My new Fast Cat rig is ordered!!!
Well, it has happened!!!I'm getting the FastCat C20. After talking with a couple other boat
manufacturers, as well as other FastCat owners, I've decided to take the
next step and get one of the little rascals. After talking with Jerry, the president of the company, I am now the
Wisconsin sales rep for Fast Cat Marine and there's talk of more to come in
the not too distant future! The FastCat owners that I've talked to have been more than impressed with
the fishability, as well as it's rough water capability. I've been told
that the storage is huge, which I need, and that they're a very comfortable,
dry riding and FAST boat. We'll find out more when I get down to Miami later this month to meet with
the owners of the company and to drive these little rascals. There's one
boat down there that has twin 300 hp Merc's on the back and they're going to
let me drive it!!! I've been told that they've hit 118 mph with it. That's
something I've always wanted to do with a boat, drive into the triple digits
and now I'm going to do it. How cool is that? I'm getting the boat rigged with a fair amount of cool stuff, a Merc 250 XS,
Lenco Trim Tabs, stereo and all the other goodies as well. The list of
goodies is fairly extensive and I'm getting the trailer upgrade as well,
seeing's I put a lot of miles on a trailer. With some reservation, I'm putting a MotorGuide 105 pound thrust, 36 volt
trolling motor on it as well, the digital model with depth track, shore
track and that kind of stuff. I don't know if this is a good thing, but no
one responded here or on the other locations that I posed the question, so I
called a couple of service centers for MotorGuide. The report that I got was that this series of motors is doing very well but
they all cautioned me that the more complex the motor is, the more likely it
is to have something go wrong. I knew that before I ever picked up the
phone! Both places said that they haven't been seeing them come in for
repair for the same thing consistently, and that a lot of engineering had
gone into upgrading the systems after MotorGuide bought PinPoint Trolling
Motors. I loved my PinPoints, so hopefully this new TM will be as good or
better. So now it's fly to Miami, run the boats and see what color I want to have
them build the boat in. |
Steve
Feb 2
2006
|
| OK then, fishing boat it is, but I don't know how you expect
to catch fish traveling 100+ mph. :-) Sounds exciting, I hope it brings you fun and profit. My mid-life
crisis consisted of two years as a trout bum in the mountains
of Montana. Plenty of fun, but no profit. ;-)
|
Ken
Feb 4
|
| YIKES!!! (But, I'd do it!) |
Charles
Feb 4
|
| It can't be Mid-Life Crisis... Steve is well past that! |
Charles
Feb 4
|
| John... You're about the closest person here to Lake Barkley... and we are
having a get together there in April! <hint, hint>
"John Kerr" <jbkbub@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9456-43E4D772-17@storefull-3216.bay.webtv.net... My new rig is ordered!!! Sounds great Steve, some day I hope I have the good fortune to fish from
the back of it with you! But waiting for a new toy to be delivered is
tough....hope ypu can stand the anticipation :)! I ordered a new sports
car while I was in Europe one time....took 3 months for it to get
shipped back to the states, almost couldn't stand it! <grin>
Congrats on the "deal"...and have fun down in Miami! John
=
(Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers)
Well, it has happened!!!
I'm getting the FastCat C20. After talking with a couple other boat
manufacturers, as well as other FastCat owners, I've decided to take the
next step and get one of the little rascals.
After talking with Jerry, the president of the company, I am now the
Wisconsin sales rep for Fast Cat Marine and there's talk of more to come
in the not too distant future!
The FastCat owners that I've talked to have been more than impressed
with the fishability, as well as it's rough water capability. I've been
told that the storage is huge, which I need, and that they're a very
comfortable, dry riding and FAST boat.
We'll find out more when I get down to Miami later this month to meet
with the owners of the company and to drive these little rascals.
There's one boat down there that has twin 300 hp Merc's on the back and
they're going to let me drive it!!! I've been told that they've hit 118
mph with it. That's something I've always wanted to do with a boat,
drive into the triple digits and now I'm going to do it. How cool is
that?
I'm getting the boat rigged with a fair amount of cool stuff, a Merc 250
XS, Lenco Trim Tabs, stereo and all the other goodies as well. The list
of goodies is fairly extensive and I'm getting the trailer upgrade as
well, seeing's I put a lot of miles on a trailer.
