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 Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: JC Skeeter]
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08/09/16 04:51 PM
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Wouldn't spend any money on it until the air cools this fall. It'll get there.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: JacksonBean]
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08/09/16 07:09 PM
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it is hard to run 70 with full tanks of gas power poles and tournament gear in the summer with summer blend gas , hot water an high temps the place. Very true. There are few exceptions unless you're okay with a narrow deck, no hole shot, reduced storage or engine mods. It was HOT last weekend and we had quite a bit of fuel, both coolers full of drinks and ice, and extra battery just because, my on board tackle store and my partner had his own, then comes two livewells topped off, an oxygen tank, another cooler full of frozen bottles and beer. I'm not sure my old girl could have hit 70 even if I had the room. There were jet fleas and wake board boats making me too nervous to get much above 50. Were you out on Conroe also? That lake is crazy for a bass boat starting at about 10am. I have talked to several other people that mentioned the water temp as well, that very well could be the issue also. But it is only me in the boat and nothing close to tournament gear.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: EastTexasBassin]
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08/09/16 07:18 PM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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My tournament partner looks terrified when I'm running at my max speed of 48mph. I can't imagine running over 70. WOW, now here's a guy I would feel safe riding and fishing with, and he speaks the truth. Probably catches a lot of fish too.  
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: bccougar]
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08/09/16 07:46 PM
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My Cougar FTD with 250 Pro XS is running 79 on GPS right now. never caught a fish that fast though! Say Whaa??? Wait before you answer, let me put my boots on
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: JC Skeeter]
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08/09/16 08:18 PM
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JacksonBean
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Were you out on Conroe also? That lake is crazy for a bass boat starting at about 10am. I have talked to several other people that mentioned the water temp as well, that very well could be the issue also. But it is only me in the boat and nothing close to tournament gear.
I've heard stories about how crazy Conroe gets. Imagine smaller and almost as many people - Cypress Springs in east Texas - quite possibly the wake boat capital of the world.  Jason C..... Do you have that SWEET rig in the Bass Champs picture?
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: Ranger1]
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08/09/16 09:30 PM
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My Cougar FTD with 250 Pro XS is running 79 on GPS right now. never caught a fish that fast though! Say Whaa??? Wait before you answer, let me put my boots on Ranger, on page 3 of all this mess a guy posted a picture of his graph w-GPS showing he was going 75. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, you took a picture going 75mph ? In a bass boat ? That's like what I saw driving to the golf course the other day. A kid, looked to be 17-18 was eating a hamburger with his left hand, had a cell phone in his right hand and was steering with his knee. I think this lust for speed in a bass boat has got out of hand. I've owned 5 different name brand bass boats but I can honestly say never bought one for speed. My main concern was safety, a dry ride, a stable platform, good storage and last but not least, good aerated live wells.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed.
Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: EastTexasBassin]
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08/09/16 11:44 PM
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My tournament partner looks terrified when I'm running at my max speed of 48mph. I can't imagine running over 70. I often look terrified when riding shotgun in my wife's Lexus at 30mph. It's all relative, I guess. That...and lack of control from the passengers seat.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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08/09/16 11:45 PM
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My tournament partner looks terrified when I'm running at my max speed of 48mph. I can't imagine running over 70. I often look terrified when riding shotgun in my wife's Lexus at 30mph. It's all relative, I guess. That...and lack of control from the passengers seat. I understand completely
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: GIG'EM AGGIES]
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08/10/16 01:25 AM
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My Cougar FTD with 250 Pro XS is running 79 on GPS right now. never caught a fish that fast though! Say Whaa??? Wait before you answer, let me put my boots on Ranger, on page 3 of all this mess a guy posted a picture of his graph w-GPS showing he was going 75. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, you took a picture going 75mph ? In a bass boat ? That's like what I saw driving to the golf course the other day. A kid, looked to be 17-18 was eating a hamburger with his left hand, had a cell phone in his right hand and was steering with his knee. I think this lust for speed in a bass boat has got out of hand. I've owned 5 different name brand bass boats but I can honestly say never bought one for speed. My main concern was safety, a dry ride, a stable platform, good storage and last but not least, good aerated live wells. No I do not encourage this. But here is a picture from a 2017 cougar ftd. Twin 10' blades and a Yamaha 250sho. Two adults and fishing tackle.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: JC Skeeter]
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08/10/16 01:32 AM
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Never mind I can't get the photo to upload. I'll email it if someone is on a computer andrewrossmotorsports@live.com
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: Ranger1]
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08/10/16 02:23 PM
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I know right.......I need more speed!!! J/K I very rarely drive like that, but it was really perfect conditions last Saturday, so I let the girl stretch her legs!
