MM Brand: GTR
Horsepower: 35
Boat Brand: Gator Tail
Boat Size: 1854
Boat Layout: Hunt Deck, Floatation, 3/16 bottom

Speeds | Shallow Water: Fast enough
Speeds | Deep Water: Fast enough
Total Boat Load With Gear Etc: Heavy
Conditions Tested In:

Comments:

No speeds yet, but it moves fast enough for me.

First trip was a gator hunt all night the same day I picked it up. Second trip went fishing with a two foot chop, no problem. Even managed to catch a few reds. Now to get my blind built and I'll be ready for the ducks!

the catch...

sharp looking boat

Nice rig!! Tell us about the vee in the front!

Nice rig!!!!
I am also interested in how the V is working for you. And if you don't mind, what did the hull cost. I have the extreme 18x54 and would like to have V bow. How long did it take to build? I am thinking of getting a hull like this.

I like the dual rig in the background.

That's the almost the exact boat I want! V front but with a Center Console!

Like the others have asked...How is that V front?

The vee was sort of an acident. I asked for the pointed bow after placing the order, so it needed to be split to save the length. They did a great job and Kyle was excited about the end result.

As far as how the vee performs...the 2' chop was no problem for me, and was fairly dry at full throttle.

I don't have a price for the vee mod as it just sort of happened, so Kyle didn't charge. I ordered it just days after July 4th and picked it up Sept 16.

Not bad for peak build time before season...

I like that bow. I need to call Kyle & talk to him about that I cross rough bays & I bet that would help cut through the waves a little better when going into a head sea.

Nice looking rig,congrats

so how does it perform in the mud with the v

I've hit almost everything but straight up mud. I'm thinking the bow won't make much difference, since it gradually flattens out through the rake to the bottom.

Thanks for all the compliments, but it's the guys at Gator-Tail that did it right. You should have seen all those boat loads of Mississippi gator hunters looking at us with the "what the hell is that" look. Even the game wardens were paying us nice compliments.

yeah its a slick lookin hull i know my mod v sucks in the mud but mines a ribbed hull to i would like to know top speed with the flotation and 3/16 hull and all. thanks

I caught your screen name and realized your from Carrollton. I made several hunts last year near the McIntire Scatters. My uncle has a camp near near Money and I'm looking forward to making some more trips this year. I really like that area, wish it were closer.

I'll try and remember to clock some speeds next trip out.

yeah the scatters are a really good place to hunt if you know how to work it and their are places you can tear a rig up to thats why i was wonderin bout the 3/16 bottom i know my little rig has got dents all in the bottom but hey it gets me to were i need to go but ive seen more and more people run war eagles up here and then complain about dents in the hull so i was wonder how a true mud hull will stand up to, thanks

get a hull well braced with a 3/16 bottom and you have something. Just remember nothing is bullet proof and if you go out and hit and jump everything you see for fun you will tear it up.

yeah i hear ya on hitting everything you see but i dont really do that, there is always that one stump you dont see mostly the submerged stumps and i think that a 3/16 bottom well help against that but i know if you hit anything at speed it will put a dent in the boat extra thick or not but i think the 3/16 is a good peice of "insurance" to have if you run stumps

I hit lots of stumps, just no too fast, but still hard enough to nearly throw me out. No matter how many I hit, it always surpises me how hard they hit at idle speed. Not a scratch yet.

so do you predict any mods in the future

Really Really nice lookin boat man! I have that same hull design on my Uncle J. Youre gonna love it! It really doesnt change a thing running in the mud but its so much better in the big water.

so just from a guess what do you think th top speed is?

slower than he will claim

Maybe 26-27.

I'm guessing 25 is as fast as I've run. I'm pretty sure my GPS is a little generous, but I'll post it what it says. You'll get an honest report from me...I'm not worried about speed. I was satsified with how it ran with three 200lb guys and gear.

Dude go reed post #8 and it explains why that seam is their!!

Getting this thread back on topic. If y'all want to start something make a post in the duck blind & I'll dump the posts I pulled out into it and y'all can have at it. This thread is for reviews and questions about the mans ride.

MAN. That's a really nice looking boat !

Nice Rig .... I didn't even know the Gator-Tails are comin' with the 3/16th bottoms .... Good Deal !!

GatorTail builds Custom boats any way you want them

so how much does this hull weigh??