I just want to say i have worked at prodigy for 2 years fabricating and welding and i truely put my heart into my product and i hope everyone knows we all work very hard to produce the best product that we can
Idk if you're still working there but if you are you've had hands on mine. Got one of the turbo builds they are putting out 1860 fishtail black grass brown JP Audio purple interior and rooster tail lights all garmin 10" graphs bow and stern livecope set up and I got the ulterra 80lb trolling motor. I hit the select all button lol.
Picking mine up in November. Pretty excited to see how it turns out. The fellas up there at Prodigy seem like a good group of people. Just making a solid product 👌 post a video of her running.
Do you like the mud buddy more than the gtr? I’ve had a gtr 40XD and am thinking about trying out a MB 4000 or maybe 5000. Wish you’d make videos more often!
Sweet - Very nice boat. Prodigy makes top notch products. Try the hammer propeller with bigger blades, works well with loaded boats in many cases. Worth checking out, even if just taking it for a quick ride.
Danggg. Getting a custom 2054 boat built currently by Uncle J with 24 in sides. It’ll be large to handle the River. Been out there too many times times where the weather got bad. Pretty stoked. Your rig looks pretty heavy like mine will be. Does it push through Lillies and hyacinth well? The go devil hull I have now gets on top of them and stays stuck. Hoping for huge improvements.
Previously I had the thin 17x54 and it would be struggling to get through lillies, now this prodigy will eat through the lillies at any speeds. It’s a heavy boat which I’m sacrificing speed but I’d much rather go through some thick stuff a lot better. I think your new uncle J will eat.
@@acjoutdoors929 I like this set up for south Louisiana. Seems to be the best for all worlda. Crabbing, inshore fishing, duck hunting, frigging, hurricane evacuating, high water flooding 🤣
Matt we flooded back in 2016, wish I had my boat back then. I built it for freshwater fishing, marsh fishing, shooting ducks and maybe some alligator hunting. But thank you
Do you like the rod box vs having two open side systems? Trying to make the decision? Also saw that they offered rod holders that would attach to the dog collar on the back that they provide? Thoughts?
I love my rod box, another dry storage during hunting. I put all my guns in there. I’ve seen the rod holder. They came out with that after I got my boat.
Thanks for the walk around, really nice boat. Do you mount a blind on the boat for duck hunting. If so, what do you use and what's that look like mounted and up?
Yes sir I do, in one of my more recent videos I recorded me building my blind and how it’s mounts if you wanna check it out. I mounted it basically straight to the tlock rail!
Never had any experience with the rapid full power reverse. My buddy has a normal pro drive and he ain’t had no problems with it. I like the hull of prodigy. It’s built strong. Gator tail are kinda cheaper quality
Nice boat dude I do have a question have heard of gator traxs boats bc they make nice custom boats to. Just want to know because if you did know of them is there a reason you chose prodigy over gator traxs.
Honestly I have no idea, I like gator trax just wanted something different in louisiana. Not many prodigy’s in louisiana so I picked them. Both company’s make great boats
ok its been three years since you posgted . i have the same set up except i hve two deep cycle batteries and no poling platform . the other day i took out my son his wiffe and two little boys and couldnt get up on plane . have you run into that ? i have the three blade
@@acjoutdoors929 thanks for the info. Excited for my boat kind of wish I went the 5000 mud buddy over the 40hp. Had to save some $$ for a trolling motor. Is 55lbs thrust on the trolling motor enough for the boat or would you increase it to the 80lbs? What length trolling motor shaft did you go with?
I went down to Venice and only killed 1 teal opening day. it was rough weather because we had a front coming through and we rolled out before the storm hit us. I love my boat, wouldn't change a thing about it. i would recommend proidgy's build quality and customer service because it is best in the game. I love sticking my guns in my rod box for dual purpose on what time of year were in. Put my rods in it to fish and put my guns in it for hunting. The aluminum they use is real strong unlike my old gatortail, my whole deck made popping sounds when you stepped on it. Would scare all the fish away. I would just look at their boats they previously built and get any option you can. I like how all my boxes are closed in and you cant really see the gas tank or batteries because theyre concealed. Dual purpose boat is what i always wanted
What type of blind what will you be running on this boat? BTW...very nice boat. Prodigy looks to be making some dang nice boats!! Lots of great attention to the little details for sure!
