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rickstr66 · 12-26-2004, 12:17 PM

Samiam, 18' bassboats do not have 250 hp moters. 20' do though. I have a 19' with a 150 hp motor. The main reason to have such a motor is..... time. Our tournaments are limited to an 8 hour day. When fishing lakes the size of Winni, Champlain, Hudson river or Lake Erie and Ontario you need the bigger motors to get you from spot to spot on the lake in a timely manner. I dont know of anyone who has ever caught a fish going 60mph.
Try thinking of it like a car. Your car can probably go 100mph. Do you ever go that fast? So why have it there? Im no motor expert but it probably has something to do with tourque and lower speed power. If a car engine was smaller and only capable of going say...... 70mph im guessing your take off speed and tourque would suffer.
Besides those reasons.... This is a free country. We can do what we like as long as its within the law. God Bless America!!!!!

12-26-2004, 12:17 PM	#31
rickstr66 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Samiam, 18' bassboats do not have 250 hp moters. 20' do though. I have a 19' with a 150 hp motor. The main reason to have such a motor is..... time. Our tournaments are limited to an 8 hour day. When fishing lakes the size of Winni, Champlain, Hudson river or Lake Erie and Ontario you need the bigger motors to get you from spot to spot on the lake in a timely manner. I dont know of anyone who has ever caught a fish going 60mph. Try thinking of it like a car. Your car can probably go 100mph. Do you ever go that fast? So why have it there? Im no motor expert but it probably has something to do with tourque and lower speed power. If a car engine was smaller and only capable of going say...... 70mph im guessing your take off speed and tourque would suffer. Besides those reasons.... This is a free country. We can do what we like as long as its within the law. God Bless America!!!!! Last edited by webmaster; 01-05-2005 at 11:53 PM.