Have been reading about it and even a pro seems to believe in it. The advantages :
As a result of the IPS, boat planes faster, runs faster, encounters less resistance as it rides higher with less of the boat in the water, resulting is shallower wake, also a more comfortable ride etc etc etc.
Is this real or not?
I mean, if anyone is sold on this IPS, then no one would buy anything else but Lund, right?
Please enlighten me. Thanks.
I’ve owned a ’96 Crestliner Fishhawk 1750, a Lund 1700 Angler without the IPS ) ’00, and a ’03 1675 Lund Explorer with the IPS. I would say the Crestliner was dryer than the Angler and rode smoother. The Explorer with the IPS was the dryest and the smoothest of all of them. Big difference on cornering since there is more water hitting the prop at all times. My Dad has a 1950 Tyee Grand Sport without the IPS and my little 1675 rode smoother and was dryer than the big guy. I’m a believer. That’s why I’m looking for a newer Fisherman with the IPS.
I own a 2003 Pro Angler 16 with IPS, and I tell you, it is worth it. The ride and cornering are the best in the business, plus you never get wet even in the toughest conditions. Buy a Lund with confidence! 
Cool. I have the exact same boat. 2001 Mr Pike 16. Do you use this boat for downrigger fishing?
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I own a 2003 Pro Angler 16 with IPS, and I tell you, it is worth it. The ride and cornering are the best in the business, plus you never get wet even in the toughest conditions. Buy a Lund with confidence!
I have taken my Lund pike 16 out on lake michigan when the waves/swell were from 1-4 feet. I found that I had to drive at 15-20 mph because any faster, I would be bounced around a bit as the hull would slap the next wave following the trough. I feel that it does not cut the wave and stays on top of it and thus, you get this slap when you go from wave to wave. I wonder if that is good. Also, especially if there is wind, I get wet too. Mostly I admit from the spray that is blown in.
Also, on Mille Lacs, which I have found to be very challenging even with a 1 foot chop, it was a terrible feeling. Hitting the wave if we go too fast.
But I must admit that the boat does handle extremely well in calm or near calm waters. However, having not been experienced in the rides of other boats, I do not know if all other boats are like this too or are they not. So I do not have any objective way to know or to compare.
The Lund name and the way that it markets its IPS technology is extremely effective. The components of power strake, reverse chine, and wider footprint make complete rational sense to me. I only wonder if it really makes a difference. That is all.
After having fished the co-angler side of the FLW tour for a couple years(2003 & 2004) and getting the chance to ride in several different brands of boats(Lund, Crestliner and Ranger)….including the 2025 IPS Pro-V on a couple different occasions in rough water. I was not impressed at all. Sitting in the passenger seat I got soaked….even with my guidewear on I took so much spray in the face it was like standing in the shower….and it was a dual console boat in about 3-4 footers. It also really beat us up slamming in to waves.
I bought a new boat 4 years ago and I was dead set on buying a lund Pro-V…..after my experiences I was VERY glad I didn’t. If you are looking for a smooth, solid, dryer ride a glass boat is the only way to go.
I don’t care what kind of boat you have…if it is rough and windy you are going to get wet. The difference is whether it is spray getting blown back in or spray from a poorly designed hull on the boat coming in.
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I don’t care what kind of boat you have…if it is rough and windy you are going to get wet. The difference is whether it is spray getting blown back in or spray from a poorly designed hull on the boat coming in.
My 2005 Lund MR Pike 17 is going to have one hull of a time accepting this, even if it is true! 
So are u saying that glass boats give a better and dryer ride? What brands are good?
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After having fished the co-angler side of the FLW tour for a couple years(2003 & 2004) and getting the chance to ride in several different brands of boats(Lund, Crestliner and Ranger)….including the 2025 IPS Pro-V on a couple different occasions in rough water.
And after all that you went out and bought a Ranger 
when you could have got a Yar-Craft! 
I got soaked in a Ranger on Mille lacs last summer. Theres nothing you can do in a cross wind in any boat.
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I got soaked in a Ranger on Mille lacs last summer. Theres nothing you can do in a cross wind in any boat.
I’ve been wet in just about every boat I have ever fished in! except……..my neighbor has a Lund grand tyee 22 footer!!! it’s powered by a 350V8 and sit’s big time in the water!!! I guess I’ve never got wet on the launch either!
Sorry, but I would have to agree that if your a serious fisherman that runs the lake hard! your going to get wet!!!
Truth be told, the only boat I’ve been able to stay dry in is a Tuffy Osprey 20′ tiller………Incredible smooth and dry………Incredible……….But that is a 2001 model and I must state that I don’t like the changes in the floor design of their current models……
I’d have to agree.
I went from an 18 foot aluminum tiller to a glass 18 foot tiller.
The ride is better, but you still get wet.
Not as much, but you still get wet driving in a cross wind.
I have ridden in a IPS Lund though. It does sit higher out of the water on plane and seems to be more responsive too. I thought it had a decent ride.
I think ride depends on who’s driving more than anything.
Yeah…I guess you guys are all right. I have sat in a central console glass boat too and the ride was OK. Granted that swells were like 1-2 feet then, but it did not feel that great either.
And it is gratifying to finally hear that in cross winds, no boat can get a dry ride. I must say, from all I have heard from people who say that you neve get wet in a Lund, well…I guess the answer is “it depends”. If there is cross wind, I suppose no boat will be dry.
But, then again, I am quite sold on Lund IPS. I do really like the ride when the lake or river is relatively calm. It is just that I really want to know if all this IPS marketing is for real or not.
I know crestliner does not hype their IPS as much, but that does not mean that their ride is worse than Lund right?
I think after everything, I am gonna stick to aluminium. Simply for the fact that I feel that aluminium is tougher and less likely to be damaged by me. hehehe.
I agree with you guys. I have a Lund w/IPS and I still get wet on occasion, but I love the boat.
I know on my Explorer I jump out of the water compared to my Princecraft. I also can go in a little shallower water too because I carry less of a draft. I also know that if you are pulling a tuber or a water skier the get up and plane really fast. Plus my ride is usually dry unless you get a cross wind or terrible rollers.
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