I am pretty sure there are some Stroker Bass Boats that havent been modified in anyway running in the teens with 300+ HP Hydrotec yammies on the tail. Stroker will flat out run big numbers. There are few guy's with 250 Pro XS. That are claiming to bust 100.
K-Dawg and all, Hi this is my first post here and so here goes:
First off I want to say that it's very complementary of the length of discussion about my "White Knuckles" Stroker boat. I am very proud of what Todd D, Brent, myself and a lot of guys like Todd @ Hydromotive and Dominic Sanmarco our tec have been able to accomplish. We all have worked very hard and each contributed in their own way.
Secondly, Shook is the king until his record is broken and all due respect and props should go to him! I have spoken to him a few times and when I was just getting started he helped me out with some set up tips. Thank you David. I think Paul Nichols and Brent ( our top driver ) also have the same level of mad skills behind the wheel as David and they each have accomplished a lot and will do so in the future.
Just for the record the "White Knuckles" boat weighs about 1900 lbs rigged with out a driver and runs a modified 300X with only 143lbs of compression. This alone given it runs on just premium gas weighs over 400 lbs more than the 1500 weight limit for the class and has run as fast as 121.46 to date shows just what type of special rig we have put together. It was a stock Stroker that Todd D had the genius to redesign mainly, I had some pad work done to her before Todd did the redesign but the redesign and motor design are his creations.
Brent has owned an XB 2002 so his skill set behind the wheel was at a high point to begin with and we have tested "White Knuckles" for almost 2500 miles of R&D over 115 MPH. Brent has set up skills and a touch behind the wheel like few do, Kurt Mourer probably is the only other Stroker guy with his skill level. I've had the boat to 118 twice on days it ran 121 with Brent behind it but while I think I'm a pretty good driver Brent's a LOT better than I.
As K Dawg knows from another message board I raise "Autism Awareness" in the fishing and marine communities and the White Knuckles boat is a means of helping that effort in the "go fast" crowd. My other boat is another Stroker with a 250XS and using a lot of the things we learned on the White Knuckles boat I have had it to a best 105 MPH with 3 batteries and a full size trolling motor on the bow. This boats primary mission though is to raise Autism Awareness in the fishing communities through a "decal program" I came up with called "Fishin' with a Mission" you can check out this program and much more about both my boats and Autism Awareness on my website
www.mylittlebuddysboat.com
I know that people are very brand loyal and tempers can get hot about what brand is top dog but to me I think we are all lucky no matter what go fast or other rig we have. I like all fast bass boats, no matter their brand and probably I am more disliked by true "Stroker people" than admired becuase I like other brands like Bullets, Allys, and LCB's as well and have tried to learn from people like David Shook, Paul Nichols, and Brent, all guys that don't own Strokers. I think that's sad but my goal is to learn as much as I can, listen to different opinions and not dismiss them, respect all guys in this sport and most importantly use either this "White Knuckles" boat or my tournament rigged Stroker to help kids and families in our country that are struggling with Autism.
Thanks for reading, best to all
Eli
"Fishin' with a Mission"
www.mylittlebuddysboat.com