Pro Guide vs Pro V

[buckeye1]

I fish out of a friends 1725 Pro Guide. Boat is a dry ride, a lot of how dry depends of how the driver handles the boat.

It is great from a fishability standpoint. So much room to fish. No windshield or console in the way. We cast jigs and drift of reefs most of the time. Location of sonar/GPS is awesome for drifting because it is right in front of him.

On the flip side windshield are great in cold weather. If you will be doing a lot of pulling tubes or skiers, then steering wheel may be way to go.

My next boat will be a Pro Guide

[ozarkeyes]

Walleyehunter1

You say you have a young child, and the windshield is desired but not needed, but does this indicate your significant other does not go out in the boat? Also will there be more children later? I ask this, because you sound like you are a serious fisherman, hence the Pro Guide, a true fishing boat, and comparing to a Pro V IFS, which accommodates both family and fishing, without sacrificing much on fishing (tiller control).

So do you spend $27,000 (loaded Pro Guide est.) and after first year wife says would like to go more if had more protection from wind and cold, i.e windshield, oh and by the way dear, No. 2 is on the way, or
go to the $40,000 for the 1875 ProV that will give you many years of family time on the water, fishing and playing.

I was going to suggest, have you considered the 1825 Explorer Sport, with Pro ride/airride seats upgrade, with the Merc 150 4 stroke. It has tons of storage, has SAME IPS2 hull as ProV. The hull thickness is same as Pro Guide .08 and twin plate .08, compared to ProV of .1/.1. Also the beam and stern width of the Explorer is 1 inch wider 96 and 95 than ProV of 95 and 94 inches. The interior depth is 1/2in less than ProV. The price would be between the Pro Guide and ProV.

[WalleyeHunter1]

I dont like the narrow Gunwales of the Explorer Sports...I know the distance from the water is probably the same in the ProV and the Explorer, but I just dont like them. If I knew of a way of mounting a rail on that narrow gunwale for rod holders maybe. Also, I have a Mr Pike, and have ridden in ProVs of similar size, and in wind the ProV with the thicker hull is a much smoother quieter ride. Thanks all for the advice. Any performance data on the 1775 or 1875 ProVs? I also think an 1875 at almost 19' long might be too much for my garage. I love the boat I have now, I just know I didnt buy what I wanted when I bought my Pike, I bought what I could afford. Buying a brand new boat when I was 20 was a little freaky. But being paid off now for almost 2 yrs, I have the new boat bug

[T Mac]

Originally Posted by WalleyeHunter1

I dont like the narrow Gunwales of the Explorer Sports...I know the distance from the water is probably the same in the ProV and the Explorer, but I just dont like them. If I knew of a way of mounting a rail on that narrow gunwale for rod holders maybe. Also, I have a Mr Pike, and have ridden in ProVs of similar size, and in wind the ProV with the thicker hull is a much smoother quieter ride. Thanks all for the advice.

* Keep in mind...the Pro-Guide's narrow gunwhale has Sport Trak. You can easily mount anything you want to it using Sport Trak brackets. Rod holders, drink holders, Ram mounts, Downrigger brackets..etc.

As far as the hulls go...the Pro Guide is 1 degree less "V" than a ProV.
Yes.. the aluminim is thicker on the ProV
Pro Guide 1825 has .080 plus .080 on the twin plate.
For the 1875 ProV the hull is.1 plus .1 on the twin plate.

Biggest thing... of course is the Pro Guide is a 90hp (max) Tiller while the Pro V 1875 is a 175hp (max) wheel boat.

Not really comparing apples,...but both of them work really well for catching fish

[ozarkeyes]

Originally Posted by T Mac

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Biggest thing... of course is the Pro Guide is a 90hp (max) Tiller while the Pro V 1875 is a 175hp (max) wheel boat.

Not really comparing apples,...but both of them work really well for catching fish

200hp on 1875 ProV

[115 optimax]

Originally Posted by ironjax

I own a 1725 pro guide, fished out of a 1825 pro guide last year and fished out of a freinds brand new 1875 proV yesterday and IMHO here is what I liked and disliked:

LOVE the 1875 ProV...was a single console, handled 3-4 foot chop like it was nothing, not a drop of water on me but lost a cooler bag at WOT. The ride was very nice even in rough water, handled great with the 101 vantage and the pull out drawers were a bigger bonus than I thought they would be.
The ProGuides are nice boats, ride is good but definietly not a ProV. You stay relatively dry but they are wet as are most tillers. The fishability is excellent in the Proguides, the storage is great but with maxed out 75hp and 90hp they leave a little something to be desired.
I was in the same situation as yourself...buy a ProV and pay or buy a proguide and have no payments. I guess I love owning my boat more than paying for a boat I love. Good luck and hope this helps.

Maxed out 75-90 HP?

[ironjax]

115 Opti

That is sweet!!!! Well played sir!

[WalleyeHunter1]

Originally Posted by 115 optimax

Maxed out 75-90 HP?

How fast does that boat go? And you must be in Canada? Or how did you do this?

[WalleyeHunter1]

[QUOTE=T Mac;1435489]* Keep in mind...the Pro-Guide's narrow gunwhale has Sport Trak. You can easily mount anything you want to it using Sport Trak brackets. Rod holders, drink holders, Ram mounts, Downrigger brackets..etc.


Not a big fan of the sport trak brackets, maybe its the fact that it makes your already expensive rod holders that much more expensive, and maybe its just one more piece of plastic that can screw up my day. My Mr Pike has a sport trak too, and I dont use it one bit. I know my comparison is apple to oranges...thats why I came here to hear peoples thoughts and reports of each...I really want the comfort of the proV but the fishability of the pro guide....If I can fit it in my garage and get myself to write the check Im really leaning towards the prov

[WalleyeHunter1]

Its all the accessories that I cannot live without that make the ProV a little bit out there...The boat itself isnt bad, its the 1500 dollar tm and kickers, and electronics...Woofda!!!