Pro Drive 1848 X Series TD Edition 2023 (Our NEW Duck Boat)
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- Join us as we do a walkthrough with our New 2023 Pro-Drive X Series TD Edition duck boat.
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I got a havoc/mud buddy and absolutely love mine! Most brands don’t make a 16” version and I’m usually hunting by myself so I don’t need a big boat.
Awesome video yall!, its cool to see you guys switch over. I dont see as many pro drives they look awesome.
Thanks Patrick!
Nice boat good for you guys!!! I just picked up a Excel F4 shallow water 1854 with a Mudbuddy 40 anniversary and a few up grades. Very happy with it so far looking forward to the duck season first season with it.
Thanks! Sounds like you got a great rig yourself. Good luck this season!
Finally you got a good boat😂 that’s awesome
Super cool 🤙
I have a 2054 Pro Drive TD with a 40hp and Love it !!! Thinking about upgrading to the new 50hp. KP and all the Staff are Fabulous, would not hesitate to drive out from Oregon again and buy one. If You are serious about duck hunting, fishing ,or frogging in the marsh and want an excellent mud boat, buy a Pro Drive.
What of speeds and rpm are you getting on your 2054?? I think something is wrong with my 2054 I don’t have the TD I have the Xseries
Congrats on the new boat!
Thanks!
I was hoping y’all’s had the new instant reverse so I could see how it worked
After running both what do y’all like better ?
Nice rig 👍🦆
Thanks 👍
Could you do another sitka wader review and ins and outs on them. Debating on getting a pair
Thats a sweet rig! Can't wait to see what y'all get into with it this season
Thanks Thomas!
@@MidValleyMercenarieshello amazing videos i have hunting videos
The down sound is the flat bottom though it’s not gonna turn as good as the gator tail you had. But nice boat!
This boat turns way better actually.
A flat bottom that turns better than a boat with chimes?
Where in the grass lands can you use those
Where do you take this boat out? I just picked up an old pro drive I’m in San Jose Bay Area curious where you go
Nice rig, but you won’t be getting to the hole first. I have a 1750 Gatortail Extreme cutdown hull with GTR 40. To be honest, my next rig will be a 1854 Prodrive TD with the Stick Steer console. Glad that they added instant reverse along with full power reverse. I could really use that full power reverse and the gatortail cannot compete with that option. Nice rig!!
I run a 45lb minnkota on a 1756 and wish it had more power all of the time! Just a heads up
Thanks for the input. I had 45 on my bass boat and was pretty happy with it
Thats a slick rig for sure. Do they offer their 18 footers with a tandem axle trailer?
That I don’t know
And the world’s shakiest camera man award goes to! 🥁 🥁 🥁 John!! Lol sweet boat!
Nah! You did great. Thanks again
No prob
Congratulations! Awesome boat and a nice review. Thank you! Not a lot of videos about pro-drive boats. What was the price?
Thank you. Around 27k
Sweet rig!
Does the prop sit lower in the water compared to the GTR? Noticed the paint is coming off already.
Thanks!
No, they trim the same. Pretty sure the paint is always gonna come of the skag pretty easy because of it running through and scraping on the bottom. That scag on our gtr was stripped clean on the first use
What river were you guys on
Hey so I’m getting my, first duck dog and I’ve watched your videos and Chris Akins but how early can you start “formal training” and at what age are they ready to hunt.
“Formal training starts day one when you get your puppy. They need to learn the ABC’s before algebra.
How old? I’ve have them in the field at 6 months, but that’s more experience than doing work, obviously the sooner they get exposed to hunting the faster they pick it up.
Hope this helps
What made y’all go with the prodrive over the gatortail? I’m looking to get a mud rig but I’ve always liked gtr’s over prodrive
We already had a gtr so we wanted to give prodrive a try
Looking to get a new motor for my boat do you like the pro drive or the gator tail more.
Both good brands
You ever have those boat buckles freeze up in cold weather?
Ya but not to the point where you couldn’t use them. I pull them back and forth a few times and it releases
Gonna miss the gator tail on the channel, but this is a slick rig
Ya we’ll miss her but we’re enjoying this one
Thanks!
Have you taken it on any rocky bottom rivers? I'm in idaho and I hunt the snake river alot and I have a jet, and it does good but Suckling up weeds that are floating on the surface or if its shallow and it sucks them up it kills it till you get it cleared. And the reason of the snake i hunt most the the drive time isn't in the main river so it is between 3ft and 1ft. And once I get 1ft or less it will suck up weeds. Just curious as I am debating a pro drive for when I get a bigger boat.
Weeds are no issue. This is a surface drive
@@MidValleyMercenaries ya I was wondering have you been on any shallow rocky bottom rivers. Such as the snake river or boise river as an example. The snake in some areas is weed bottom w mud, but alot of it is a mixture of both rocks(large and small) and weeds.
Yes we have. No issues at all
Congrats!
What's the total weight capacity?
Thanks! 6 persons 750 pounds.
The Roostertail looks kind of small, might wanna trim up just a tad to gain a little speed
It was on that first clip, he adjusted it later. Seems to get the best speed around 4700 rpm
@@MidValleyMercenaries are you liking it more then the gator tail
There’s always pros and cons for everything but we are definitely liking it
Should have got a timber creek
How fast do you go with 3 people loaded down with gear and everything?
Around 26-27
What kind of speeds you get out of it
26-28 with 2 guys, dog, and full hunt load
How does the motor do in salt?
They do good
value of the boat with the engine? and where can I buy one?
Around 30k. Go to their website and find a dealer
you can also tap the momentary button and give it throttle
also be careful running halfway out with one gas can bc if u went there going down river u aint making it back up
I wonder how much will that set up cost? min 50,000.
This one is $29,500
What happened to the gator tail?
We sold it. Wanna try pro drive out
What y’all did with gator tail?
We sold it. No problems with it just wanna try pro-drive
@@MidValleyMercenaries what are you liking better so far I know you haven’t ran it much yet?
Speeds?
30 mph with 2 guys, no gear. Ask again during season to see what it is with hunting load
Can I ask why yall switched from Gator-Tail? Im about to purchase my first boat and I have a deposit on a GTR 1754 extreme. before I squeeze the trigger is there a reason you switched?
GTR was great. It was more of a business/relationship decision
@@MidValleyMercenaries Oh gotcha. Makes sense. Are you impressed thus far with the performance of the pro drive motor?
I’m on the fence between GTR and Prodrive and I need to make the decision before I purchase in the next month.
@mattthereverend1981 we love it! Great maneuverability, handles very well in turns, and it’s gear driven instead of belt. The PD is very friendly and great to work with as well. We will be getting the 50 next year
Sitka wader update coming soon?
Not a video but we did a podcast on it
@@MidValleyMercenaries where could I find it?
@@scalahan0246 open.spotify.com/episode/6CL3khQkXAfo7VeXZxCi4K?si=0a3obE_NTWCr0lg9i9cC5A
why’d y’all make the move from Gator Tail? i love my Gator Tail!!
We loved ours too. Wanted to try pro-drive out
So why do you call yourselves “mercenaries”? ..do you know the definition of that word? Just curious
Just a name. No hidden reason. Yes we’re aware of the meaning
@@MidValleyMercenaries So you are mercenaries? Who do you fight for? Just curious
Prodrive customer service is 100% better then gatortail but gatortail is better in my opinion then Prodrive. Depends on your hunting conditions
Build quality is much better on a ProDrive(no question), what are you basing “better” on???