It does have a sheen to it, but it’s a matte clear coat. But when I put my boat blind on it you can’t see much of the paint. But yes a hell of a fishing rig as well!
I sounded like I was degrading the boat,Sorry for that.Man that is one loaded boat.Have a power pole anchor on my Excel. Great for fishing and duck hunting. How is the transducer mounted?.
@@danvalant3540 you I didn’t take no offense to your comment brother, I didn’t think anything of it lol. I was just explaining the paint job and stuff. I should’ve gotten atleast one power pole, but the transducer mount is sweet. Just put it down when fishing and pick it up when going riding through the mud.
Honestly was going to go with a gator tail, till I went up there and put my hands on one and they’re not that much different. I liked the trailering feature and the trim on the lower unit. I had some trim and starter issues with my gator tail so I decided to just try out the mudbuddy. I’m into trying different things I guess lol
Hey man, killer rig.Im looking into a prodigy. Going for a similar layout and boat, switching from an excel/mudbuddy combo. I see you had a GTR40 prior. Which do you like more? I love my Motor now, but wondering if the gator tail is any better or worse, I feel like their handle set up is a bit better. Anyhow, would love to hear your thoughts between the two motors. Thanks!
Power heads the same, I love the differences with the mudbuddy over the GTR. If I pay a pretty penny for something. I don’t want the trailering bracket to mess up my painted motor. But I went with the 5000 for more horse power because with all that in it, boats heavvvy. I love Gatortails handle. But mud buddy coming out with a fold up handle. Which will be set for fishing. That’s the only con I had with the mudbuddy. But I’m getting that handle As soon as it’s released. Overall. Similar motors. Trailering is easier with a nice pin to lock in. And has a trim switch on lower unit I like. But so far hell of a motor no complains. Got 20 hours on it
@@acjoutdoors929 I’m running a HDR40 on my 1860 excel right now. Absolutely love the motor but not so much with the boat. I don’t think I got good value for the money I spent and am trying to sell so I can get into a prodigy this spring. I’ve personally been thinking about a stage 3 40hdr with the new 2.0 options on a loaded elite or mid level platinum 1860 or 54.
I wish I kinda would’ve done a built motor. But any hull you get will be great from prodigy. I personally should’ve gotten a 60” bottom because why not. The more room the better
@@acjoutdoors929 Do you think the bit of extra with the 60” would be worth it? How do you like the 54”? I talked to Chad today over there to get an estimate and started on a build and he had said the 54 is a quite a bit better as far as performance goes, which I can see. I have a 60” now but with hardly any storage so I figured the prodigy 54 and all that storage would be a huge improvement all around, performance and layout.
@@TrophyMediaCo really? Idk I never talked to him about the 60” but I know it’s a little tight with the cat walks and the seats. But I think to fit it imma get the offset adapters for the seats. So when I walk on the side I’m not catching my legs
@Jacob Russell Yeah, he said it was expensive back when he was explaining the lights falling out of it and he'd have to super-glue them back up. It sure is a nice looking boat though. Hopefully he does a 1yr or 2yr (how many hours) *walk-around video update* and tell us what worked and what just didn't hold up.
I just want to say i have worked at prodigy for 2 years fabricating and welding and i truely put my heart into my product and i hope everyone knows we all work very hard to produce the best product that we can
Y’all’s products reflect that too! Great products. In love with my boat
You guys are seriously talented dudes. I can’t wait to own one some day.
Idk if you're still working there but if you are you've had hands on mine. Got one of the turbo builds they are putting out 1860 fishtail black grass brown JP Audio purple interior and rooster tail lights all garmin 10" graphs bow and stern livecope set up and I got the ulterra 80lb trolling motor. I hit the select all button lol.
Very nice boat sir! For the rod locker, I would just use rod socks, or something similar. Can fit more rods in the locker this way also.
Yep that’s what I’m using. Can fit rod holders inside locker
What was the cost? If I wanted an exact duplicate- what is the total?
