marine! To start off we previously have done business with the sister business (next door) at their Power Sports dealer. We were pleased to do business with them before so we didn't have to second guess reaching out to them about a boat as this time came around. Last Saturday we came in and purchased a new boat to gear up for next season. We were very appreciative of Mark, Jamie, and the ENTIRE team. Everyone we dealt with were extremely friendly, welcoming, smiling, and making sure the customer (us) had a great experience. Our process was about a little over week long in buying the boat; all 100% at our pace. There was absolutely no pressure at all. We first reached out to inquire about a purchase quote on our new Sanger V215 S. Over the next few days we explored financing (exploring all our options provided by Jamie). After we had a pre-approval we coordinated with Mark for us come by and take a look at the boat we were interested in. Finally, we arrived and they had the boat prepared for us to view. Fast forward, we happily got through finance and closed a deal. Again the entire process was smooth, no pressure, and we will happily bring our boat back for future service and any other business. As we took the boat home their team was very thorough in making sure I understand how to operate the boat, answer all my questions and give me their tips, and recommendations with the boat. The coolest part was the "tank" where we went over the boat sitting backed into water. read more

Gone Fishin Marine - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

We were blown away with how FANTASTIC Gone Fishin Marine of Dixon was. We have a Mastercraft wakeboard boat and this was our first time taking it to Gone Fishin. They were able to get us in very quickly (the next day), they got the repair done quickly (one day) and were so very kind and friendly! Todd, the person who helped us, took his time to explain what they found and charged us a very reasonable price! The repair area is bustling with activity but all of it organized and runs like a well oiled machine! Even the shopping area is clean, orgainzed and well stocked with every supply you could need! We will most certainly be returning! Highly recommend! read more

Bought a new Ranger pontoon boat here a couple years ago drove 1 1/2 hours to get there drove right past my local Ranger dealership. It's worth the drive to to get excellent service weather it's sales of service and even parts that they will ship right to your house. I would recommend this place hands down read more

Mark Blanton is the best! Got surf tabs installed on my brand new Sanger 215s that I bought out of state. He and his crew took great care of us! Highly recommend!!! Thanks again! read more

Yet another fail at Gone Fishin'! We have been taking our Mastercraft here for years and bought our pontoon from here but no longer giving this place anymore business. We recently took our Mastercraft for decontamination to put in Folsom. Dylan said they couldn't do it because the water intake was inline with the trailer. We told them they were able to do it from the inside hose in Tahoe years ago. Dylan said he couldn't figure it out and just tagged us for lake berryessa which we said we wanted the Folsom tag. No one at gone fishin cared or wanted to help us any further. Gone fishin has done fiberglass work on our Mastercraft so I asked if they could just lift the boat and Dylan said no they don't have the man power. Don't sign up for extra duties Gone Fishin if you don't have the man power or in fact know what you're doing. We then made an appointment the next day at a Folsom decon station and they were able to complete the inspection and find the hide inside. After all these years I'm not sold on their work or business, we will be finding a new place to service our boats. read more

I drove up from So. California to purchased our used 2018 Crest Pontoon boat from Gone Fishin Marine. Very easy transition.

The work done on my boat was good. I felt that they were a little slow in completing the work that was necessary. They also required a $1200.00 parts deposit prior to ordering the necessary parts to complete the job. I personally reached out to another repair facility and asked if they required a deposit prior to starting the repair. They informed me that they had possession of my boat which would act as collateral for the parts ordered. In fairness to GFM, the insurance representative did indicate several facilities similar to GFM have started doing this. Personally, I looked at this action as overboard since insurance was covering all the costs associated with the repair less my deductible. read more

Another solid experience with GF Marine! Had my boat in for it's first 100 hour service and 3 year for by the impeller replacement as per manufacturer recommendation. I'd not have known about the impeller unless GF mentioned it. I did my research and sure enough it was due. GF Marine helped me understand why the impeller gets replaced and saved the old part to show me hands on what happens over time. They also had more boat in and out just in time for the holiday weekend. This company will continue to get my business for sure. Thanks GF Marine team! read more

