After a recent poll came up asking forum members to post about their rides, I came up with a pretty long list of bass boats. The bold text are what "I ASSume" are the most popular.
After reading this please post the make, model, year, and outboard power (make model year) you own. I think it would be great to ask owners about similar setups and compare notes.
Here is my list:
Allison Bass Cat Big O Bullet Blazer Charger Champion G3
Gambler Hydra Sports Javelin Legend Lund Nitro Phoenix
Polar Kraft Pro Craft Ranger Sprint Swift Storm Skeeter Stratos
Triton Tracker Viper Cobra Xpress
I own a:
2003 Ranger 185VS (Intracoastal Edition, Single Console)
Minn Kota Maxxum 80 24V Trolling Motor
Powered by a 150HP 2003 Yamaha VMax Series (Carbed),
with a Powertech TRO4 prop, I run with a 25" pitch prop as my main but have a 24" as my spare.
1996 Stratos 258V:
Length: 15' 5
Beam: 74
Weight: 890 lbs
70 hp Johnson Model # J70TLEDA
3 cylinder 2-stroke saltwater
Weighs approximately 237 pounds
OMC Stainless Steel Prop: Dia. 14 Pitch: 13 3 blade Cupped
1984 Bass Tracker Tournament TX
2006 Mercury 50hp 2 stroke with a four blade Trophy Sport 10 5/8" 12p prop
Minn Kota Edge 40# trolling motor soon to be upgraded to a 55# Maxxum with variable speed.
Runs about 33 mph (GPS) with me and all my gear.
1972 Kingfisher 15' Custom Camo
1986 Johnson 40hp runs about 29 GPS
2007 Tracker PT175
2008 Mercury 50 hp
Motorguide 46 lb
It goes 32 mph according to gps
Brute
2002 Triton TR-186
2002 Mercury 150 XR6
2002 Motorguide Brute 767
3 Blade Tempest prop
Lowrance X49's on Console and Bow(Need to upgrade I hate'em)
GPS'd at 62MPH
1998 Champion 203DCX
1998 Yamaha 225
27 pitch Tempest plus
2008 Ranger Z-21
2008 Yamaha 250 HPDI
Prop VXMAX-Series 15 1/8 x 25 3blade cupped
Minn Kota Max 101
Lowrance LCX112C on console
Lowrance LMS520C on the bow.
1989 Astro Fish and Ski
115hp '81 Merc
18'6"
2004 Gambler 2200 (21'6")
2004 Merc EFI 250
10" hydraulic jackplate
27p Trophy (cupped)
Motorguide Tour 109
2002 Nitro 640LX
2003 Yamaha 90hp TLR
19" Yamaha aluminum prop (looking for a stainless steel)
70lb Minn Kota Edge
Lowrance LMS520C at consol
Vexilar FL-18 at bow
GPS: 46 tourny load, 49 light load
2007 Skeeter ZX225
Yamaha HPDI 225 (Series 1)
25T1 Yamaha Prop
Minn Kota Maxxum Pro 80lb. thrust
Humminbird 797C2 at console
Humminbird 787C2 at bow
73 mph GPS
2004 Stratos 285XL
2004 Yamaha VMAX 150 (Carb)
Minn Kota
Lowrance Electronics
55-60 fully loaded (GPS)
Come on people.....show some love for the aluminum boats!
2004 G3 HP200
2004 Yamaha VMAX 200
MinnKota 75 lb/ft thrust
Humminbird Pirhanna Maxx
Humminbird 565
1988 Glasstream 16'
1989 Suzuki DT65
2007 Ranger Z22
Mercury Racing 300
Motorguide Tour Edition 109 Digital
Lowrance Electronics.
2008 Triton 18 X2
175 hp Mercury Pro XS
Motor Guide Digital 70 lb thrust TM
Lowrance 520c in Dash, X-135 (soon to be HDS-5) in bow
66.9 mpg GPS
1995 procraft 185pro
1995 merc.175 efi
52lb.motorguide brute
speedo says 70mph
;D
2004 Ranger 520vx
2004 Evinrude 225 HO
25P Trophy Plus balanced and blueprinted
6 in. Rite Hite jackplate
Minnkota Maxxum Pro 101
Garmin 240 X 2
Garmin 182C GPS
2002 Tracker Avalanche
2003 Mercury 150 XR6
Minn Kota 74 lb. manual with 2 foot switches
Eagle 320 on bow and Eagle 480 GPS at helm
60 MPH on GPS full load of gas tournament rigged 2 adults.
not bad for an aluminum boat!!!
2000 Stratos 295 Pro Elite
2000 Evinrude 200 HP Ficht
Minn Kota Maxxum 74 lb thrust
Lowrance LMS 520Cs console and bow networked with GPS
Renegade 4-blade prop
Top speed - 68 mph @ 5800 rpm measured via GPS
Length - 19' 6"
Weight - 1575 lbs
Multi-Species Boat:
Fisher 17 Avenger Pro SC
Merc 75 ELPTO
MG 40# TM on Bow
Eagle Silver Striker 600+ FF on Bow
Lowrance X-38 FF @ helm
Length: 17'-6"
Beam: 7'-8"
Weight: 1275 # +/-
"A work in progress . . . :"
Cal
Fredericksburg, VA
2001 Triton TR-20 (1700 lbs.)
2005 Optimax 225 (505lbs.)
71 lb. Motorguide Digital
Detweiler 6" hydro jackplate
25" Trophy Plus 71.3 GPS at limiter (all day long any load)
27" Trophy Plus 77.5+ GPS (light load, not at limiter but not many lakes around here big or calm enough to push much more)
Garmin 300C in bow
Lowrance GPS 320 in console (old but stacked with waypoints)
Dual Pro Three Bank Pro charger
Trojan batteries
1977 Glastron Sportster, 16'
1967 Evinrude Starflite 80hp
Min-Kota 50# thrust
Eagle 320c
1984 Lowe Hustler Pro
50hp Johnson
32mph GPS
1989 Hydra Sports X-270 17' 6"
1989 Johnson GT 100hp
67lb Motorguide
Eagle 480 at console and Eagle 245 at bow
(custom deck extension)
40-45mph
1956 14 ft. alum. Orlando Clipper Semi-V, Decked front and back
earily 90's 15hp evinrude
34lb. Minn Kota tm
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1995 Stratos 268V, 16'8"
1995 Evinrude 90hp
46lb. Motorguide
32-35mph GPS (I've gotten it to 40mph, but that was way high on the RPMs.)
1996 Stratos
150 Johnson also 96
54lb Evinrude trolling motot (want a new one)
Lowrance electronics
61 on the gps
Effective Tomorrow.
2007 Champion 210 Elite SCX
Mercury 250 XS with only 36 hours
Lowrance LCX-38C HD on the bow, LCX-28C HD on the console
36 Volt 105 lb Motor Guide Tour Edition
Full Factory Warranty
2000 Procraft 215 Combo 21.5"
2001 225 EFI Mercury
Minkota Maxxum 80# thrust
SS High Five prop
boat and motor weight approx 2500#
Gps 58 mph
humminbird 737 bow and 767 console
2007 Stratos 176XT
70hp Yamaha
I love it!!!!!!!