Do NOT Try This In A Fiberglass Bass Boat!!(Aluminum Advantage)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- I decided to take my @XpressBoats1966 X-21 as FAR up a creek as I could to see just how shallow it can actually go. Hope you guys enjoy this "test mission" in the Xpress.
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Used to think i was settling for aluminum
The more i use my Aluminum boat the more i think its the way to go
Great videos!
Xpress X-19 pro, Yamaha 200Hp, and with a Bob's 10" hydraulic jack plate you will OWN any water system. Heads will turn. Your spot on Luke
Yes sir ... Xpress Boats are "Head Turners" Xpress X-18 Pro, 115 SHO
As a fairly new fiberglass bass boat owner I honestly have kinda regretted not getting a tin rig like this. I bought a champion 203 and no doubt I love my boat but I always worry about hitting something or messing up the fiberglass. Back when I ran my 16ft tracker I fished anywhere I wanted. Now I limit myself out of fear of messing up my boat. These new tin rigs are amazing and I think they are the future on tour. Slowly more and more guys will be running these until glass is fizzled out.
The more I research express the more I think they fit my fishing style perfectly. Mostly smaller lakes rivers with a few vacation trips a year to bigger waters. Loving all the express videos.
You’d love it. Guaranteed. It’s got the right mix of both.
And when you got back in the boat after wading you don't have to worry about wet carpet. Sea Dek is awesome.
The ladies are always impressed with 10 inches 🤣🤣🤣. Awesome boat ole buddy!!
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I still have my Triton fiberglass rig but I've been fishing out of a tracker with a 115 on it. I have to say other than wind blowing it around I really really like it. I can get to almost 52 in it.
Which Tracker?
@@SteveZ919 pro17 technically it's only rated for a 60hp.
You don't see a lot of Xpress boats up here in the Great Lakes area because we don't go that shallow much but if I was living back in Texas, this would be the way to go. I'm super impressed. 😀🙌 Nice boat!!!! 😀
Thanks for making this video man, had no idea you had an Xpress deal, was looking at a 20' fiberglass vs the 19/21' Xpress boats & here's your vid! I Also fish the Coosa chain, so I think you sealed the deal! Brutal comments in here, wth is wrong with folks sheesh. Thanks again my friend.
Good times! Nothing better than being able (and willing) to take a boat where others won't and catching fish! Love the video.
Thank you!
You need a block of wood under the trolling motor to hold it up and use your hands to hold it down then you can turn wide open I always keep one in my boat saved me a bunch of times when I got stuck.
Awesome! Gonna try and see how shallow my Lund 1875 Pro-V Bass will float!
Go do it!
This motor is exactly as advertised, it’s well made, easy to use and very powerful. We are happy
Dude, now dat is shallow! Xpress picked the exact right man to rep their boats. That is what is called proof in the puddin'. Excellent job.
Thank you Ron! Love that boat.
@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus And I'm positive that Xpress loves you! I've got some catching up to do, I've been on the water almost every day since our season opened in June. Stay well.
If Xpress would move the fuel tank to under the seat, would level out the boat and have a lower center of gravity, you might be able to get even shallower. Would also allow for more storage and possibly larger live wells.
That's what caymas boat's did in their C18, obviously not a tin boat but still a good idea, better ride & likely handling, possibly keeping more of the back of the boat riding a little higher too.
Vexus does that in both the tin and glass boats.
@@shootincoyotes avid boats also
Got my x19 stuck on a sandbar on pool 8 last weekend pushed it off by myself I’d still be there with a glass boat lol 👍🏻
Guarantee you were glad to be in it in that situation. I’ve had a couple of those moments this year.
I live in texas and have had an express bass boat and have a friend that ownes one now and they have the benefit of being tuff and you talk about having your glass boat in the shop . Wait till you have to have all the stress cracks welded up , it gets way expensive , and finding someone who's good enough welder to repair right the first time is like finding hens teeth . Express is just to thin , they are tuff for a while . For my money if I was gonna get another tin boat it would be gator tracks , but for now my skeeter with the gorilla on the bottom will do .
Here’s the Xpress warranty info from their website. If something happens to anything I own I typically see what the warranty is.
Terms of Lifetime Warranty Coverage:
Xpress will structurally warrant all transom and hull seam welds for the lifetime of the boat, with all repairs made under this warranty to be performed at Xpress’ plant in Hot Springs
@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus ran into many people down here in south Louisiana who have brought their boats in for repair. It takes a little while is the only complaint, but Xpress has been very good about fixing anything that comes loose. Mostly they hold together extremely well, some of them get beat on pretty hard down here and usually with some really big engines hanging off the back. They're in the top of their class.
That’s awesome. I might get that shallow wearing a pair of Crocs but that’s it.
