Blazzer boat on lakes

[Thomas Rogers]

Looking into 1752 sport blazer I know modified v would be better for the waters of northfork, bull shoals and table rock but I also enjoy river fishing spend alot of time on big river , mermac and current and with the 40 horse limit on the current not sure I can get the modified v with out going with bigger motor my question any body run the 1752 on these lakes with out getting there teeth rattled out in a little choppy water ?

[Seth]

It will be like riding in a chuck wagon if it gets really rough, but you should be fine. I know several guys that take there flat bottom jets up to Loz to chase crappie in rough water during the spring. I used to run a flat bottom 1852 and did the same thing. My current 1860 semi v handles the rougher water better, but it still gets pretty rough in chop.

[Thomas Rogers]

Thanks for the reply Seth I currently run my flat bottom jet that is 1648 and it's fine as long as chop is not to bad just hopping the wider and longer will help 

[Seth]

My first boat was a 1648 flat bottom and I thought there was a very noticeable difference for the better in how the 1752/1852 rode on rough water. I'm sure the extra weight of the hull is the biggest reason.

[Brian Jones]

There's not a boat made that can run as shallow as a jet boat needs to be able to run and yet still take on the choppy conditions of a lake.  That being said, our 1752 SS handles the choppy water of the lake better than our 1650 Alumacraft did. I think it has to do with the longer rake which changes where the wakes hit the SS as opposed to the shorter rake of the Alumacraft.  As Seth said, though you'll gain some improvement in ride with a mod v, you're not going to get the ride of a glass boat from any aluminum flat bottom or mod v river runner.  I wouldn't be afraid to run our 1752 on any of the lakes you mentioned if the conditions were right.  But I'd definitely not try it on a summer weekend; nor at anytime would I get more than five or six miles from my put in.