For the live wells, take a short thin strap like is used for the rod tie downs. Add one chrome connection piece to the live well and one to the boat. Stretch the short tie down strap between them when you are trailering the boat. Available at BPS. Quick and easy. Problem solved.
Didn't realize you were on Douglas until you hauled it on the dock. One of the better lakes in the area for Large Mouth. I have the same pains with my 195. Looks like they've fixed some of the issues on the new layout, but I'm not trading just for that. I don't use those dry storage boxes much and thought about finding bluetooth or marine speakers to fit those holes and just doing away with them. I about traded/sold mine due to fit and finish issues. It's a budget boat, yes, but come on. Vinyl flooring pulling off the deck. Cutting my fingers on metal shards because they didn't clean it up well enough. Advertising drains on storage boxes when the drain tubes just terminate at the bulk head and not out the transom. I've learned to live with it, I guess.
How does the boat sit in the water. My 175TXW sits very low to the water in the back and the front rides high. I carry ALL my tackle in the front but it still rides high. Any waves and the front and the trolling motor comes out of the water, throwing the stability to hell. Looking at the 195 but don't want to buy the same problem.Thanks
The cooler was really easy to fix I took blue board in1/2 in thickness and lined the outside of the metal and now I can keep one bag of ice on the hottest day and have ice leftover the next morning. If you don't mind seeing the blue board when you open the cooler it works very well. You will not see the board when it is full of ice anyway.
I checked and I dont have any, they were all on my old computer that doesnt work anymore. If you pull that front panel off and look down you will see a large flat piece of aluminum running at a 45 degree angle and we basically used 2 peices of aluminum angle to make arms to run from that flat piece of aluminum up to the mount that units are bolted to, we then replaced the center piece with a piece of star board and bolted one more piece of aluminum angle to the starboard as well as to the sonar mount for additional support.
Someone had dropped a can of that foam on the road and I hit it with the wheel of my truck and was hauling my new tracker. It went all over my boat and I could not get it off. For the most part after about 2 years, it kind of faded away from UV rays.
A guy fishing the TNCBA....and older gentleman claims the Bass Boat Saver spray will remove ANY stain. Even works on the Chartreuse dip dye....I cant say anything because I havent tried it but the dude swears by it and the other members are all about as well. Consider trying that on the foam stain. Great channel you got. Would love to tag along one day. Live up at Boone lake. Take care
I’ve got the same rig and I love it. I’m glad to hear you talk about the speed I thought something might be wrong with mine when I first got it before loading it down it would run about 60 now it runs 50. And I use the cooler for storage it’s terrible.
Never heard of solid water..lmao...great video i’m looking at getting a tracker and saving some money for gas and tackle or just getting the lower end Skeeter for about 10,000 more this video really help me make a decision I think I’ll get the Skeeter just so I can fish in bad weather and wind have extra 50hp and not worry about the cheaper problems thank you. And just a heads up my buddy put in a center consul that folds up just like a car seat and it’s out of a Ford expedition 2010-2015 matches the same color and looks good as well an you can lock the center consul and you get the center consul but don’t lose the seat
Man stop complaining be greatful and stay humble,cause alot of people can't afford a car let alone a beautiful boat as yours, same way how God blessed you with that boat he can take it away words of advice my friend👍
I have the same model year boat. I'm interested in seeing how you fabricated and was able to install the duel graph mount at the console. I, too, had an issue with the steering wheel. The center cap flew off, luckily it landed and got wedged beside the seat. On the shifter the M mercury symbol flew off, but I wasn't as lucky. I didn't find it. Thanks in advance. Like the video!!
I have the exact rig. Love the boat, but since getting it, it has been taking in some water and I cannot find the culprit. Curious to why you plugged your overflows on your live well? Any insight is appreciated!
I plugged em because if I'm fishing a tournament in the summer and i have ice and additives in the water i don't want the hot lake water to back flow into the live well when i stop the boat
My 2019 Tracker has the same problem with the live well doors flying open. But also the tackle compartments on each side of the live well are hinged to the outside of the boat without latches. So all 4 doors are open going down the road. Other than that I love the boat.
Nice boat. Was looking for over a year for a boat considered the 195. After having a friend bust the hull on an aluminum Vexus, I decided to buy a glass boat. Bought a new 2021 Ranger Z185 in September from Dalton marine for not much more than the price of a 195
I have the same boat. It is a great boat. I am a little surprised at the speed you get. I think I have more weight than you have. Big Garmin Trolling motor and lots of gear but I get 57 on my full throttle and under perfect conditions have gotten 60.
