I should note that we had 4 people in the boat, all of our gear, and full live wells, and a full gas tank for this. I wanted to have the boat under a load for break in.
I have about a 2” difference between the AV plate and boat bottom. I think I will raise the motor a hole, then wait until after the 10 hour break in before I get too into it.
The hole shot and control with this prop is unreal. If it gets me to mid/upper 50’s I’ll be happy.
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I am running a Ranger 2080ms with a Mercury 250 Pro XS v8 4 stroke. I just ran it for the first time, and only seeing 50mph and only 5200 rpm (optimal is around 6200). I have on the 4 blade Bravo 1 FS 20 pitch. I think I am plowing a bit. At wot I cannot raise the motor enough to get...
I have a few President Reels, and I like them, but then I tried a Daiwa Regal, which is also in that $50 range, and I prefer that reel. It is much smoother, and a better drag (IMO).
http://www.daiwa.com/us/contents/reels/regallt/index.html
I'm trying to keep it as compact as possible.
Weight-Lure
As little as possible in between.
I like the look of those DanLure's, along with some of the other ideas.
I'd like to try casting a slow-death rig into the shallows this summer.
I am thinking about buying some jigs like this:
Then grinding the hook off, removing that spinner, and replacing it with a slow-death rig (rigged with a 4" Gulp Crawler).
I'm not sure if this is the best option. Any...