Gone Fishin Marine - My boat - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

If you are buying a boat on consignment through Gone fishing marine, make sure you pay them to do an inspection of the boat($300 was what Mark told me when asked after the purchase). It wasn't offered to me verbally, but Mark at GFM told me it was offered on the paperwork I signed, I just didn't read it. I couldn't find that verbiage on any paperwork I signed. He told me it's implied on "as is" or consigned boats. I did start the boat up at GFM instructed by their worker to make sure it was running before I left. I thought that they would at least check the oil(Mark stated, "I should have checked it myself.)" They may have checked , but the oil was the dirtiest oil I had ever witnessed in my 57 years of life as I changed it when I got the boat home. Just a heads up for the next buyer. Good luck, boaters. read more

I deleted my earlier review. We didn't understand how a consignment worked and my words were too harsh. I apologize. They have gone above and beyond helpful to us in this process. read more

This place has a lot of growing up to do. Customer service is for a lack of a better word, less than par. When you are spending the kind of money you do, you would hope the employees would replicate that. Wish the best for them in the future. read more

I am mad a hell. Having been to the shop several times in the last 2 years, I ordered a particular 2021 boat and put deposit on it in August. Middle of December they told me the boat had come in. They wanted me to tell them what add-ons I wanted. I asked advice from sons and cousin, and made a decision. They asked me to put up the rest of the money. I sent a check for $20K. They send me a receipt with the WRONG BOAT on it. Sure, it was only the color that was different, but that was the whole point of ordering it ahead and is my trademark color. Now they tell me that the one I want is out of stock and there won't be more until 2022 model. Sure, they will send my money back, but can they send me back the time and effort too? Not going back. read more

I found Gone Fishin' very helpful & knowledgeable, even without a purchase. Great customer service.

This was a message from Mark Blanton, "I am not sure where your animosity comes from." How dare you Mark Blanton - do you have no shame. (this was from an email from Mark to me) Mark Blanton is the worse sales manager/owner - do not do business here. This guy has no sort of concern about your needs - he has such an ego from another world and is not professional at ALL. I spoke to Mark on Tuesday, 6/15/21 about a boat which he told me he was the sales person in which he tells me it was sold then I asked for another boat on the lot which he too said it was sold. I later asked about other boats which he then told me with an attitude, " Just look online, whatever I have in my inventory is there, the website is updated daily." Ummm, if so why is the two boats that was supposedly sold still on there?? Mark calls me a few days later Thrusday, 6/17/21 that one of the boats have became available that if I was interested. Since I would be spending 20k on a used boat, I asked for deatils about boat and for it to get a compression test and a test drive on the boat which Mark repsonded, "Are you serious? You really think I'm going to sell you garbage, I got my repataion on the line and a huge demand on boats, if you think that I'm going to go out of my way for you for a used boat of only 20k, it's best we part ways beacause I have alot of inquiries for this boat and I don't need your business so we should part ways now!" He also includes, "There is not 1 boat shop in Northern Cal that will ever do a test drive!" - funny because I know several and not to mention, this is not my first time buying a boat from a dealership. I asked for his manager which he angrily reponded that HE IS THE OWNER and he's going to do what he wants because he sell over 500 boats a year and don't need my business. I went to go look at the boat yesterday anyways hoping he would be truthful since he had such a big ego and sounded so confient that he wasn't sellin me "garbage" (his own words) on Wednesday, 6/23/21 (mind that I had 10k cash and had already been pre-approved) , Mark showed no interest of selling me a boat at all. The boat looked like it was swallowed by the ocean and spit back out - the engine and trailer were well rusted plus there were several areas where salt had started peeling off the paint. The bad part too was watching his service guy on the forklift almost drop the boat in front of me then dragging and tearing up the wheel for the trailer jack. I then told Mark I did not want that boat and wanted a new boat. He took me to the finance manager and told her, Stop ALL paperwork, not sure what his problem is but he doens't want the boat but wants a new boat now - why? I don't know" It was weird to get me to the finanace manager where she herself said she doesn't know what she's suppose to do and admits its Mark's job to put a boat together for me then give her the price so we can work on that number - I just got up and left (the finance manager was great - she actually called me yeaterday afternoon and kind of put me at peace where I didn't want to post these comments but after I got Mark's email this morning, I wanted to make sure it is aware - See the other reviews and comments of Mark's attitude and poor service. Mark follows me out and tells me, go order it online and have it shipped her...I'm like okay??? As, I was pulling out, he tells me, there's more boat out side - he points to a door and tells us, "its back there, whatever on this wall is forsale whatever there is being service." We were outside for about 20 minutes before he came out, there was a beat up Duckworth that had been sitting in the sun I was interested in and asked for the price, Marks response, "Its maybe 45k but you can look online, everything I have is online with prices marked on it, go check it out, its updated daily." Again, yet the boats he said were sold was still only too. At this point, I figure, Mark was right, he sells 500 boat a year and he absolutely does not need my business so I am parting ways with him at Gone Fishing and taking my business elsewhere. Mark, in regards to your response below, if you change your attitude and stop selling garbage, you shouldn't have to worry about getting bad reviews. Lose the ego dude - you're not that great of a person nor and do not put up a front on reviews because there's plenty of people here who has already exposed your crappy service and made things clear here. Please don't sit here and lie on these reviews - be a man and eat you actions! Crappy attitudes and service brings crappy reviews and loss of business. read more

