May 21st, 2013 Outlaw Guide Service-Tommy Law

Well I am off today, due to not having a boat because of a blown SHO. My new boat I have on order is not quit ready, but will be here in a few weeks. I am staying with Triton , but will be running a Mercury this time. I like the way the SHO performed, but can not deal with two blown motors in two years. As much as these motors cost they really should last you a long, long time. To stay with my Triton deal that I have had since 1998 I had to switch dealers and I will now be with Texas Boat World near Waco. Cliff Brown is who I have made the deal with and I look very forward to dealing with him, in the future. I called him Sunday when my motor let loose and , he knows my situation about my Guide business and that I have booked days almost every day. He told me know problem get you boat up here and take mine and it is yours till we get your boat fixed. What a deal. So since I have never met him in person, I thought it was best to place ,
Today and tomorrow trips with one of my other guides and do the transfer in person. Yes I am going to miss the revenue , but It will be worth, meeting him and seeing their operation in person. Now about my old dealer Sandy Creek Marina . I can not say enough good things about them as they have took very good care of me in the past. I wish them all the luck in the world. After my trip to Texas Boat World and I get back I will be making some changes on my site to include their link. By the Way the fishing has be just great as it does this time a year. The hotter the better on Falcon Lake , that is just the way this lake is. Jay and I really do our part to post a fishing report everyday we go and that is just about everyday. I know when you travel down here you want to catch fish and From May thru Sept it does not get any better here. So plan your trip accordingly , and if you need a guide , give Jay or Me a shot , I will guarantee you one thing , that nobody will work harder than us two to make sure your trip is a great one. Good luck and make plans I will see you in a couple of days , Time to go get my boat fixed.

does your boat currently have a 150 optimax. if so, you will not see much improvement with any of your choices.

for better performance and speed, you might consider keeping the motor and look for a new hull.

this is spot on.

You want better performance, put a 250 SHO on it with a 150 SHO cowling

pro XS

[quote=Lake Fork Guide- James Caldemeyer]I run my Mercury Pro XS motors 200-400 hrs a year... I get a new boat/ motor each year. This year is my 7th Pro XS and I've never taken a cowling off of one. Seriously, enough said! [/quote

Enough said!

The Z118 or 518 is a boat I would like to try owning in the near future.

Pro xs

Pro XS - American Made, most reliable and better for resale.

great info and thanks!

I also wouldn't get a new motor, if you're looking for crazy speed improvements.

The Pro XS is a GREAT engine and you see the feedback on it here. And the SHO is an excellent performing engine. Yamaha just hasn't shown me that they have corrected their problems with the SHO enough for me to get the warm fuzzy to buy one. That said, with a Z118 I'm not sure you'll get that $3K back when you sell the boat.

Pro XS I want a skeeter with one!!! To bad that is impossible to find and is more expensive

The Mercury will be faster and more dependable.

Mercury for sure. Of course I'm a bit partial to the carbeurated 2 stroke models.