New sub. I'm glad you did this video! I've been looking at getting a new boat, but I'm torn between that and the ranger rt178. That boat looks built really good! You may have made my decision for me. Lol
Dude literally complained about some of the stupidest things nitpicking the boat then spent five minutes talking about how it’s the best boat out there for the money. It’s a budget boat if you want something higher end then your going have to spend more money. And being someone who has both a tracker and a triton glass boat I can say trackers are solid boats. And the only downside to trackers is that if you have one of the sportsman or hunting/ John boats “not bass boats” the foam in them will get waterlogged and you have to drill out the rivets remove the floor cut out the foam and reinstall the floor. That’s something to complain about not that your live well lids don’t have locks or a piece of plastic came off.
i can't believe you complain about things you can order and switch out yourself. i was watching your video until i realized you were complaining about so many simple fixes you can do yourself. maybe you should go back to driving a car only. unbelieveable!!
For the live wells, take a short thin strap like is used for the rod tie downs. Add one chrome connection piece to the live well and one to the boat. Stretch the short tie down strap between them when you are trailering the boat. Available at BPS. Quick and easy. Problem solved.
Didn't realize you were on Douglas until you hauled it on the dock. One of the better lakes in the area for Large Mouth. I have the same pains with my 195. Looks like they've fixed some of the issues on the new layout, but I'm not trading just for that. I don't use those dry storage boxes much and thought about finding bluetooth or marine speakers to fit those holes and just doing away with them. I about traded/sold mine due to fit and finish issues. It's a budget boat, yes, but come on. Vinyl flooring pulling off the deck. Cutting my fingers on metal shards because they didn't clean it up well enough. Advertising drains on storage boxes when the drain tubes just terminate at the bulk head and not out the transom. I've learned to live with it, I guess.
How does the boat sit in the water. My 175TXW sits very low to the water in the back and the front rides high. I carry ALL my tackle in the front but it still rides high. Any waves and the front and the trolling motor comes out of the water, throwing the stability to hell. Looking at the 195 but don't want to buy the same problem.Thanks
My 195 sits low in the back too, it hasn't been a problem for me but it does sit low.
The cooler was really easy to fix I took blue board in1/2 in thickness and lined the outside of the metal and now I can keep one bag of ice on the hottest day and have ice leftover the next morning. If you don't mind seeing the blue board when you open the cooler it works very well. You will not see the board when it is full of ice anyway.
Hey do you have any pics or video of how you mounted the graphs on the console? Great review
I checked and I dont have any, they were all on my old computer that doesnt work anymore. If you pull that front panel off and look down you will see a large flat piece of aluminum running at a 45 degree angle and we basically used 2 peices of aluminum angle to make arms to run from that flat piece of aluminum up to the mount that units are bolted to, we then replaced the center piece with a piece of star board and bolted one more piece of aluminum angle to the starboard as well as to the sonar mount for additional support.
Spray foam lol I felt that, had my issues with some spray foam for sure
Someone had dropped a can of that foam on the road and I hit it with the wheel of my truck and was hauling my new tracker. It went all over my boat and I could not get it off. For the most part after about 2 years, it kind of faded away from UV rays.
Ryan looking at a used 2018 196trx . How is it still holding up? You using it still?
Thanks for the review I enjoyed it. I would agree with you the steering wheel spoke cover missing would drive me crazy. Can you buy a new wheel?
Yeah I have actually already replaced it with a new steering wheel that I ordered from greatlakesskipper.com
A guy fishing the TNCBA....and older gentleman claims the Bass Boat Saver spray will remove ANY stain. Even works on the Chartreuse dip dye....I cant say anything because I havent tried it but the dude swears by it and the other members are all about as well. Consider trying that on the foam stain. Great channel you got. Would love to tag along one day. Live up at Boone lake. Take care
I will gave that a shot, thanks bud.
Bass Cat sell center storage locker that’s what I put in mine
New sub, Great review video! Brutal Honesty will separate you from most of the RUclips anglers!
I appreciate the sub and thanks for watching
I’ve got the same rig and I love it. I’m glad to hear you talk about the speed I thought something might be wrong with mine when I first got it before loading it down it would run about 60 now it runs 50. And I use the cooler for storage it’s terrible.
