Pat – if you had to pick would you stick with the 150 or are you trading up for the 175??

Pat- thanks for the info, it’s much appreciated!

Pat McSharry wrote:

For anyone wondering what the performance is like on the 150 we have tried a few different props now and have settled on the 17 Reliance. We started with the 15 and we weren’t getting much lift. Top speed was 42ish and it trolled down to 2.7

The 17 pitch still has a great hole-shot (I don’t think it lost anything) and has much better bow lift. Mid range improved as well as the top speed jumped to 46. The forward trolling speed is 2.5 which can easily be brought down to 1.8-2.2 by dropping the vantage.

I think the 17 Reliance is a homerun on this boat/motor combo. I couldn’t be happier!

I haven’t checked the backtrolling speed as I have been mostly musky fishing the last few weeks but i’ll check it this weekend and post the results.

Pat- after running the boat for a few years, do you wish you would have went with the 250hp or even 200hp motor or are happy with the fishability of the 150??