That is the nicest duck boat i have ever seen congrats on your new set up.
Thank u man, also that offseason fishing rig too
Picking mine up in November. Pretty excited to see how it turns out. The fellas up there at Prodigy seem like a good group of people. Just making a solid product 👌 post a video of her running.
I’m on my hitch offshore, when I get back that will be the next video
Do you like the mud buddy more than the gtr? I’ve had a gtr 40XD and am thinking about trying out a MB 4000 or maybe 5000. Wish you’d make videos more often!
Sweet - Very nice boat. Prodigy makes top notch products. Try the hammer propeller with bigger blades, works well with loaded boats in many cases. Worth checking out, even if just taking it for a quick ride.
Can y’all send me a Hammer to try out and do a review on? ;)
@@j.skidmore I bought my own :(
@@j.skidmore 100% my boats a do all boat
That's a badass boat my guy 👍
Thank you boss man!
Beautiful boat...
Thank you brother !
Yu did it right ,, nice very nice … Tdog approved …..👍
Great overall review. Thanks!
That is a beautiful setup
Nice Rig Bro!
Sick boat enjoy it!
I've got a 2014 excel 1751 with the sport v 44 carb. Similar setup. Thinking I'm going to prodigy next. Maybe around 1860.
Steve Westphal i love my prodigy. Will never own another brand for an aluminum boat!
What about a Gator Trax
Danggg. Getting a custom 2054 boat built currently by Uncle J with 24 in sides. It’ll be large to handle the River. Been out there too many times times where the weather got bad. Pretty stoked. Your rig looks pretty heavy like mine will be. Does it push through Lillies and hyacinth well? The go devil hull I have now gets on top of them and stays stuck. Hoping for huge improvements.
Previously I had the thin 17x54 and it would be struggling to get through lillies, now this prodigy will eat through the lillies at any speeds. It’s a heavy boat which I’m sacrificing speed but I’d much rather go through some thick stuff a lot better. I think your new uncle J will eat.
Let's see it run!!!!
Matt yes sir got it planned, just got a hurricane coming for us this weekend lol
Matt I have a video planned for the end of this week so stay tuned!
@@acjoutdoors929 I like this set up for south Louisiana. Seems to be the best for all worlda. Crabbing, inshore fishing, duck hunting, frigging, hurricane evacuating, high water flooding 🤣
Matt we flooded back in 2016, wish I had my boat back then. I built it for freshwater fishing, marsh fishing, shooting ducks and maybe some alligator hunting. But thank you
what ever happened with the two blade because i have no hole shot either
Great video very informative thank you!
yes sir subscribe for more videos!
Sweet sweet ride!
Thanks!
There seems to be several companies copying Gator Trax these days.
Eh not really when they’re better than Gator Trax
i have one just like that and i hate it because with four people it wont plane . with three it barely planes and takes a while
Very NICE RIG👍👍
Thanks 👍
What is the weight of this boat? I have a Pro-Drive 2054 that sucker is heavy as a mofo I think dry weight it’s 900lbs
Do you like the rod box vs having two open side systems? Trying to make the decision? Also saw that they offered rod holders that would attach to the dog collar on the back that they provide? Thoughts?
I love my rod box, another dry storage during hunting. I put all my guns in there. I’ve seen the rod holder. They came out with that after I got my boat.
Thanks for the walk around, really nice boat. Do you mount a blind on the boat for duck hunting. If so, what do you use and what's that look like mounted and up?
Yes sir I do, in one of my more recent videos I recorded me building my blind and how it’s mounts if you wanna check it out. I mounted it basically straight to the tlock rail!
Dalton Davis I would like to know how much you gave fof your rig just as it is now??
Little under 40
Do you like the mud buddy more than your gator tail?
Sick ride, I'm about to order an 1860. Do you wish you got a tandem axle trailer or does it ride pretty well just being a single axle??
Im happy with my single axel, it rides good for the 1854.
Cost would have to be close to 40k if not more.
Trying to decide on what to buy. Prodigy, Gator Tail or Pro Drive. Leaning toward the Pro Drive with rapid full power reverse. What do you say?