Looking for a dealership who doesn't "ghost" you after you have made your purchase? Look no further, Gone Fishin Marine is the best place to buy your boat. I recently purchased a boat from this dealership and had several questions regarding operation after I had taken the boat out a few times. I haven't had a boat in years, so I had several things I needed further explanation on. Mark was exceptionally patient and knowledable and prompt to respond. Couldn't ask for better response and help. Also, buying the boat was a breeze. Jamie in finance goes above and beyond in helping. Seriously, if you want great service and great products, this is the best place to buy your new "toy". read more

Poor customer service and there was about 4-5 workers bbq'n at the front and DID NOT acknowledge me and brother. I was in the market and a serious buyer and drove a hour and half to check place out. Do not Recommend this place !!!! read more

**STILL ZERO STARS!** It's been a little over a year, I've bit the bullet on this very bad SHITuation with these crooks and moved one. Update 07/04/2021, today I took the boat to a buddies place to remove the 4" spacer from my 10" Jake plate to see if I can get better performance out of my motor. Come to find out that ALL 4 of the nuts and bolts that bolted the 600 lb Honda motor to the transom were all loose! They also used cheap silicone to try to seal the bolts in the transom. In all of my 20 years of owning boats I have never seen this. I am just glad that I caught this before things got worst and before someone got hurt. These people are CROOKS and they charge a premium for their half ass work. STAY AWAY spend your hard earned money else where. read more

I have done business with GF Marine for many years and a few boats. Mark Blanton has always been straight up and gone the extra mile to make sure I'm happy with my boat and service. The most recent purchase went smoothly although the manufacturer took awhile to build the boat (supply chain issues). Our ship come in and we had our maiden voyage this weekend. Have to say we are super pleased with our boat! Thank you GF Marine, Mark, Faith and Jamie read more

Gone Fishin Marine - 2022 Tahoe - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

I'm continually WOWED by this group at Gone Fishin Marine. My Tracker Targa w/t has had minimum problems and the whole staff has made sure that I've had little to no down time off the water in the 2 years that I have owned the boat. From Mark through Josh and Kevin it has been such a pleasure and good experience for them to take care of any problems that I may have with the boat. Their customer service is top notch and I will always give them my business and would highly recommend them to any one needing help with their boat or the purchase of a boat. Thank you Gone Fishin Marine. Macon Patt Patterson read more

This review is a little delayed as I bought a private party used Sea Ray Sundeck at the beginning of the season....Once we purchased the boat it was going to sit in the water for the summer so I wanted to make sure it was ready for the season. Took it to Gone Fishin for a once over, oil change and to install dual batteries. Handed it over to Josh and personally made sure all work was complete and ready to pick up. Fast forward a season....we had ZERO problems with the boat! Thanks for making it a hassle free boating season (oh and Josh, I'll be calling for another once over before next season) read more

