keep your 361v go fishin forget nascar

keep your 361v go fishin forget nascar

Did someone just have the word FAST and RANGER in the same sentence???????

Not as fast as my Alpha 211. Sorry, couldn't help myself, but in all honesty a few MPH's doesn't catch more. I used to own an old 373 V with a 200 HP Johnson GT (over the rated HP for boat) that would run in the low 70's. Some drunk ran me off the Hwy and I rolled it and a Suburban. Talk about a bad day!

What? It's a known fact you catch more fish when you're going over 70mph in your boat.

I have a 17 ft Express with a 80 Yammie. It makes 48 MPH but I seldom travel that fast. It makes my 72 year old jaws flap aganist my ears and sometimes when it's really lumpie my uppers come loose. I nearly swallowed them once. 70 MPH I would lose it all. I do like being able to make three trips on 5 gal of gas through.

With a medium load and cool weather I'll see 74.5 to 75.5 Heavy and summer 73.5 That's with a 25 Fury / Atlas Hydraulic Plate Never been bit at that speed? Best with the trolling motor down on 5!
Z520 - 250 ProXS

Lmfao u notice it wasn't catch fish and gambler in the same sentence.

Whatever you do don't sell that boat. You have the fastest Ranger ever produced.

With a medium load and cool weather I'll see 74.5 to 75.5 Heavy and summer 73.5 That's with a 25 Fury / Atlas Hydraulic Plate Never been bit at that speed? Best with the trolling motor down on 5!
Z520 - 250 ProXS

Nope he don't, guy I know running a 520 with 250 SHO worked prop and one power pole is getting 74 tourny loaded and 76 by himself. He is about 5'11" 180 maybe?

Its the SHO that make the difference. I had a 06 z521 with 250 HPDI and tournament loaded it would run 70. I got a 2011 Z521 with the SHO and with same load it will run 74.

How many fish have you caught at 70+ mph. Between a boat that runs 60 and a boat that runs 70 most people only see about 10 minutes more of fishing in a day at most.Not gonna make much of a difference.

Lots of macho go fast guys here. "My dad will beat up your dad"

Most guys I have seen that are top end freaks that run around going fast all day normally have very little at weigh in.

This ^ I just know going 75-80 mph helps you catch more fish...LMAO

If you are going to the same spot it makes a difference. And if it is a long run it makes a big difference.

To each his on.But I believe the 361 is one of the best boats ever built,add sea star steering and a 175opti and thats one stout rig.

Thats why shot gun starts should be brought back. Then it would really matter. Oh those were the days.

There sure is alot of 75 MPH Rangers on here. But when I am going 75 down the lake, I have not seen one..

Lots of guys must be looking at their speedo's. doubt any ranger has hit 75 unless on the highway

my 2011 z521 250 proxs loaded with two power poles with 3 people 70.4


picking up new z522 with 250 sho and no poles.....will post stats in a week or so.


When I want to go fast I switch to my 08 xrd bullet with 300xs. lol

Best of both worlds right there!

I have had three Rangers and my current boat is a 2006 521 DVX with a 250 Yamaha and stock prop. On a good day with half fuel and normal load, the GPS top speed is 69 mph. Plenty fast for me. I normally don't run any faster than 55 - 60. Didn't buy any of the Rangers for top end speed, bought them for dependability and safety.
Nothing against anyone who wants and runs a fast boat, and as congested as the lakes are today, I just prefer to be on the safer side. Just my 2 cents ...

How on earth do you wind up in a spot like that!!?

Lots of guys must be looking at their speedo's. doubt any ranger has hit 75 unless on the highway

With a medium load and cool weather I'll see 74.5 to 75.5 Heavy and summer 73.5 That's with a 25 Fury / Atlas Hydraulic Plate Never been bit at that speed? Best with the trolling motor down on 5!
Z520 - 250 ProXS

He just left blastoff in the BASS Fed tournament and was coming around a bend in a River and another boat was in the bend fishing, he had to run over them or go straight, he picked straight LOL

I have a 17 ft Express with a 80 Yammie. It makes 48 MPH but I seldom travel that fast. It makes my 72 year old jaws flap aganist my ears and sometimes when it's really lumpie my uppers come loose. I nearly swallowed them once. 70 MPH I would lose it all. I do like being able to make three trips on 5 gal of gas through.

