Well I guess I'm part of a new family now. I bought a 09 cx198 with 225 proxs Friday. I took it out Saturday and fished all day long. I'm comeing from an 18 ft Blazer with a 225 promax , so it was like going from fishing on a 2 x 12 to a sheet of plywood.
So obviously I have a little speed freek in me and need to know what you guys are running for setups and what I can expect. I had 30 gallons of gas, my tackle 8 rods, 2 tm batteries 3 inches below the pad with a 24 p txp ot 4, 5800 rpms and 73.6 mph GPS on a 2 mile run, also ran 72.3 with the livewells full. I think it needs to go down a 1/2 inch because it seemed to be squirty in the seat of my pants and not really planted. Is this normal for this boat. What props are you guys running and what knid of speeds should I be looking for?
Thanks
Jeff
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I thinks its interesting the difference in setups for 198/HPDI combos. Alot of guys think 2.5" below pad or even higher and others say 3.5-4" bp. My steering at 2.5 was super stiff at 60 or above so I lowered to 2.75" which helped. My top end is pretty consistent at 71 and change by myself at 2.5 or 3.5. I wonder if should try 3.75" bp and see what happens. I run a B&B'd 25T1. Do you have a good holeshot yet at 4"?
