Keep the faith. I did find a used on on the island last summer. I paid $350 and it was the current model being sold. great condition - I was pleased as I was really thinking about paying retail for this. During my research I read in the AK forums that the current model design is much improved from past models - so buyer beware

$550 or whaterver it cost is reasonable when you consider that you can use the existing Scotty mounts and plug.

Have a great shrimp season FishRanger and hope you find a pot puller to save your back! This will be my first year w/ a puller. No more hand over hand for this fatboy!

BTW: John's Sporting Goods in Everett had the best price I found...