Very impressed but i aint never seen it on the water., My ZX250 with 250vMax--only gets 69-71mph consistantly, how the hell are yall running 70-74loaded. I have fished many tournys and have never been passed or caught by a ranger...a partner of mine has a Z21 and he has never hit 70mph----ever.

Probably right to a certain extent, but I do not know one guy that has a 65mph boat that doesn't wish it would go 75mph. Speed is fun, so is fishing. In the end, it's all just a hobby anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dlAZ9L4d0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Enough said.

I have seen this a hundred times and still crack up

Wow! A 180 mph at Lake Lavon.

I love to read the responses when someone posts a question like this.

The bottom line is that it doesn't really matter a hill of beans how fast your boat runs unless you are trying to set some sort of speed record. Rangers have never been known for being fast but the new Z500 series boats are changing a few folks minds. The new Z500 series is as good a fishing boat and as fast a hull as they have ever built.

It is the first Ranger in a long time that I have driven that will actually lift the nose and run "clean" without having to overtrim the motor. I have been in James Caldemeyer's new Z520 with a Merc 250 ProXS and it will literally fly with two of us and a heavy load.

The term "literally fly" has different meanings to different people. Having owned a few (like 7) Bullets and a couple Allisons my definition of flying may be a little different than someone else. For a premium tournament bass rig loaded with all the stuff a guide carries in his rig and two people, 72 is literally flying.

A few years back at Lake Lavon I was out testing some props in my new Bullet/Merc 300 rig and thought I was setting the water on fire at 103 on gps. A Talon comes running by me with twin 300 Mercs like I am tied to a stump! I thought that was literally flying until we saw Gordon Mineo in his 32' Eliminator with Twin 2,000 hp gas turbines come around the point at 180 mph.

At the end of the day we all share the same passion for bass fishing and all the other stuff like fast boats and fast cars is just icing on the cake.

Ask Sinkey how fast my old Bullet ran....

why couldn't someone run 180 @ Lavon?

Mine has hit 65 with a light load and my heavy load. Not bad for a ten year old boat imo.

Nope he don't, guy I know running a 520 with 250 SHO worked prop and one power pole is getting 74 tourny loaded and 76 by himself. He is about 5'11" 180 maybe?

I love to read the responses when someone posts a question like this.

The bottom line is that it doesn't really matter a hill of beans how fast your boat runs unless you are trying to set some sort of speed record. Rangers have never been known for being fast but the new Z500 series boats are changing a few folks minds. The new Z500 series is as good a fishing boat and as fast a hull as they have ever built.

It is the first Ranger in a long time that I have driven that will actually lift the nose and run "clean" without having to overtrim the motor. I have been in James Caldemeyer's new Z520 with a Merc 250 ProXS and it will literally fly with two of us and a heavy load.

The term "literally fly" has different meanings to different people. Having owned a few (like 7) Bullets and a couple Allisons my definition of flying may be a little different than someone else. For a premium tournament bass rig loaded with all the stuff a guide carries in his rig and two people, 72 is literally flying.

A few years back at Lake Lavon I was out testing some props in my new Bullet/Merc 300 rig and thought I was setting the water on fire at 103 on gps. A Talon comes running by me with twin 300 Mercs like I am tied to a stump! I thought that was literally flying until we saw Gordon Mineo in his 32' Eliminator with Twin 2,000 hp gas turbines come around the point at 180 mph.

At the end of the day we all share the same passion for bass fishing and all the other stuff like fast boats and fast cars is just icing on the cake.

Ask Sinkey how fast my old Bullet ran....

Didn't say "couldn't". Just said "wow" as in 180 mph at Lake Lavon would be a butt puckering ride...

I remember going out with you in that bullet on hot summmer day and you hitting 101. You are about the only person I trust to drive WOT on those boats Ken.

I've been damn near thrown out of a gambler around 80mph and had a prop blow out with another guy on the forum here at over 90mph that got me airborn and on the back deck holding on to the rear ped seat seeing my life flash before my eyes.

I was a little sad when I saw you got away from fat boats

Well said HasBen!!!!!