Jump to content
  • GUESTS

    If You  want access  to member only forums on FM, You will need to Sign-in or  Sign-Up now .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member.

  • 0

RiverPro Boats


Guest

Question

4 answers to this question

Recommended Posts

  • 0

I saw this on the MN. river forum but thought I would post a reply here as more people would get a chance to read it. Jet drives have some great advantages for shallow water, and some disadvantages. First weeds and jets do not mix! They clog the intake and you lose all of your power. Make sure you have jet rake with you to clean weeds and stones out of the grate. As far as open water use goes the greater the deadrise of the hull the smoother the ride. But as deadrise increases shallow water performance decreases. Most inboard jets run anywhere from 6 to 16 deg. of deadrise ( angle of V in the hull ). A well designed hull will run thru 4" of water no problem, but you still need 2 to 3 feet of water to take off in. A wider hull will run shallower than a narrow hull. Also you need much more power to run a hull with a jet than a prop, the best inboard jets run V8s. Try to avoid ones that use outboard powerheads mated to a jet as their power source. They are usually underpowered and do not perform very well. When you go to a jet you will lose about 30% of your power, burn 30% more fuel, and lose about 30% of your load capacity. For a jet to run thru 4" of water the bottom needs to be smooth and composed of sand or pea gravel. Also getting just one or two small stones in the grate will sometimes be enough to keep you from getting up on step. The same thing will occur with sticks and pieces of bark which the MN river is loaded with. If you are going to run shallow with a jet make sure you carry a shovel and a come along with you to get unstuck. A couple of things that make for a truly sweet jetboat are 3/4 turn lock to lock steering and a posinozzle such as the Kodiak 3 stage jets have (works like power steering). Stainless impeller, preferably 4 blade. Also make sure the motor box is lined with a closed cell foam and a Mylar coating to keep the sound down. Also make sure the hull is made of at least 3/16" 5052 aluminum or even better 5086 which is a bit harder than the 5052. If you absolutly have to run super shallow a jet is the way to go. But if you don't then there a alot of disadvantages to a jet.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 0

Outboards with jets are not any louder, its just that the exhaust exits above the water when they are running up on plane so you end up with unmuffled exhaust.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 0

You are correct about using the outboards with jets. Down here in MO I have a place on the Gasconade River, when I was small it was always a quiet place, now those yayhoos have up to 200hp with jets and you can hear them coming over a mile away! I truly wish they would put a HP restriction on the river. No more peace and quiet!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 0

A boat that I find very interesting is the Blue Wave, very cool rigs. I have my eye on them as a strong choice for my next rig. I like the 22' Super Tunnel, I seen one and fell in love at first sight.

www.bluewaveboats.com
bluewavehastheboatforyou.jpg

River Pro is the real deal for river rats and fisherman who work lakes and Rivers that often are harsh on lower units. I have ran one and liked it. They run at a higher RPM and do roar a bit, eat fuel too. All jets tend to eat fuel because of the higher RPMS' needed to push the pump. A trade off for superior shallow water performance I guess?

www.riverpro-boats.com
1872_HiPro_2.jpg

------------------
Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson..><sUMo>

Backwater Guiding
"Ed on the RED"
(701)-281-2300

[email protected]

http://ed-carlson.fishingbuddy.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • Brianf.
      I'm not there, so I can't tell exactly what's going on but it looks like a large area of open water developed in the last day with all of the heavy snow on the east side of wake em up Narrows. These two photos are from my Ring Camera facing north towards Niles Point.  You can see what happened with all of snow that fell in the last three days, though the open water could have been wind driven. Hard to say. .  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Black Bay had great ice before but a few spots near rockpiles where there were spots of open water. It looks like the weight of the snow has created a little lake in the middle of the bay.  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Thanks to some cold spring weather, ice fishing continues strong for those still ice fishing.  The bite remains very good.  Most resorts have pulled their fish houses off for the year, however, some still have fish houses out and others are allowing ATV and side by sides.  Check social media or call ahead to your favorite resort for specifics. Reports this week for walleyes and saugers remain excellent.   A nice mix of jumbo perch, pike, eelpout, and an occasional crappie, tullibee or sturgeon being reported by anglers. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second line is the way to go.  Green, glow red, pink and gold were good colors this week.     Monster pike are on a tear!  Good number of pike, some reaching over 45 inches long, being caught using tip ups with live suckers or dead bait such as smelt and herring in 8 - 14' of water.   As always, work through a resort or outfitter for ice road conditions.  Safety first always. Fish houses are allowed on the ice through March 31st, the walleye / sauger season goes through April 14th and the pike season never ends. On the Rainy River...  The river is opened up along the Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale, the Frontier boat ramp and Vidas boat ramp.  This past week, much of the open water skimmed over with the single digit overnight temps.   Areas of the river have popped open again and with temps getting warmer, things are shaping up for the last stretch through the rest of the spring season, which continues through April 14th.   Very good numbers of walleyes are in the river.  Reports this week, even with fewer anglers, have been good.  When temps warm up and the sun shines, things will fire up again.   Jigs with brightly colored plastics or jigs with a frozen emerald shiner have been the desired bait on the river.  Don't overlook slow trolling crankbaits upstream as well.   Good reports of sturgeon being caught on the river as well.  Sturgeon put the feed bag on in the spring.  The bite has been very good.  Most are using a sturgeon rig with a circle hook loaded with crawlers or crawlers / frozen emerald shiners. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing is winding down up at the Angle.  Walleyes, saugers, and a number of various species in the mix again this week.  The bite is still very good with good numbers of fish.  The one two punch of jigging one line and deadsticking the second line is working well.   Check with Angle resorts on transport options from Young's Bay.  Call ahead for ice road guidelines.  
    • CigarGuy
      With the drifting, kind of hard to tell for sure, but I'm guessing about a foot and still lightly snowing. Cook end!
    • PSU
      How much snow did you get on Vermilion? 
    • Mike89
      lake here refroze too...  started opening again yesterday with the wet snow and wind...  very little ice left today...
    • Hookmaster
      A friend who has a cabin between Alex and Fergus said the lake he's on refroze. He texted me a pic from March 12th when it was open and one from 23rd when it wasn't. 🤯
    • SkunkedAgain
      I don't think that there has been any ice melt in the past few weeks on Vermilion. Things looked like a record and then Mother Nature swept in again.   I'll give my revised guess of April 21st
    • leech~~
      As I get older it's really not just about sending bullets down range.  Some of it's just the workmanship of the gun and the wow factor. The other two guns I have really wanted which I'll never have now because of their price, is a 8mm Jap Nambu and 9mm German Luger.   Just thought they always looked cool!  
    • jim curlee
      I had a guy hit me with a lightly used 1969 BAR, he wanted $1650 with an older Leupold scope. More than I think they are worth, I made an offer, he declined end of story.   You know if you look at the old brochures, a grade II BAR sold for $250 in the late 60s, $1650 would be a good return on your investment.    Why would anybody want a 50 year old gun, they are heavy, have wood stocks, and blued metal.  I guess mainly to keep their gun safes glued to the floor. lol   You can probably buy a stainless rifle that you never have to clean, with a synthetic stock you never have to refinish, is as light as a feather, and for half as much money, perfect.   I'm too old for a youth gun, although I've shrunk enough that it would probably fit. lol   No Ruger 10/44s.   Jim      
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.