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: bccougar]
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08/10/16 03:03 PM
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I know right.......I need more speed!!! J/K I very rarely drive like that, but it was really perfect conditions last Saturday, so I let the girl stretch her legs! Dude you must have the baddest Cougar I ever heard of being able to get that puppy to hit 83-85+. I know some boys that have spent some serious coins on getting their rigs to fly. even shaving the hulls and not be able to ramp them up to mid 80's. I'm jealous
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: fouzman]
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08/10/16 03:41 PM
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I would make sure Hydraulic jackplate is a correct height and trim at correct position when maxing speed. That's a 70+mph boat. This^^^^^ most are topping out at 73- 74 mph when I blow by them in the Gambler   Yeah, but you look like carp doing it. Gambler. Sexiest bass boat on the market  I fixed it for ya Gman
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: Andrew Y'Barbo]
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08/10/16 04:48 PM
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My Cougar FTD with 250 Pro XS is running 79 on GPS right now. never caught a fish that fast though! Say Whaa??? Wait before you answer, let me put my boots on Ranger, on page 3 of all this mess a guy posted a picture of his graph w-GPS showing he was going 75. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, you took a picture going 75mph ? In a bass boat ? That's like what I saw driving to the golf course the other day. A kid, looked to be 17-18 was eating a hamburger with his left hand, had a cell phone in his right hand and was steering with his knee. I think this lust for speed in a bass boat has got out of hand. I've owned 5 different name brand bass boats but I can honestly say never bought one for speed. My main concern was safety, a dry ride, a stable platform, good storage and last but not least, good aerated live wells. No I do not encourage this. But here is a picture from a 2017 cougar ftd. Twin 10' blades and a Yamaha 250sho. Two adults and fishing tackle. The last boat I got into that could run that fast was a 1996 TR22 with a 300 on it. It would run 80 and was as smooth as a babies butt. I am going to say BS on any boat now day's running that fast. Back then some of the boats were a hand full with the chine walking but if you knew how to drive one you could see amazing speed's. Today's boat manufacturer's are making the boats easier to drive for the normal people. Easier to drive means slower top-end speed. You want a quick boat in my opinion you are going to have to go back a few year's. In 1994 I had a ZX175 with a Mariner 175EFI and I would put that boat up against anybody anytime. It was sweet. The first year that Triton came out was a good year. That model TR21 with a new 250 would blow them away.
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Re: Typical bass boat speed (skeeter)
[Re: GIG'EM AGGIES]
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08/10/16 05:59 PM
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My Cougar FTD with 250 Pro XS is running 79 on GPS right now. never caught a fish that fast though! Say Whaa??? Wait before you answer, let me put my boots on Ranger, on page 3 of all this mess a guy posted a picture of his graph w-GPS showing he was going 75. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, you took a picture going 75mph ? In a bass boat ? That's like what I saw driving to the golf course the other day. A kid, looked to be 17-18 was eating a hamburger with his left hand, had a cell phone in his right hand and was steering with his knee. I think this lust for speed in a bass boat has got out of hand. I've owned 5 different name brand bass boats but I can honestly say never bought one for speed. My main concern was safety, a dry ride, a stable platform, good storage and last but not least, good aerated live wells. not really. that is still one hand on the wheel with a stable platform.
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