With some reservation, I'm putting a MotorGuide 105 pound thrust, 36
volt trolling motor on it as well, the digital model with depth track,
shore track and that kind of stuff. I don't know if this is a good
thing, but no one responded here or on the other locations that I posed
the question, so I called a couple of service centers for MotorGuide.
The report that I got was that this series of motors is doing very well
but they all cautioned me that the more complex the motor is, the more
likely it is to have something go wrong. I knew that before I ever
picked up the phone! Both places said that they haven't been seeing them
come in for repair for the same thing consistently, and that a lot of
engineering had gone into upgrading the systems after MotorGuide bought
PinPoint Trolling Motors. I loved my PinPoints, so hopefully this new TM
will be as good or better.
So now it's fly to Miami, run the boats and see what color I want to
have them build the boat in. |
Charles
Feb 4
|
| LOL, it's easy. First of all, the boat won't go 100+ mph, it'll only run in
the mid-80 mph range. But, I figure it like this, the less time I spend
traveling from Point A to Point B, the more time I have to fish both Point A
and Point B, plus it'll give me enough time during the day to get to Points
C, D and possibly even E!!! Two years as a trout bum in the mountains sounds fun too! Believe it or
not, I do appreciate the quiet sports too and love the mountains. Hopefully this arrangement with Fast Cat will prove profitable for both of
us! Now, when I'm spending time talking to people about my boat, I might be
able to make a little $ at the same time!!! |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| OOOHHH that HURT!!! Well, it might be a mid-life crisis, all I have to do
is live to be 96! :-) Some days, I'm surprised I've made it this far! Oh
well, every day that I wake up, I set a new personal best in number of
consequtive days lived! |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| My new rig is ordered!!! Sounds great Steve, some day I hope I have the good fortune to fish from
the back of it with you! But waiting for a new toy to be delivered is
tough....hope ypu can stand the anticipation :)! I ordered a new sports
car while I was in Europe one time....took 3 months for it to get
shipped back to the states, almost couldn't stand it! <grin>
Congrats on the "deal"...and have fun down in Miami! Oh I fully know that feeling. I went on safari to South Africa last July,
had one of the best times of my life! Between my son, my camera man and
myself, we have 15 animal hides and skulls coming. I still don't have them
and they have to go to the taxidermist yet! The wait is maddening for me
there too! Thanks and you can rest assured that I'll somehow manage to have fun in
Miami. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| BASS/FLW guys wont touch anything but Triton & Ranger now, not with all the
incentives etc. I'm in the market for a new Ranger myself, doesn't make
sense to get anything else if you fish FLW. WW |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| Thanks Steve its definbately cool -looking. WW |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| Now THAT sounds fun Steve, you know we'll hook up in the
not-too-distant-future my boy! When you say "flippin deck" do you mean some kind of elevated platform??? Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| Steve believe me you dont want a jet engine with those weedy lakes you fish
up there... WW |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| ....I love this man! WW |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| When ya' gonna' be in Miami? "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" <stevehuber@outdoorfrontiers.com> wrote in |
Jerry
Feb 4
|
| No. Right now, and it's kind of hard to tell from the pictures on the
website, the front deck extends from the bow back roughly 6 1/2 feet. The
console is kind of a center console design with a seat/storage in front of
the console, with room for someone to put their feet between the seat and
the deck. Even though everyone tells me that I'll not be able to fill the existing
storage, I thought it would be nice to have the deck extend all the way back
to the front of the console, eliminating that seat in front of the console
and have additional compartments underneath that extended deck. Decks of
this nature are often times called flipping decks. I'm not worried about passenger seating though. As it is now, I'm ordering
the model with a bench seat that will fit me and two clients behind the
console. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| Yeah, but just because I wouldn't want one, that doesn't necessarily mean
that others wouldn't. Most jet propulsion systems are notoriously
inefficient and I wouldn't want to lose speed. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| You have to do what you have to do. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| Some like it, some don't. All I know is that no one has said that it wasn't
striking! Personally, I like the style. One thing's for certain, it's not
a cookie cutter boat looking like others! |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| We'll be getting in on the afternoon of the 22nd, and leaving the morning of
the 25th. You gonna be down there? If so, we should hook up. I have your
cell phone number, if you're down there, I can call you and we'll get
together for a barley pop or two. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| I hear ya! That's why I love my gambler, it stands out from the rest. Have
fun buddy. WW |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| Very true. Jets are for running super shallow rocky rivers & the like. A
jet on a fiberglass boat is like a bra on a man... Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 4
|
| Re: My new rig is ordered!!!
Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2006, 12:08pm From:
charles summers@comcast.net (Charles B. Summers)
John... You're about the closest person here to Lake Barkley... and we
are
having a get together there in April!
<hint, hint>
Charles, I will be there if at all possible...I really want to get
together with all of you! I had planned on spending a couple months out
west during that time, but maybe I can rearrange the schedule. But ya'll will have to give me a "handicap", I have just been fishing
Kentucky Lake the past year, and havn't been on Barkley in a while. :) John |
jbkbub
Feb 4
|
| I'm still winning to bet that you've fished Barkley alot more than any of
us! We'll give you a handicap though... but you'll have to fish with Steve.
Hopefully he'll have you glued to the seat, afraid that if you stand up that
he'll fire up the big motor again ready to move! <j/k> "John Kerr" <jbkbub@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9456-43E558E7-24@storefull-3216.bay.webtv.net... Re: My new rig is ordered!!! Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2006, 12:08pm From:
charles summers@comcast.net (Charles B. Summers)
John... You're about the closest person here to Lake Barkley... and we
are
having a get together there in April!
<hint, hint> Charles, I will be there if at all possible...I really want to get
together with all of you! I had planned on spending a couple months out
west during that time, but maybe I can rearrange the schedule. But ya'll will have to give me a "handicap", I have just been fishing
Kentucky Lake the past year, and havn't been on Barkley in a while. :) John |
Charles
Feb 4
|
| It'll be hard to fish with a seat cushion stuck in the crack of your butt. |
Jerry
Feb 5
|
| LOL, I'll give it the old college try thoough.... |
Steve
Feb 5
|
| Stop it Jerry!!! You're killing me!!!! lol "Jerry Barton" <jbarton@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message |
Charles
Feb 5
|
| LOL! Here's Steve at an early age.....
http://eridanus.net/calvin_hobbes/86/ch860211.gif
Steve, who's the backseater? Charles, maybe? |
Henry
Feb 5
|
| The new jets are about 95% the efficiency of a prop. They do not like weeds
at slow speed is true. |
Calif
Feb 6
|
| ROTFLMAO!!! Thanks Henry, now I have coffee all over my desk and key board! |
Steve
Feb 6
|
| Will ya take me for a ride ? Papa John
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" <stevehuber@outdoorfrontiers.com> wrote in |
Papa
Feb 6
|
| Sure I will! Got a life jacket? :-) |
Steve
Feb 6
|
| Congrats Steve. Regardless of brand names and bells and whistles, getting a
new boat is usually a fun experience, so enjoy. And BE SAFE if they cut you
loose on that 118mph model...lol I've been 90mph in a (not my) bass boat,
and 75 on my (seriously souped up) Jet Ski....and those were plenty fast for
me. ;-) On the water anyway, I don't mind triple digit speeds when there are
tires under me. |
SimRacer
Feb 6
|
| Congrats. I'm sure you'll enjoy the new rig. |
RichZ
Feb 2
|
| Thanks Rich, so when are you coming west? I'll take you out in it and show
you some smallmouth water. |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| Sounds pretty cool Steve, I hope I get to see it someday. |
RATMAN
Feb 2
|
| Well, come on down for the Southern Classic, I'll have it by then. Or, you
could come to the Northwoods Classic too. |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| That sounds way cool Steve !
Blow the horn and floor it !
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" <stevehuber@outdoorfrontiers.com> wrote in
message news:DCyEf.589$BS6.178@fe03.lga...
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> "RATMAN" <BASSINTHEWEEDS@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote in message |
Bass_Mr.
