hey all just wondering why the bass boats you guys use have such big engines on them?? just curious...

LOL...It has to do with wanting to get to 'their' spot on the water before someone else in a tournament...I have a large engine on my ski boat, because we ski...I personally think it's a waste of gas, but hey I don't fish in tournaments...YET...

all that got me thinking it was that here on a similar sized boat a 110hp tops would push em fine but like you say if its tournament then i guess its different,they're all fuddy duddys here and not many places you can go more than 15mph lol

it's called the need for speed

'more power' an all that ??

same reasoning for having to have the new tundra and 400ftlbs with 380hp (what ever it is, i dont care) when back in 1994 a 351 with 200 hp and 300 ftlbs would pull anything you could imagine... gotta pull it faster then the guy next to you

Because they are rated for it.

We are in a hurry to get to a place and not catch fish.
Johnny

something else to think about.

a bigger engine on a boat, will also get better gas mileage cause it doesn't have to work as hard to accelerate the boat!
you can always back off the throttle to save fuel.

like my ole bullet. it will run 70 at 3/4 throttle and just cruise!! big fuel saving.

Hey Steve, I was wondering...I have 1978 Chaparral Ski Boat it's about 21 feet long...It has the Mercruiser 228 on it...I have a prop that was manufactured in 1986 (3 blades), new when I put it on last year, on it now...It's either the 19 or 21 pitch, whichever one is for power...Is there something else out there?

Oh yeah, if you haven't figured it out, we keep things forever in my family...

Here is the real reason for BIG engines. IF (I said"if") your fishing bass tournaments or fishing for money and prizes, for every minute you drive, it is that much time that the lure is not in the water. I have yet to have a fish come out of the water, into my boat, look for a lure, hook himself, and allow me to put him in the livewell to be weighed later. Here is a prime example. Too tournament fish you must be making one cast per minute, at least. The law of averages states that for every 60 cast or one hour, you should catch a fish. If we have a 30 mile run and your boat goes 30mph, my boat goes 60mph, we fish the same area, I will beat you by 1 fish. I have been beaten by 1/100th of a pound. The guy that beat me took home a check for $1000.oo, I got a reel fill pack of Stren fishing line, that I promptly disposed of on IH35.........

Mike, my wife told me this morning someone threw out something that looked like a fishing line spool out their window last month and it broke her windshield. Can I send you the bill?

Not to mention that you can stay out longer when a storm is approaching because it will not take as long to get back to shelter.

so heres another one, why are the boats so low??

Hey! nanny-nanny. that tournament took place several years ago. So now you got to go after those gravel trucks for that windshield.

For every 1 boat where the owner does frequently tourney fish, there are probably 9 boats with the big motors that don't. I know a few that have big motors but don't tourney fish and they tell me it is just a matter of time management. They are busy guys who have limited time to fish. The big motor means more time will be in the spots they actually want to fish.

I can see their point. My 17 1/2' tracker with a 50hp will only run 35mph wide open and cruises at about 30mph. One of my buddies bassboats can easily run at 60mph. It takes him half as long to get where he is wanting to fish as it would for me. On small lakes like grapevine, it really doesn't save much time. On bigger lakes like texoma, it can make a big difference. Some fishermen are willing to spend extra on gas and initial motor cost to spend less time running on water and more time fishing. My last bass boat was alot faster than my current one but I traded down to a smaller motor so I burn less fuel which just means I can go alot more often now

i do not agree with the whole go fast to a fishing spot, its like saying you're gonna go 130mph to a Best Buy 30 miles away and i'm going to the Wal Mart 5 miles on a bike and we're in serch of a DVD player... the end results are the same, we both find DVD players

fishing at the coast, i've experienced many well equiped boats go fast and make a lot of noise but produce no end results.

mouldy - its the same question on why some people buy so many rods and reels, maybe its because they can, more power to them though. i am however quite glad no bass boats are seen fishing salt water... the air boats are bad enough as it is, they have big engines and no speed, haha.

because it's just more fun!!

it's all about the TOYS!!

either that, or they're compensating for something........what could it be??????

Tha fun and tha toys.......... At my age tha "sumthin' don't matter near as much as it use too.

...........T

well i can honestly say i dont know of any boats that look like yours here, and i dont know why, cos from what i've seen they seem to handle well and are well equipped only thing being here though is we couldnt afford to run engines of that size no way, ok maybe if you're commercial or a millionaire but not for joe public. what sort of money are one of those setups? (ie the boat engine and electronics)
cheers
phil

For a new 21' with a 250 fully setup 40-55,000 depending on the brands

Sounds like sour grapes. Why is it every time someone starts talking about big fast bass boats, there will be someone who has to bash the good folks that own such a rig to the point of junior high school name calling? The fact is you can't always just cruise to a nearby fishing hole that will produce. If a guy wants 100 rods and reels, who are you or anyone else to comment negatively about it? You choose your way and Bass anglers choose their way. We all know the rig and the tackle do not make an angler, but they add to it. The reason for big motors on bass boats is the same reason someone would want an 8 cylinder in their truck over a 6 cylinder, more power and more speed. I have a big motor but I do not bash people who fish out of a flat bottom boat with a 25 HP on it. Why do people who have less always bash people who have the nice tourney rigs? This thread topic was about the size of motors on bass boats, not the fishing ability of anglers with big motors. Someone always seems to go back to the abilities of the angler. Who cares how good of an angler they are. The topic was about motors. One thing about Bass anglers driving hot rod rigs, they don't put others down because of what kind of boat they have or the way they choose to fish. A class act in my book. Boasting about self proclaimed superior abilities is 0 class.

Built for performance, less wind resistance, and they don't need to be a deep V. They are for fishing on inland lakes and do not require to be deep. Plus, they look cool. That last comment was said jokingly but it holds some truth. And before someone bashes it, why did you buy the car or truck that you did? I am sure the looks had a big part in the decision making.