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Man I beached my x21 on a sandbar on the Red River here in Shreveport. Had a full tank of fuel and was stuck like chuck in the fog. Took me an hour of pushing and pulling to finally get loose. Kept thinking of all the gators watching me that morning.
I hate fishing the red.. Caddo lake 💪🏽
Love the boat!! A step or two above the competition!!
Thank you! I’m loving it.
I had an Express 18 96-in beam 90 horsepower aluminum my favorite boat I've ever owned could float in 8 in of water
Alum is the way to go
Great video. great demonstration!
Glad you liked it!
Finally got my H18 Bass and absolutely love it 👊
Very nice boat! Thanks for showing us that beast. I'm curious with that big engine on the back, how does the boat still sit level in the water?
Ive been there in my 648 War bird but no way I would attempt it in my triton! Great video Luke!!
Just want you to know your the reason I bought a x19 and I want everyone to know that you are right bad to the bone boat
That’s awesome! Love that boat. Glad you’re enjoying it
I’m looking at x19. Gotta have one I can keep in the garage over the winters in Ohio.
Good stuff again LD.
That 19 is a BEAST. You’d love it. I’ve ran one a few times.
@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus I have a Triton 17TX now and love the durability of it but comfort and speed don’t exist. That xpress looks like it fills those gaps and flies comfortably.
Real nice boat. That’s the one Jason Christie is running, right? Good video.👍🏼
Yes it is. The exact same one. Close to the same setup too.
first to like commit and view as LLer!! love it. I am seriously looking at getting the X21. Thanks for all of the vids you are doing to truly show this machine off Luke!
Thank you for watching!!
I absolutely love Xpress boats! Goal is to pick one up in the next few years
That’s awesome
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I’m looking into buying one
Awesome video , your right I wouldn't dare take my fiberglass boat in anything that shallow . Not even if I know the area.
Thanks for watching!
I had an X70 for 19 years. It does have pro and cons. Backing up was bad. It would never back up straight. I have got my skeeterzx225 just as shallow. One of the greatest advantages of the Xpress is It Will Take A Licking!!!! I bumped into a dock did $2000 worth of damage to my skeeter. My.Xpress would have put a licking on that dock. Ride ride the skeeter comes out on top. Also on tackle storage. I don’t know how many Lewers I have thrown away because they got wet and either rusted or just messed up my rubber worms. Don’t have that with my Skeeter. Even my friend Cox has that problem in his crest liner. They even had named John boat Don. What made me decide on the Skeeter came down to price. ZX 225 or X 21. With no Xpress dealers in Central Florida. When I decide to buy a buy a new boat I will look at Xpress.
That’s awesome! Both great boats.
i have a nitro z6 that i take up a creek like that, rub bottom in a foot of water but i just hold the trolling motor up and go, i don't even have a jack plate.
If they could just solve the issue of the hull denting in after going over trees/stumps and that affecting the hull smoothness and causing the top end to suffer.
I wanted an Xpress but I live in the Northeast couldn't find a dealer remotely close. I ended up with a 2020 ranger 188p love the thing to death both seem like great choices. Sadly the aluminum Rangers are now being made in the Tracker plant as of 2021 so seems Xpress has 1 less competitor now in the aluminum market.
The new rangers are decent. Still have polarkraft and crestliner. If i was in the market for a new boat itd be a sea ark bc series
Heck yeah! I loving my tin rig 18 TX I recently purchased.. my next boat will be an express I think. I’m wanting a bigger motor (150 or bigger) and dual power poles, can’t put them on my current tin rig.
Check out the X-19 if you want to be in that 150 HP range. It’s a great boat.
You got a 250 on that? holy smoke. 😱. Great looking river.
Great video thanks!
If you put a 2x4 under the trolling motor bracket you can go shallower and you don’t have to hold your pull rope
Luke. First off, great video. 2nd - HOW did you "trick" your trolling motor to operate when you lifted it up like that? I have updated it 4.0 or whatever the latest is now, and still auto-stows, even when I punch the pedal and all, it will not work once it is lifted slightly. Thanks in advance!
Awesome video man. I'm your opinion do you think changing to lithium batteries helped you gain some floating back. Reason I ask is in the caption for me and I'm looking to draft a little shallower then I already do. Keep up the great work man and again awesome rig.
I actually haven’t added my new lithium’s in yet because I’m lazy haha. Going to do it this week. Should make a huge difference before they way 40lbs less than my AGM’s
@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus haha awesome man
Where was this video taken at? Looks beautiful!
If that’s were I thinking that is goose shoals that is very impressive only seen 2 other boats pass that bridge in five years an water supper low great stuff
We got her up there haha
Can you get up there, yeah after standing on the trolling motor for an hour. Hard to use a jet for comparison. Had you run that SOB up there with that 250 wide open I'd have said... look at that, just look at it
I love that boat 😍
I think it's a lovely boat it's the way to go 💪👌
Iunno. I go all the way back in these texas creeks with my fiberglass boat.