Feb 3
|
| Awesome! Can't wait to take another "white knuckle" test drive with you
Steve! Congrats! "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" <stevehuber@outdoorfrontiers.com> wrote in |
Charles
Feb 2
|
| Oh, man. I'm gonna have to come up that way now to try and talk you into a
ride. I looked at that boat when I was looking for a new boat. |
Bob
Feb 2
|
| Congratulations on both the new boat & the additional job being the
Wisconsin sales rep. for FastCat. Now you will have something to keep you
busy when your other 25 or 30 jobs leave you bored & with idle time on your
hands. :-) Bob |
Bob
Feb 3
|
| Yeah, I know, just what I needed was another job. Now, I can add sales rep
to the resume of firefighter/emt/haz-mat tech, guide, rod builder, writer,
editor, website support, television producer, show host, husband, father,
and grandfather..... I figure this should be a no-brainer for me. People were always stopping
and talking to me about my Cobra, now I'll just have another reason to chat
with them. A Fast Cat owner I talked to in Ohio told me to plan an
additional 15-20 minutes each time I fuel the boat! :-) |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| As soon as the break-in period is over, you bet!!! |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| Thanks Charles. Heck, I'll even let you drive it if you want. AND, I've
been told that this boat will turn even better than the Cobra! |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| You won't have to talk me into it at all. Come on up and give it a drive,
you're more than welcome and it's part of what I'll be doing now. From all
reports that I've heard, both directly and indirectly, it's an awesome boat.
I've been told that it's dry riding and capable of 70 mph in 3 footers! I
can't wait to try that. |
Steve
Feb 2
|
| Breakin period? You mean you aren't putting an E-Tec HO on it?
|
Bob
Feb 2
|
| Hope it has those "Holy Shit" bars !!!!!! |
Jerry
Feb 2
|
| Corner better than the Cobra??? No way! And if so... I don't know if I'm
really wanting to find out! |
Charles
Feb 2
|
| Hopefully this one has a "Holy Shit" roll cage! |
Charles
Feb 2
|
| Nope, I've been running Mercury for years and I kind of figure "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it." Now if Evinrude would like to sponsor the show...... |
Steve
Feb 3
|
| Oh yeah, it has those too! |
Steve
Feb 3
|
| Think about it Charles. This boat has a 102 inch beam and two keels to
carve the water, I think it'll corner like a demon! |
Steve
Feb 3
|
| Take it down to Center Hill and let our old buddy UL try it out for kicks. |
Jerry
Feb 3
|
| Is this a fishing boat we're talking about ? I mean
it's startin' to sound like the classic little red
sports car of mid-life crisis fame. LOL ! ;-)
|
Ken
Feb 3
|
| Congrats Steve! I don't know too much about this boat...but I do know that
sometimes we get hamstringed in our thinking of what our high
performance fishing boat has to be. People who experiment often run
across a better way of doing things...and I hope thats what you find
here! BTW, I seen a review of this boat at:
http://www.bassandwalleyeboats.com/output.cfm?id=943291 It appears that this boat has a shallow draft? that might make it
work well with a jet engine setup...especially for guys who run
shallow waters on a regular basis. If you get a chance, see what you
can find out in that area...as it might be a potential market for em'. The other thing I was thinking was whether many could live
without carpet (ie. commercial fishermen often do, anyone who makes a
real mess in their boat after each outing) and thinking that many
would still want to carpet the predominant areas where you stand to
fish. Lastly, before you go down to Miami and drive that dual engine
Fast Cat boat that will take you into triple digits...you might just
want to get your pilot's license first...bc that light of a boat just
might lift up and take-off like an airplane! --
Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law
Indianapolis, IN
Email: dwayne@cooperlegalservices.com
Web Page: http://www.cooperlegalservices.com
Personal Fishing Web Page: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/OnTheWater
Dog Fishing: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/onthewater/fishing040.htm
1st Annual ROFB Classic Winner |
Dwayne
Feb 3
|
| Awesome Steve, best of luck with your new boat! Say, does Fast Cat have a
website? I know of Basscat but have never heard of fastcat. Thanks! Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 3
|
| Get the Merc. Verado. A buddy of mine has one on a 20' Crestliner Tournament series, I we do 60 easy. B~ |
BradS
Feb 3
|
| Steve its a veryinteresting boat indeed. You say theres plenty of storage
space, I just cant understand where it could be with the tunnel hull design. I'd love to take a ride though, sounds like an awesome big water craft. Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 3
|
| You evidently don't know Steve too well, he does 60 putting the boat back on
the trailer. His max break-in speed was 65 on his other boat. |
Jerry
Feb 3
|
| Now THAT'S funny! "Jerry Barton" <jbarton@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message |
Charles
Feb 4
|
| I thought about it. But Charles would have to come with me! :-) |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| Yes, this is a fishing boat we're talking about. And I suppose there might
be a little mid-life crisis involved, but I don't think so. I've always
