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| Since this boat has been out for a few years, I am wondering if anyone has some exprience with how it and how it fishes. I am looking at getting one, and and curious to know how stable it is when fishing three guys out of it with only a 90 inch beam. The casting deck impresses me with how large it is, I am just wondering about its stability when casting and how it runs big water? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=60...
try doing a search or thumb through the pages ... there have been some good discussions including feedback from owners on the site that should give you a jump-start on your question. |
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| You will love this boat. There are a few Lund Pros who swear by this boat and continue to run it year after year. I know James Lindner, Jeff Gustafson, and Leo Stalkos run this with no problems of stability with the 90" beam. See other posts on here from guys who have run it as well. I would have one myself, but with my family of 5 we need seating for more than 4 and a full windshield. |
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| I have fished almost exclusively out of this boat for the past two summers. My buddy runs it with a 200hp Mercury Verado (will take a 225). With this she runs 49-50mph. I have heard of guys with a 225 Pro XS getting around 62-64mph. The boat is extremely stable and runs fishes three guys comfortably. The 9' front deck is amazing, and the front has plenty of storage and a huge rod locker (up to 7'6). The two jump seats in back are nice and fold down to create a good casting area. The boat is definately a muskie/pike and even bass boat, not meant for walleye trolling becasue of the layout. Best aluminum boat out there for muskies. |
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Location: Uxbridge Ontario | Awesome rig. I just got mine the first week in august. Let me tell you, this boat is a beast. You want stability, this is the boat for you. I can have 3 200+lb guys casting to one side have almost no roll in the water at all. This boat with the IPS2 hull amazes me.
I have not yet had the opportunity to run this boat in anything more than water just rolling white caps, but with a good 16" chop, there is no hull slap and the ride is not just surprisingly smooth, incredibly smooth.
I run a 2011 Predator 2010ss (and I was able to order it with the duel console) and 2011 225ProXS. I run a 21P Tempest Plus prop and the boat runs between 55-58mph at 5500rpm. I am thinking to gain extra speed, the boat requires either the motor to be raised up from its stock factory placement or a jack plate. Since I cannot get any more than 5500rpm before I start to cavitate the prop and blowing an 8ft rooster tail, raising the motor is the only way to do it. The only down side this would be slight lose in holeshot... which is where this boat really shines. I have never seen a boat this size come out of the water the way this does. About 3 seconds to fell plane.... And that is going easy on it with a 300lb dudesitting on the back jump seat filiming.
Here is the launch vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6yYHooiEvk
The guy filming runs a 2006 Nitro 929 bass boat with 225 Opti. He was not only blown away by the holeshot. but the silky smooth ride the boat provides. For a Mod V hull, this is a fast ride.
Edited by HomeTime 11/7/2011 11:12 AM
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Lund 2010 Predator SS?