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Pro Drive or Gator Tail?
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:10 am
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:10 am
Which do you prefer and why?
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:22 am to kingfish
Before this turns into a shitfest....
Bith are good. Neither one is better than the other. Do you want full power reverse or instant reverse? Answer that question and then take that motor.
Bith are good. Neither one is better than the other. Do you want full power reverse or instant reverse? Answer that question and then take that motor.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:30 am to OhFace55
Price is also a small factor. When I was looking a year and a half ago, you could get the same setup in prodrive for about 4-5k less than gatortail. This was for a center console.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:43 am to kingfish
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Which do you prefer and why?
Oh shite. Here we go, 20 pages.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:50 am to kingfish
Go-Devil fa life!!!!
Depends in how your gonna use it.
Thick marsh - Prodrive
Swamp, open water, shallow water bay fishing- Gator Tail
Depends in how your gonna use it.
Thick marsh - Prodrive
Swamp, open water, shallow water bay fishing- Gator Tail
quote:
Oh shite. Here we go, 20 pages.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 6:53 am
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:58 am to kingfish
Copperhead
Posted on 6/26/14 at 10:36 am to kingfish
mud boat with 350 chevy motor 
bad arse and dependable
bad arse and dependable
Posted on 6/26/14 at 10:41 am to TexasTiger01
How long does the pro drive w/automatic reverse take to get into reverse?
Posted on 6/26/14 at 10:44 am to poochie
Around 6 seconds if I remember correctly.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:03 am to KG6
Less than 3 seconds I think.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:45 am to guesswho
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Less than 3 seconds
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:51 am to kingfish
Between the 2, I'd probably go PD based on the simpler reserve system. But they're both awesome machines.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:48 pm to REB BEER
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But they're both EXPENSIVE machines.
I went to Gator Tail last year and spec'd one out. I was pretty dead set on buying one, but damn, they are freaking expensive. I wanted something to fish and bow fish out of. I think it was about 27k after it was all said and done. That included bow fishing setup with LED's and a trolling motor and a CC.
I just couldn't see spending that much for a bateau with a lawnmower engine. I would still love to have one though. Maybe some day.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:57 pm to DownSouthDave
I have both at my work.
The Pro Drive reverse is legit however the gator tail runs faster and gets on plane easier with a full load. For me staying out of the dog house getting out of the marsh is my top priority as I tend to get side tracked often.
The Pro Drive reverse is legit however the gator tail runs faster and gets on plane easier with a full load. For me staying out of the dog house getting out of the marsh is my top priority as I tend to get side tracked often.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:11 pm to DownSouthDave
Same here. I know a guy who works at Gator Tail. I had already been quoted $17,600 for a 18x48 PD center console (no trolling motor). Talked to the guy I knew and he said I was looking at 20k+ for the same thing in Gator Tail.
I ended up with a fiberglass flats boat loaded out with GPS/Depthfinder, power pole, hydraulic jack plate, trolling motor, etc. for $18,500. Adding those things to a Gator Tail would have put me around that 25k-27k mark. I want one, but not for that money.
I ended up with a fiberglass flats boat loaded out with GPS/Depthfinder, power pole, hydraulic jack plate, trolling motor, etc. for $18,500. Adding those things to a Gator Tail would have put me around that 25k-27k mark. I want one, but not for that money.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:18 pm to kingfish
My cousin had a pro drive for a few years, and I wasn't totally impressed with it.
He didn't have the auto reverse, he had to ratchet the lower unit around manually.
His power trim went out a couple times, and the mufflers rusted away pretty quick.
He didn't have the auto reverse, he had to ratchet the lower unit around manually.
His power trim went out a couple times, and the mufflers rusted away pretty quick.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 5:48 pm to kingfish
What kind of boat are you trying to push? You can get something smaller and cheaper with fewer parts to break if you're not trying to push a huge load.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:08 pm to bluemoons
I have a 35 hp Gator Tail 1854 Extreme center console. I love it but It was $27k for the boat with all the options I added. Goes through everything I tried so far. Instant reverse is nice. I didnt go with the PD cause i thought the boats were ugly. PD makes a nice motor though
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