Never heard of solid water..lmao...great video i’m looking at getting a tracker and saving some money for gas and tackle or just getting the lower end Skeeter for about 10,000 more this video really help me make a decision I think I’ll get the Skeeter just so I can fish in bad weather and wind have extra 50hp and not worry about the cheaper problems thank you. And just a heads up my buddy put in a center consul that folds up just like a car seat and it’s out of a Ford expedition 2010-2015 matches the same color and looks good as well an you can lock the center consul and you get the center consul but don’t lose the seat
Man stop complaining be greatful and stay humble,cause alot of people can't afford a car let alone a beautiful boat as yours, same way how God blessed you with that boat he can take it away words of advice my friend👍
I have the same model year boat. I'm interested in seeing how you fabricated and was able to install the duel graph mount at the console. I, too, had an issue with the steering wheel. The center cap flew off, luckily it landed and got wedged beside the seat. On the shifter the M mercury symbol flew off, but I wasn't as lucky. I didn't find it. Thanks in advance. Like the video!!
I have the exact rig. Love the boat, but since getting it, it has been taking in some water and I cannot find the culprit. Curious to why you plugged your overflows on your live well? Any insight is appreciated!
I plugged em because if I'm fishing a tournament in the summer and i have ice and additives in the water i don't want the hot lake water to back flow into the live well when i stop the boat
Just a 2017 TXW TE so I found this video. Good info thank you, added you on the gram. "When your give a shits done" - lol I'll be using that one
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Most bass boats have the cable drive, i.e. Ultrex. Why didn't you get this, just curious? I've always been told those work best on bass boats. Thx!
I didnt specifically choose the ulterra over the ultrex I just had the opportunity to pick the ulterra up at a great price and went with it
My 2019 Tracker has the same problem with the live well doors flying open. But also the tackle compartments on each side of the live well are hinged to the outside of the boat without latches. So all 4 doors are open going down the road. Other than that I love the boat.
You got a nice rig there Ryan, thanks for the review! 👍
Thanks bud
I lined mine with Styrofoam and it works fine.
How does it run on windy days?
Nice boat. Was looking for over a year for a boat considered the 195. After having a friend bust the hull on an aluminum Vexus, I decided to buy a glass boat. Bought a new 2021 Ranger Z185 in September from Dalton marine for not much more than the price of a 195
Thats a hell of a boat for what sounds like a good deal. Congrats
That’s a known problem specific to vexus boats
Like the boat Ryan. Looking to get a tracker next year.
As far as the dry storage tube go, tie a 30lb piece of braid from the swivel to the snap attachment. It'll last longer lol
Good idea
Thank you, this was a good honest review. Like you I notice everything. Lol
I have the same boat. It is a great boat. I am a little surprised at the speed you get. I think I have more weight than you have. Big Garmin Trolling motor and lots of gear but I get 57 on my full throttle and under perfect conditions have gotten 60.
What prop are you running?
I get roughly 55-56 on mine with a 24P, but I also have 2 12' Talons on the rear and probably 100 lbs of fishing gear in it that I don't need..lol
@@Foes1969 Is your prop a Fury?
@@RyanEppsFishing Tempest plus. It is the original prop that came with my regular Merc 150 4 stroke. I do not have the Pro XS.
You changed everything except the motor 😂.
It can get 60+ with the right setup 👍🏼
whats the right setup
Wouldn’t solid water still be ice lol, nice boat!
New sub. I'm glad you did this video! I've been looking at getting a new boat, but I'm torn between that and the ranger rt178. That boat looks built really good! You may have made my decision for me. Lol
You could of sat a cooler bag down in there with your drinks.
Dude literally complained about some of the stupidest things nitpicking the boat then spent five minutes talking about how it’s the best boat out there for the money. It’s a budget boat if you want something higher end then your going have to spend more money. And being someone who has both a tracker and a triton glass boat I can say trackers are solid boats. And the only downside to trackers is that if you have one of the sportsman or hunting/ John boats “not bass boats” the foam in them will get waterlogged and you have to drill out the rivets remove the floor cut out the foam and reinstall the floor. That’s something to complain about not that your live well lids don’t have locks or a piece of plastic came off.
i can't believe you complain about things you can order and switch out yourself. i was watching your video until i realized you were complaining about so many simple fixes you can do yourself. maybe you should go back to driving a car only. unbelieveable!!