Hey guys,
In a few months I'll be moving. The move will put my current "home lake" about an hour away. There is a much closer lake to where I'm moving, but it has a 20hp limit. I'm currently fishing out of an '04 Stratos 27x Pro XL with a 90hp Johnson on it.
Dilemma: I am trying to find a "mini bass boat" that a 20hp will push fairly well. What I came up with thus far is either a john boat with modifications (casting deck, livewell, rod locker, etc.) or a Tracker Pro 170. I know that no matter what I fish on, it will take some getting used to after fishing from a stable, wide Stratos. I want something that is going to give me some of the luxuries of a bass boat but not be EXCRUCIATINGLY slow on the water. My thought was to get a Pro Team 170 with a 20hp ELPT and put a stainless prop on it to maybe help with lack of power? I've toyed with the idea of putting a 25hp on it, but I am backtracking on that now. I want to fish small boat tourneys on the lake, and I don't want to run into an issue with tourneys or fines if I get caught. It's just not worth the headache.
Who here has a Pro Team 170 or Pro Team 160? Can you give me your pros vs cons on the boat? If you don't own one, but have fished from one, what are your thoughts on it? I'm looking for any sort of guidance here. I don't know anyone who has one to test it out, nor can I find any videos about the stability of the boat.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks all!
- Dale
