Passed By A John Boat? True Story

[Pro Bass XL]

Okay, What do you do when your riding along and a johnboat pulls up beside you? You give it more throttle right? What do you do when you realise that you are already running full throttle? Check your GPS... 64.2 mph. Then the guy smiles real big and waves at you, what now? With a look of horror on my face I jerk the throttle back and act like I was meaning to stop. At that point I was passed by about 5 of these johnboats. I looked at my brother and ask just exactly what was that? He was unresponsive. "History of our gambler" We bought this boat together to fish out of. It has never been set up for performance but it will still run out with two fat boys around 65 mph, 3 mph faster since I changed the prop. The engine sits way below pad and has no jackplate. ITS A FISHING BOAT. However we like to ride as fast as she will go and enjoy the ride passing quite a few other boats. While we are sitting there gathering our thoughts they come back! You could hear their props slapping the water,Throwing rooster tails, two inches of boat in the water. They Had Jackplates on these john boats and were raceing a skeeter! This poor guy was hammer down and surrounded by john boats. Being the true person I am and not wanting to hurt their feelings by out running them I slowly eased My gambler into the ramp and loaded it on the trailer.

[RogerR]

Buy a bullet with the biggest motor possible, sounds like you got bit by the speed bug.

[250XDC]

Yea, that should cure it quick

[oiltech09]

Man did you ever post this in the wrong place. You will be getting plenty of advice on this issue and believe me none of it wll be good advice unless you go and trade that Gambler in on a Triton. You can also refer to another post on here about Skeeters. Need I say more?

[timmaahh12]

You just had to mention that they were racing a Skeeter huh!

I believe it though...I seen a guy the other day pulling about a 16' john boat with a tiller handle 150 merc opti on the back and about a 10 inch jackplate! I don't know that i'd wanna drive a 150 tiller handle!!!

Oh, and I don't know how fast he was going but if you were GPSing 64.2 then at least he wouldn't have been passing me after he passed you!

[gambler07]

Sounds like somethings wrong with that G Unit

[Pro Bass XL]

they had a little red boat with a fifty merc running 79. It was fiberglass so it didnt qualify in the johnboat arena.

[Derek B]

I've seen some souped up tin rigs on east pearl before.

14' green tin boats with a jack plate runnin 90 yamaha's on the back

[RogerR]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pro Bass XL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> a fifty merc running 79. </TD></TR></TABLE>

[UL Ragin Cajun]

I thought I missunderstood what one fella was telling me at the Oilman's Bass Classic this year but I heard 'flatboats runnin 72mph' and then turned my attention once again to the announcer. I thought BS but seems it's true. My bad dude.

[hodnett]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mdb128 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've seen some souped up tin rigs on east pearl before.

14' green tin boats with a jack plate runnin 90 yamaha's on the back </TD></TR></TABLE>

So you seen the pearl river county gang.

[hodnett]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pro Bass XL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Okay, What do you do when your riding along and a johnboat pulls up beside you? You give it more throttle right? What do you do when you realise that you are already running full throttle? Check your GPS... 64.2 mph. Then the guy smiles real big and waves at you, what now? With a look of horror on my face I jerk the throttle back and act like I was meaning to stop. At that point I was passed by about 5 of these johnboats. I looked at my brother and ask just exactly what was that? He was unresponsive. "History of our gambler" We bought this boat together to fish out of. It has never been set up for performance but it will still run out with two fat boys around 65 mph, 3 mph faster since I changed the prop. The engine sits way below pad and has no jackplate. ITS A FISHING BOAT. However we like to ride as fast as she will go and enjoy the ride passing quite a few other boats. While we are sitting there gathering our thoughts they come back! You could hear their props slapping the water,Throwing rooster tails, two inches of boat in the water. They Had Jackplates on these john boats and were raceing a skeeter! This poor guy was hammer down and surrounded by john boats. Being the true person I am and not wanting to hurt their feelings by out running them I slowly eased My gambler into the ramp and loaded it on the trailer. </TD></TR></TABLE>


Sounds to me like you need to save the money and buy a damn jon boat.I`ve driven one 52 before......never seen one that would touch 64.

[DOUGMCGEEFTD]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hodnett &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


Sounds to me like you need to save the money and buy a damn jon boat.I`ve driven one 52 before......never seen one that would touch 64. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Guy on the xpress board swears his with a 250 runs 83 and smokin the glass rigs. Me I aint gonna say he is lying but I GOTTA SEE IT TO BELEIVE IT!

[timmaahh12]

Correction...he swore his '200' would...

[Gun Runner]

Man GET A JACK PLATE ON THAT DAMN GAMBLER !!!!!!!!!!!! Then get you A big prop and play with that thing til it does what its suppose to do , hall a$$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JOHN202]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gun Runner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Man GET A JACK PLATE ON THAT DAMN GAMBLER !!!!!!!!!!!! Then get you A big prop and play with that thing til it does what its suppose to do , hall a$$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

And then when you get in front of them trim up and soak their azz

JOHN202

[Pro Bass XL]

lol been workin on it in our spare time but we got caught offguard on this one. These guys were a great bunch. They were just havin a great time and so were we. I wish I had the camcorder with me. These boats would haul a$$ and fun to watch, Hole shot from he&&. they had an allison as well. I know for a fact they would run 64+ mph I was p p p p p p passed by one.

[toledo freak]

keep your gambler!! as the quality of your old gambler is still better than alot of today's boats,these guy's are probably a group running little merc's that have been worked over by jerry's marine and will flat out make most boats on here look stupid? these little motor's are pushing to the extreme but have very short life span's.. So don't feel bad, enjoy your g-boat and keep on fishing

[RogerR]

64!!!!!! You must have a 135 on back that Gambler.

[dirtdemon]

hey roger finally a boat slower than you!!!!! and its not a SKEETER