MickinMO Posted May 8, 2017 Posted May 8, 2017 Why don't you see more jet boats (inboard or outboard) on Taneycomo? When I moved to central Missouri jet boats are very popular up here on the Osage and Gasconade. Is it cost or just not necessary? Performance or just preference? Not saying I want them, but just curious as I would think they would have caught on more by now. In my younger days I knew the lake well enough to get to the dam with the water pretty low and never damaged a prop or lower unit. But I always felt a little lucky after each trip up. Mitch f 1
Mitch f Posted May 8, 2017 Posted May 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, MickinMO said: Why don't you see more jet boats (inboard or outboard) on Taneycomo? When I moved to central Missouri jet boats are very popular up here on the Osage and Gasconade. Is it cost or just not necessary? Performance or just preference? Not saying I want them, but just curious as I would think they would have caught on more by now. In my younger days I knew the lake well enough to get to the dam with the water pretty low and never damaged a prop or lower unit. But I always felt a little lucky after each trip up. I've often wondered the same thing. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
duckydoty Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 I run one. Tracker 185 with 175 hp sport jet. Uses a lot of gas and not really needed when familiar with the upper end. See about 4 or 5 other tracker sport jets over the course of a year. Some gator jets, shoal runners, and others but the majority are prop boats. I would have to run over wade fishermen with the jet to get up any further than I can with a prop. grizwilson, Greasy B and MickinMO 3 A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
Greasy B Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 Yep, I once made the mistake of launching at the ramp just up from lookout one time. Even when the weathers bad there are way too many fishermen up there. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
Seth Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 As others have already mentioned, it's not really needed on Taney due to the wade fishermen. If you need a jet boat to run a spot, the chances are pretty high that there will be wade fishermen there as well. If you ever see a bright orange Legend SS with a 150 Evinrude Etec jet down there, it's probably me.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 31 minutes ago, Seth said: bright orange Legend SS I guess they didn't have yellow Daryk Campbell Sr 1
Seth Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: I guess they didn't have yellow They actually did, but I wanted an orange one!
Gatorjet Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 There are usually quite a few in the Winter tournaments. Loud, obnoxious things! LOL Seth 1 Real men go propless!
Members cracklebak Posted May 21, 2017 Members Posted May 21, 2017 Besides using more fuel, what are some other differences? Faster/slower, maintenance, etc...?
duckydoty Posted May 21, 2017 Posted May 21, 2017 30% reduced speed for hp at powerhead A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
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