Gone Fishin Marine - Sea Ray Sundeck @ Almanor - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

If you want to buy a boat this is the place to go. If you need repairs on a boat try their service department. I think you will be happy with the work do. They have a some gear for the fisherman. Mark is very easy to work with. read more

I love how professional they are and their customer service is excellent, all team members with good manner and positive vibe, bought a boat from them and they took good care of me going thru the step, even until now 5 month later they still be sending me greeting card, discount and coupon, even got a few call from them just for check up... I hope y'all land that end of the year trip to Disney land or world.. read more

Gone Fishin Marine - 1900 pro starweld - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

I recently purchased a boat from GF marine. The whole experience was already great. The team is very efficient from sales all the way to the finance team. Every question I had was answered right away. They were able to add the accessories I wanted in a couple days. On my first day taking it out my GPS wasn't working properly and I called them up and was told to bring it in. I brought the boat the same day and was told it'll a hour or so. One of the techs stopped what he was doing to fix the issue. Mark (owner) came to update me that it'll be fix shortly, a hour comes and he comes to get me that the issue is fixed. I asked him what the cost of it was and he told me don't worry about it because it was there mistake not to add a external GPS. I was in shock nowadays who will do something like that. I'm glad I went to purchase my boat from them and will continue going back. read more

Bought a used Lund here and couldn't be happier! Roy was great, as was everyone we spoke to. Highly recommended! read more

I recently inherited a 40+ year-old 14' Klamath aluminum fishing boat with a 40+ year-old Evinrude 9.9 outboard that hadn't run in at least 15 years. I contacted Gone Fishin' Marine based on a recommendation from an outboard repair shop, who confirmed that my old motor would cost more to repair than it was worth. I arrived at Gone Fishin' Marine in Dixon, which turned out to be a very large and high-end boat dealership filled with brand new fishing boats of all sizes and prices, with a well-stocked store and busy repair shop. I was met by a very nice young man who showed me a slightly newer Johnson 15 horse outboard they had taken in on a trade the day before, which he said ran great and was available for less than the estimated repair bill on my old Evinrude. This man took personal care of me, on what was most certainly one of the lowest profit and lowest priority deals of the day for this thriving business, personally demonstrated the engine running in the test tank, personally carried the motor to my old boat and installed it, etc. This person turned out to be Mark Blanton, the OWNER of Gone Fishin' Marine. All the other employees I dealt with were equally professional and caring. I spent another few hundred dollars on needed accessories in the store and drove home a VERY satisfied customer. If you have any boating or fishing needs in the greater Sacramento Valley area, I highly recommend Gone Fishin' Marine. They are the cream of the crop in customer service! read more

If you're looking for a boat this is the place to buy from. Sales man Mike is top notch. If I ever have to buy another boat it will be from Gone Fishing. Thanks Mike for all your help in choosing the right boat for my needs five different time. read more

Gone Fishin Marine - My Boat - Boating Near Me - Dixon, California

Pass on this dealership if you're looking for pre owned, They'll tell you it's sold while you're there. Looking at some other NEW boat they have while you're there? Don't expect to save a single penny by showing up with a pre approved loan, the price they advertise on multiple websites is the lowest price they will accept. Don't waste your time & fuel to go there expecting any kind of discount on the boat or accessories. 08/12/20 :Addendum: not going to bother spending more than a minute with a response, just read some of your other reviews, apparently I'm not the only one in the boat(pun intended) read more