Never had any experience with the rapid full power reverse. My buddy has a normal pro drive and he ain’t had no problems with it. I like the hull of prodigy. It’s built strong. Gator tail are kinda cheaper quality
Nice!
Nice boat dude I do have a question have heard of gator traxs boats bc they make nice custom boats to. Just want to know because if you did know of them is there a reason you chose prodigy over gator traxs.
Honestly I have no idea, I like gator trax just wanted something different in louisiana. Not many prodigy’s in louisiana so I picked them. Both company’s make great boats
ok its been three years since you posgted . i have the same set up except i hve two deep cycle batteries and no poling platform . the other day i took out my son his wiffe and two little boys and couldnt get up on plane . have you run into that ? i have the three blade
i had a hard time getting on plane. I purchased a Hammer prop from prodigy and i got out the hole alot better with a load. i would recommend that
Just ordered my boat. Was curious if you got the clear coat. Mine does not have it but wondering if it is worth it.
I got the matte clear coat. I think it helped it with scratching with littler branches and sticks. But not big stuff
@@acjoutdoors929 thanks for the info. Excited for my boat kind of wish I went the 5000 mud buddy over the 40hp. Had to save some $$ for a trolling motor. Is 55lbs thrust on the trolling motor enough for the boat or would you increase it to the 80lbs? What length trolling motor shaft did you go with?
@@wdpohlmann I had the 55 and I felt like it was plenty. 10 was a great speed and I usually fished around the 4-5 setting
We’re you unhappy with the GTR boat or motor? Or just the whole rig? A lot of people have GTR rigs down here in Florida. Rarely do you see Prodigy.
I like the motors, just feel like they cheaped out on the hull
How fast did your boat run with the 5,000. Thats the exact set up im looking at now
If you look at my other video, I hit about 31 mph with the 2 blade.
How did y’all’s teal season go? Ours was pretty good. I want to upgrade to a boat like this. Any suggestions?
I went down to Venice and only killed 1 teal opening day. it was rough weather because we had a front coming through and we rolled out before the storm hit us. I love my boat, wouldn't change a thing about it. i would recommend proidgy's build quality and customer service because it is best in the game. I love sticking my guns in my rod box for dual purpose on what time of year were in. Put my rods in it to fish and put my guns in it for hunting. The aluminum they use is real strong unlike my old gatortail, my whole deck made popping sounds when you stepped on it. Would scare all the fish away. I would just look at their boats they previously built and get any option you can. I like how all my boxes are closed in and you cant really see the gas tank or batteries because theyre concealed. Dual purpose boat is what i always wanted
Alright you making me want one. How much you pay for that custom package
$39,000
@@acjoutdoors929 wow wee. She pretty pretty .
@@alexviscardi924 yes sir, very pricy but 100% worth it
What type of blind what will you be running on this boat? BTW...very nice boat. Prodigy looks to be making some dang nice boats!! Lots of great attention to the little details for sure!
I think in one of my next videos I actually build my blind, it’s just a custom t-lok blind I made and put some amazon grass on it
@@acjoutdoors929 sounds good. Looking forward to it
@@robmiles8337 It’s already uploaded to watch! Just check the channel
This rig is awesome !🔥🔥🔥
How long did this order take to make?
Thanks man! Took them around 10-12 weeks to build it. Would def wait on a custom built other than from a dealership. Worth the wait!
What was the out the door price on this boat? If you don’t mind. I’m looking into prodigy really heavy just looking at different pricing with them .
Out the door 39k with everything you see. U can get them high 20s to mid 30s depending on what u spec out
How does it pole pretty straight?
Great fishing boat, must weigh a ton. Seems to shine a little too much for me for hunting.
It does have a sheen to it, but it’s a matte clear coat. But when I put my boat blind on it you can’t see much of the paint. But yes a hell of a fishing rig as well!
I sounded like I was degrading the boat,Sorry for that.Man that is one loaded boat.Have a power pole anchor on my Excel. Great for fishing and duck hunting. How is the transducer mounted?.
