Northwest Fishing Reports

Hey Folks!

I just picked up a 2015 Bass Tracker Pro Team 190 TX. I'm looking at options for boat covers and wondering if anybody has any suggestions. Bass Pro Shops wants $570 for their cover. I've looked online and found some in the $300-400 range. I'm going to stop by Sportco to get a generic interim cover but thought I'd ask here if anybody had any recommendations on brand to go with.

Thanks,

Elijah!

Boat looks great. Congrats. The TX17 I had was a great boat.

Amx wrote:Boat looks great. Congrats. The TX17 I had was a great boat.

Thanks Tom! I still wanna ride in your Phoenix one of these days!

Elijah.Loves.Fishin wrote:

Amx wrote:Boat looks great. Congrats. The TX17 I had was a great boat.

Thanks Tom! I still wanna ride in your Phoenix one of these days!

You got it. Just pick a day and we'll go to 'the big lake'. lol

Took it out today, got a few good fish, but forgot to count them. I'll go check my notes later. Only did 72.3 mph today. Gotta get more drive time in it.

Amx wrote:

Elijah.Loves.Fishin wrote:

Amx wrote:Boat looks great. Congrats. The TX17 I had was a great boat.

Thanks Tom! I still wanna ride in your Phoenix one of these days!

You got it. Just pick a day and we'll go to 'the big lake'. lol

Took it out today, got a few good fish, but forgot to count them. I'll go check my notes later. Only did 72.3 mph today. Gotta get more drive time in it.

HA! Only 72.3 mph ;)

Congrats on the boat bud, I bought my tracker used, it came with a cover that I believe was designed for it. It fits it well. Imo, if you're going to leave your boat out in the open you should get a cover designed for the boat.

kzoo wrote:Congrats on the boat bud, I bought my tracker used, it came with a cover that I believe was designed for it. It fits it well. Imo, if you're going to leave your boat out in the open you should get a cover designed for the boat.

That's the plan! I bought a generic cover from Sportco to get me by temporarily until I can get one ordered for it. Hope things are going well for you Paul! Let's go fish sometime!

For my prior boat, I bought a "semi-custom" cover from Savvy Boater in Portland. At that time they sell Carver and Westland covers in various fabrics. They had two methods 1) the specific boat if they have it in their specs or 2) based on general characteristics--type of boat, length, beam, etc. I bought the mid-range fabric and was happy with it.

kodacachers wrote:For my prior boat, I bought a "semi-custom" cover from Savvy Boater in Portland. At that time they sell Carver and Westland covers in various fabrics. They had two methods 1) the specific boat if they have it in their specs or 2) based on general characteristics--type of boat, length, beam, etc. I bought the mid-range fabric and was happy with it.

Thanks for the recommendation! How much did that cost you? BPS wanted $570 for one that would fit my boat. I bought a generic cover from Sportco for about $90 to use an interim cover. It covers everything well and had plenty of straps to keep it in place. It just leaves a tiny bit uncovered right by the outboard but I don't think any boat cover would be able to cover that.

It was several years ago. I want to say $275? Under $300 for sure, but not much. The Sunbrella fabric was quite a bit more. I had a fish and ski (which was pretty much a ski boat hull) and it fit perfect except for not being reinforced around the trolling motor mounting plate. It too had many straps that go under the boat. Very sturdy when towing, but not so much if you want to put it on while mooring in the water.

kodacachers wrote:It was several years ago. I want to say $275? Under $300 for sure, but not much. The Sunbrella fabric was quite a bit more. I had a fish and ski (which was pretty much a ski boat hull) and it fit perfect except for not being reinforced around the trolling motor mounting plate. It too had many straps that go under the boat. Very sturdy when towing, but not so much if you want to put it on while mooring in the water.

Cool, thanks! I've found other covers online that will fit but still have yet to find a fully custom cover. Most were under $300 as well.

Elijah.Loves.Fishin wrote:

kodacachers wrote:It was several years ago. I want to say $275? Under $300 for sure, but not much. The Sunbrella fabric was quite a bit more. I had a fish and ski (which was pretty much a ski boat hull) and it fit perfect except for not being reinforced around the trolling motor mounting plate. It too had many straps that go under the boat. Very sturdy when towing, but not so much if you want to put it on while mooring in the water.

Cool, thanks! I've found other covers online that will fit but still have yet to find a fully custom cover. Most were under $300 as well.

I doubt you'll find one off the shelf. If you want a custom cover, you need to have a custom cover made. Sunbrella or TopGun are the two fabrics you will be looking at, neither is cheap. My Custom cover is 10 years old and still working fine. You get what you pay for. For a boat that size, I would guess around a grand or a little more for a trailer-able cover.

Bodofish wrote:

Elijah.Loves.Fishin wrote:

kodacachers wrote:It was several years ago. I want to say $275? Under $300 for sure, but not much. The Sunbrella fabric was quite a bit more. I had a fish and ski (which was pretty much a ski boat hull) and it fit perfect except for not being reinforced around the trolling motor mounting plate. It too had many straps that go under the boat. Very sturdy when towing, but not so much if you want to put it on while mooring in the water.

Cool, thanks! I've found other covers online that will fit but still have yet to find a fully custom cover. Most were under $300 as well.

I doubt you'll find one off the shelf. If you want a custom cover, you need to have a custom cover made. Sunbrella or TopGun are the two fabrics you will be looking at, neither is cheap. My Custom cover is 10 years old and still working fine. You get what you pay for. For a boat that size, I would guess around a grand or a little more for a trailer-able cover.

I won't need to spend anywhere near a grand on a cover. Worst case scenario it would be $570 to get one from BPS that is made specifically for my boat. The $90 covers fits surprisingly well and will do for just storing it outside.

Good luck, hope it works out for you.