Well...where do I even start? I called Gone Fishin' to ask about specific Ranger RT188 model I was interested in. They weren't too helpful on the phone and even seem to not show much interest in answering questions-that should have been the first sign that this place may not be for me, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and figured maybe they were slammed with customers. So I planned a trip to them (I live over an hour away from their Dixon location) and figured that I would get there first thing when they opened so that I could get a sales rep to help me. When I arrived at 9am I asked if i could have a look at their Ranger RT models. I was told that they were on the side of the sales floor building and that they were under shrink wrap. This is what blew my mind: I was told that if i was interested that I should "try to take the shrink wrap off myself and have a look at the boats". No offer to help me, no sales rep to assist me and answer questions. Like an idiot, i did what I was instructed and took a look at the boats that were again ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING UNDER SHRINK WRAP. That wasn't the worse part, each boat was backed up so tight to each other that trying to have a look at the motor or even look at the front bow/keel was impossible because of the other boats wedged up against the boat I was trying to look at. Also, the side of the building where the boats are has a fence so I had to shimmy my way down the fence line and take a wild guess at what boat I was looking at, because there was no information attached to the boats. Was I looking at. 19 footer or a 21 footer? The hell if I know, THERE WAS NO SALES REP ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND. After reviewing the boat that I was ready to buy, I went back to the showroom and all these sales reps were huddled around chatting, they took a few glances at me and NEVER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED ME. I should have left, but like an idiot I went to look at accessories to think of upgrades. Again, folks, I was there to buy a boat-cash in pocket. I had questions about trolling motors now, but guess what? NOT ONE PERSON ASKED IF I WANTED HELP. I grabbed brochures on the Ranger boats and left. I WAS THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR. NOT ONE PERSON WANTED ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. But i'll tell you what, several caucasian couples walked in after I did and boy did they get the royal treatment! See, I'm asian with tattoos covering all my arms and legs (I had shorts on). I had the appropriate facial mask on as required so it couldn't be that. Matter of fact, the people who they decided to greet and help had zero masks on. Bottom line, I felt discriminated against or at least judged and deemed not worth the time. Maybe They thought I looked like a person who didn't have the means to buy a boat. Guess what? I do, and I did. Everyone save your time and money and go see the folks at C&C Marine instead. I was immediately greeted and they answered every single one of my questions. They followed up with phone calls and I eventually went in and handed them my business. Sad that I was ready to buy my first boat from Gone Fishin because there aren't many Ranger boat dealers in my area. This place is a straight up joke. Maybe if you're caucasian you'll not experience this. Either way, I am disappointed in Gone Fishin' but glad I got what I needed in a boat through C&C Marine. UPDATED: Reply to Gone Fishing reply. I like how you try and debate my story and not addressing simple facts. No one greeted me. They greeted others. Someone sitting at the front desk and me asking them a question is for from greeting me. I get the whole "no pressure" sales approach, but your guys knew i was going to look at a covered ranger on the side of your building and yet no one came to help me remove the shrink wrap. But go ahead, tell me how the events of my review is wrong. You also don't even address the fact that you have boats on the side covered and barely accessible for potential buyers to look at them. And as for masks, that's your business, not mine. The fact that i had one on and other customers did does not bother me. But don't tell stories about your guys wearing them because none of them were when i was there. bottom line, you lost business. I had cash in hand and was set on a ranger. And to sit here and tell me i'm slamming a family owned business during these times? please...i own a family run ned business and i can assure you my customer services is much better than yours-Covid or not. Your reply is a stretch. you'd be better off acknowledging my review and fixing your problem. maybe you would have sold a boat to me that day if you did. read more

First, bought my boat here 2 years ago with the best of service and sales knowledge. Have had all my service done here even though there are closer places to me the difference.... Josh the service manager. Had and issue took it in and they fixed it no problem. Had another issue a week later and they quick tuned my boat so i could get i back in the water. Josh, you and you team have made a life long customer. I love my boat but... I know where I will upgrade to a new one and have that taken care of as well... read more

I had warranty work and a fish finder upgraded on my 16 ft tracker walk thru. Super pleased with the installation. Really clean install. It took a little longer but the service manager kept me informed. He even sent photo to approve location. Great communication. read more

I have been calling and no one answers, then I sent multiple emails and no response. I'm looking to buy a new boat but it looks like Gone Fishin doesn't need my businesses. I guess I'll go fishin at another Dealer. read more

Absolutely amazing service. Josh in the service department is a great guy, extremely helpful for me in purchasing a used boat with a pre-inspection. Just made a life long customer out of me. Thanks all! read more