@@danvalant3540 you I didn’t take no offense to your comment brother, I didn’t think anything of it lol. I was just explaining the paint job and stuff. I should’ve gotten atleast one power pole, but the transducer mount is sweet. Just put it down when fishing and pick it up when going riding through the mud.
How much was this set up? Thinking prodigy or pro drive
What is the difference between the elite and platinum
Why didn’t you get a gtr on the back instead of the mud buddy?
Honestly was going to go with a gator tail, till I went up there and put my hands on one and they’re not that much different. I liked the trailering feature and the trim on the lower unit. I had some trim and starter issues with my gator tail so I decided to just try out the mudbuddy. I’m into trying different things I guess lol
Hey man, killer rig.Im looking into a prodigy. Going for a similar layout and boat, switching from an excel/mudbuddy combo. I see you had a GTR40 prior. Which do you like more? I love my Motor now, but wondering if the gator tail is any better or worse, I feel like their handle set up is a bit better. Anyhow, would love to hear your thoughts between the two motors. Thanks!
Power heads the same, I love the differences with the mudbuddy over the GTR. If I pay a pretty penny for something. I don’t want the trailering bracket to mess up my painted motor. But I went with the 5000 for more horse power because with all that in it, boats heavvvy. I love Gatortails handle. But mud buddy coming out with a fold up handle. Which will be set for fishing. That’s the only con I had with the mudbuddy. But I’m getting that handle As soon as it’s released. Overall. Similar motors. Trailering is easier with a nice pin to lock in. And has a trim switch on lower unit I like. But so far hell of a motor no complains. Got 20 hours on it
@@acjoutdoors929 I’m running a HDR40 on my 1860 excel right now. Absolutely love the motor but not so much with the boat. I don’t think I got good value for the money I spent and am trying to sell so I can get into a prodigy this spring. I’ve personally been thinking about a stage 3 40hdr with the new 2.0 options on a loaded elite or mid level platinum 1860 or 54.
I wish I kinda would’ve done a built motor. But any hull you get will be great from prodigy. I personally should’ve gotten a 60” bottom because why not. The more room the better
@@acjoutdoors929 Do you think the bit of extra with the 60” would be worth it? How do you like the 54”? I talked to Chad today over there to get an estimate and started on a build and he had said the 54 is a quite a bit better as far as performance goes, which I can see. I have a 60” now but with hardly any storage so I figured the prodigy 54 and all that storage would be a huge improvement all around, performance and layout.
@@TrophyMediaCo really? Idk I never talked to him about the 60” but I know it’s a little tight with the cat walks and the seats. But I think to fit it imma get the offset adapters for the seats. So when I walk on the side I’m not catching my legs
Sweet boat! What’s the ball park price of one of these?
Little under 40k with everything I picked out. Could def get that price tag lower
How much one of these things run price wise
Did you have to go all the way to Georgia to get the boat ?
Personally I did, wanted to make sure everything was right. You can get it delivered
Where can I get information on becoming a dealer in oklahoma?
Call em up
Tell me you spent less than 50K on that rascal?
@@kenterline64 under 40k in 2021
What type of interior lights are they if you know??
Southern lite
Where are these boats sold?
@@kenterline64 jasper Georgia
How much was it?
50k?
Final price was a hair under 40
@@acjoutdoors929 3 yrs ago was before BIDEN-OMICS...now probably 60k, same boat.
@@CaptDavesSportfishing exactly. Prob def mid 50s nowadays
@@CaptDavesSportfishing and also FJB
@@acjoutdoors929 GOT THAT STRAIGHT!
Cost of this rig ?
Jacob Russell 38k
@@acjoutdoors929 will it kill more ducks than the other boat
@@DEDBRD-di4yj yea 100%
@Jacob Russell
Yeah, he said it was expensive back when he was explaining the lights falling out of it and he'd have to super-glue them back up. It sure is a nice looking boat though. Hopefully he does a 1yr or 2yr (how many hours) *walk-around video update* and tell us what worked and what just didn't hold up.
I have one question the only flag on a boat is a dive flag n a American flag the rest is so cap lmao
I don’t understand your question brother
Kami mau pesan
Bisa minta no hp?