been a performance nut and a bit of a speed freak. I've always had fast
cars with big engines, I used to race motocross and enduro and I've just
continued that with boats. But from everything I've heard and read about the boat on other sites, it's
a fishing boat! |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| ***I saw that too, and it helped in my decision. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| Warren, I was told that it was unlikely that I'd fill all the available space. They
don't know me very well. We'll find out. I know one thing that they've
begun working on is a boat with a full flipping deck. Once they do this,
and put additional storage under the added deck space, there'll be even
more! And, they've told me that if I want, I can have the first flipping deck
model to roll out the doors! Unfortunately, that won't be until 2007 and I
don't think that Doc will wait that long for his boat. Everyone that I've talked to that runs one of these boats brags non-stop
about how great the boat handles big, rough water and how smooth and dry it
is. We'll find out when I go to Miami, and I do have some big water to run
up here, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. You're welcome to fly on out to Wisconsin anytime after I have the boat and
the ice is off the lakes. I'll take you out for a test run and let you
drive it too! |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| It's not the world's greatest website, but they do have one. It's at
http://www.fastcatmarine.com . Actually BassCat was one of the other boat
companies that I was talking to, but FastCat made me a much better offer and
since I first read about FastCats in Bass & Walleye Boat magazine, I've been
intrigued by the concept of a cat hull. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| I thought about the Verado. Unfortunately they're very pricey and for
resale purposes, I decided to go with a Mercury 250 XS. This way I can sell
the boat to BASS/FLW type guys if I decide and not have to worry about the
250 hp restriction. I was actually considering a 275 Verado or the 300 X
from Mercury, but practicality (?) reared it's ugly head. This new boat, the FastCat C20 is a 20 foot boat and I've been told I should
be able to run in the mid-80's easily. 60 is my usual cruising speed. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| I did hit 81.6 mph according to my gps once |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| You forgot guide. :-) |
alwaysfishking
Feb 4
|
| Nope, that's in there, right after firefighter/emt/haz-mat tech. It's easy
to overlook in the laundry list of things that occupy my time. But I ain't skeered! It's far better to burn out than rust out. |
Steve
Feb 4
|
| My new rig is ordered!!!
Sounds great Steve, some day I hope I have the good fortune to fish from
the back of it with you! But waiting for a new toy to be delivered is
tough....hope ypu can stand the anticipation :)! I ordered a new sports
car while I was in Europe one time....took 3 months for it to get
shipped back to the states, almost couldn't stand it! <grin>
Congrats on the "deal"...and have fun down in Miami! John
(Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers)
Well, it has happened!!!
I'm getting the FastCat C20. After talking with a couple other boat
manufacturers, as well as other FastCat owners, I've decided to take the
next step and get one of the little rascals.
After talking with Jerry, the president of the company, I am now the
Wisconsin sales rep for Fast Cat Marine and there's talk of more to come
in the not too distant future!
The FastCat owners that I've talked to have been more than impressed
with the fishability, as well as it's rough water capability. I've been
told that the storage is huge, which I need, and that they're a very
comfortable, dry riding and FAST boat.
We'll find out more when I get down to Miami later this month to meet
with the owners of the company and to drive these little rascals.
There's one boat down there that has twin 300 hp Merc's on the back and
they're going to let me drive it!!! I've been told that they've hit 118
mph with it. That's something I've always wanted to do with a boat,
drive into the triple digits and now I'm going to do it. How cool is
that?
I'm getting the boat rigged with a fair amount of cool stuff, a Merc 250
XS, Lenco Trim Tabs, stereo and all the other goodies as well. The list
of goodies is fairly extensive and I'm getting the trailer upgrade as
well, seeing's I put a lot of miles on a trailer.
With some reservation, I'm putting a MotorGuide 105 pound thrust, 36
volt trolling motor on it as well, the digital model with depth track,
shore track and that kind of stuff. I don't know if this is a good
thing, but no one responded here or on the other locations that I posed
the question, so I called a couple of service centers for MotorGuide.
The report that I got was that this series of motors is doing very well
but they all cautioned me that the more complex the motor is, the more
likely it is to have something go wrong. I knew that before I ever
picked up the phone! Both places said that they haven't been seeing them
come in for repair for the same thing consistently, and that a lot of
engineering had gone into upgrading the systems after MotorGuide bought
PinPoint Trolling Motors. I loved my PinPoints, so hopefully this new TM
will be as good or better.
So now it's fly to Miami, run the boats and see what color I want to
have them build the boat in. |
jbkbub
Feb 4
|
