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LOL. People getting "hard" on wafish about boat speeds.
2001 TR21 Merc XB 250 10" Plate 26" Tempest & 25" Worked Trophy........Ran 81.3 when it was brand new on GPS at American Lake with very little gas, just me 300#, and no tackle. Runs 73-79 depending on load, lake & outside temperature. There are a lot more factors to speed than the average guy realizes. So many guys say their boats go 75, but I have yet to be passed by one. To run in the 80's, you typically only see Bullets, Strokers & Allisons. Don't see to many of these three around here.
Cause law don't go 'round here, law dog.
Willie Parsons said:Why would someone put a post on here with their name and picture attached along with how fast they were going on a lake that has a speed limit of 45 mph on weekends and 60 mph during the week for EVERYONE to see?
We as a group don't need this kind of publicity.
Mike Buse said:2001 TR21 Merc XB 250 10" Plate 26" Tempest & 25" Worked Trophy........Ran 81.3 when it was brand new on GPS at American Lake with very little gas, just me 300#, and no tackle. Runs 73-79 depending on load, lake & outside temperature. There are a lot more factors to speed than the average guy realizes. So many guys say their boats go 75, but I have yet to be passed by one. To run in the 80's, you typically only see Bullets, Strokers & Allisons. Don't see to many of these three around here.
2007 Triton TR196 with 2007 200HP Optimax.
Tempest 25 prop, full tourney load and full fuel tank, no passenger, I have hit 65MPH on Lake Sammamish in January.
Guessing smoother water and cold, dense air on Sammamish helped.
However, at 65MPH GPS, the ride was a bit scary... chine walk, constant trim, steering, and smooth touch on the hotfoot.
I'm still learning to drive, so take that into consideration.
One question I have is...
Is there a 21 foot bass boat out there that will carry a full tournament load, full fuel tank, with fishing partner, and comfortably do 70 MPH in slightly choppy water? Does such a boat exist, and what is it?
I hit a 4 foot wake doing about 55 GPS on Lake Wa last year, and after pulling the prop out of water, and then slamming back down at a complete stop, I thought I had broken something in my body... very scary experience.
I've heard talk of full tournament loads in Skeeters and Rangers doing 70 MPH plus in chop without so much as a twitch, even hands off steering wheel.
Are these stories true, or just wishful thinking?
Thanks for any input!
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