As long as you take it slow ur fine.
What I'd like to see is you take that aluminum boat in the great lakes next to a fiberglass vhull lol
Ive got a XP20CC and I put that thing in farm ponds and old quarries that no one with a bass boat can get in.
Impressive!!!
Would love to see yah run it in 2 to 3’ rollers. Nice vid
Probably get a chance to film that next week… going to the Sturgeoin Bay
@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus GREAT!!!
I’m really liking what I see. I have an aluminum triton now but it blows in the wind. Is this boat like that when fishing offshore?
How does it handle rough water. Don’t want beat to death. Also, price range?
Awesome machine gotta have 1
Thank you!
That looks like Goose Shoals on Shoal Creek
Express hyperlift hulls are awesome in there own ways and a blast to drive but down on the Texas gulf coast there are glass boats that draft 8" or less, run in no water ad long as there is mud underneath, and will blow the doors of that thing...if it had doors. LOL
But how did you not hit your propeller or trolling motor this shallow water? Does the trolling motor is at the same level as the bottom of the boat when deployed? I have an aluminum too but I'm afraid to bust my trolling motor at 1 feet of shallow water
I lift it up by holding the rope and handle. You can hold it while you run the trolling motor and it will allow you to get shallower
It's that Garmin that's what it is, sorry G🤣
Haha. Probably. It only runs like 3.5 mph 🤣
I’m looking to get one but haven’t been able to see one o
Sure love my Xpress
Me too!
What kind of rod straps are those?
How thick is the tin?
Is this boat like majority of other aluminum boats to where it’s not sturdy.
Most stable fishing platmore I’ve ever stood on.
It ain't no Gator Trax Strike Series
Good call. It’s an Xpress.
70mph should be criminal!
Dumb internet comments should be too, but here we are.
You ever see someone put a jet on one of those?
Not on the 21! But I have on several other Xpress models
You fish the creeks I’ll stick to the lakes with my glass boat. If I wanted to fish 6” of water I’d buy a pair of rubber boots.
What if I told you that creeks are connected to lakes and I can fish both?
I’m just messin with you brother
Me too! 😂
How long of a shaft do you have on your trolling motor?
It’s a 50!
I'm a War Eagle man myself.
They build a good boat
I read the comments and no one asked how much does a boat like yours cost, do tell.
Around 60k if you went and bought it with everything I have on it. You’d pay 90-100k for a glass boat with the same options.
I wanna see it in rough water
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What river are you on?
The TN
What creek ?
dont be shittin on my 2 stroke 40hp
⁴⁰ hp ketpitbard best
Don’t try to keep your tackle compartments dry , fiberglass advantage 😎
My tackle always seems to be dry so 🤣
Hold the bracket up an stick a mtdew bout half full long ways or cross ways of it to hold ya up bro.Low lifer ingenuity
I use pliers for that a lot haha
I’ll have to try that.Thanks
Dude I wouldve went from start all threw that talking.. Start of the vid plained out 40 plus is what I wouldve done ..start to finish
Fiberglass can do the same lol
Ok.
Hummmmm……………
Pointless….my 22 ft Sea Ark with a 200 hP Mercury inboard jet could run that all day long without risking the prop or wading. The 24 ft I’m ordering with a 500 hP inboard will outrun a bass boat, float shallower than a glass or outboard, and not worry about prop damage. The bass tournament rules are ridiculous……just due to fiberglass boat builders and outboard manufacturers worrying about getting their a$$es beat.
Thanks for commenting on my pointless video. What’s pointless to most folks is ONLY owning a jet drive. Which I’ve done. It’s an advantage a few times a year but other than those times it’s a waste of money. But they’re cool to show your friends you can run over Shoals.
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Cmon Luke. You my man but!!!!! Just a boat commercial buddy . I will go anywhere you go with my glass but unless we bottom out hard and have to push. The only why you could go where I couldn’t is if you were running a jet. You have about 2/3 less distance than I do. You hold about 30 gal less fuel. If you have fuel stops no problem but if not your screwed from making a long run. That boat will 100% not run in the big northern lakes when they get 3 ft or more with a glass boat . It would take you 4or 5 times as long to run same distance with an experienced driver. Won’t happen . The boats also don’t fish like a glass boat in wind. They blow around all over the place . Ask Christy. I know the game you have to talk up your sponsors. But dam man slack up a little. You would be saying the same thing about a glass boat if you had the same deal. Everyone looks at Cox and says he runs a tin boat . Yea but he’s shallow water guy. There’s a big difference . They both have there place. Just ease up on trashing glass who knows you may be in one again one day then what? I still love you tho bro!
I would argue all of your points, but I’m hanging with my family this afternoon. I’ll just say thanks for watching, sorry for promoting people that support my family, and love you too.
That's stupid.
Thanks for your contribution, Pits McGoo.