Its been awhile since Ive been in the walleye/bass game. Ive been concentrating solely on salmon on L Michigan for a few years. I had a recent house fire and lost everything, including my boats. Im in the market for a multi-species boat and have decided on a wx 2190.
The problem Im having is I dont know what the latest and greatest accessories are. Im looking for a 2017 or’18, and have a few contenders. I need help with trolling motors, graphs… anything else??
Do I need to stick with Humminbird if I want to link Minn Kota to graphs? If you were me, how would you set up a slightly used 2190??
Great choice! I went through the same process in looking to upsize from my current rig – picking up my WX2190 later this month.
Every 2190 I looked at in the model years 2015-2018 had the F300 Yamaha with stainless prop and the F9.9 Yamaha kicker. All of them had 36V trolling motors, most had the 72″ shaft. All of them had 4 batteries in the cockpit floor. All of them had tandem trailers, some had the matching fiberglass wheel wells. I will mention that two of the boats I looked at had cracks in the fiberglass wheel wells – one was being replaced under warranty.
Now for the options that you’ll see and need to decide about:
– steps on the trailer front to board the boat (a must for me!) – can be added if not on the rig for about $375.
– Most of these come with 3 regular chairs plus a pro seat (butt seat). You can get additional chairs with pedestal to match the other chairs from Skeeter. Looking at $600-$800.
– Everything I looked at had a full windshield, but I have seen some listed with double bubbles. About $1200-$1400 to get a full windshield and have it installed.
– “Storm Shield” snaps in under the full windshield to fill the hole in the walkway between the cockpit and the front deck. Really nice on cool Spring or Fall mornings! Cooler bag works too. $100.
– Skeeter ratchet cover is about $1200. Most I looked at had the Skeeter cover, some had custom snap covers.
– Some 2017’s and all 2018’s have Skeeter built trailers instead of EZ-Loader built trailers. Newer trailers are nicer, but no real problems reported with the EZ-Loader versions either.
– Some common cockpit upgrades are AM/FM Stereo (everything I looked at had just the bluetooth stereo in it), VHF Radio and antenna.
– Some have the Oxygenator in the baitwells and livewell.
– All of them had Fulton winch, Fulton trailer jack, LED trailer lights. I’m pretty sure all of them had surge brakes on BOTH axles (a good thing!)
– Some had a power jackplate – that is about a $1800 add from the factory.
– Nothing I looked at had trim tabs, but they are popular. About $1500 installed at the dealer.
– Trollmaster or iTroll for the kicker – not sure how much these are installed.
– Wavepro or SmoothMoves seat bases for the Driver and Passenger seats. About $1200 – $1500 for two.
As far as trolling motors, everything I looked at had a Minnkota Terrova or Minnkota Ulterra with the newer models having the Ulterra. Everything I saw had 36V and I would highly recommend the 72″ shaft. I have seen some listed with MotorGuide on them, but I have no experience with those. All of them have the Skeeter mounting plate that allows the whole motor to slide back a few inches – this is SUPER HELPFUL at launch time (depends on the angle of the launch too) to ensure you’re not hooking your trolling motor on the bow roller on the trailer.
Graphs – most that I looked at had Humminbird and most of those were the Helix models. 2015 and 2016 may not have the G2 with Mega. Plenty of room on the bow for a 9″-12″ graph. Plenty of room on the console for a 12″ plus a smaller graph. Same with Lowrance, Gamin, Raymarine, etc. Pay attention to how they are wired in!! Not all installations are equal and these big graphs can be very sensitive to how they are wired in.
From there you’re really looking at hours on the main motor, condition of the boat and trailer, etc.
Worth noting that the new WX2200 is similar in style/layout/features to the WX2060. There are no jumpseats in the WX2200, but you gain two very large storage areas. For my personal use, I liked the jumpseats much better but opinions vary on that topic.
Good luck with your search and feel free to PM me with any other questions that I may be able to help with.
Scott
