IDO team and MX 2025/2040

I noticed that the IDO team has moved on from the Skeeter MX 2025/2040 in favor of the WX 2060 this year. Just curious about the reasons for the switch.

IDO team will be running a WX2190 this year like last year. They have been using a boat that has been available for shooting the TV shows while SBC puts the finishing touches on the IDO WX2190.
This Sunday’s show was filmed out of a MX2040 with the new 250SHO!

Chad Engels wrote:

I noticed that the IDO team has moved on from the Skeeter MX 2025/2040 in favor of the WX 2060 this year. Just curious about the reasons for the switch.

@hydro870

As Cal pointed out, we haven’t switched to a WX 2060. I’m a big believer in the idea that there’s no one perfect boat that will be right for all anglers so I look for opportunities to film in as many Skeeter models as possible over the course of a season. Of course this is tricky to pull off and is only made possible by a very trusting relationship with the guys at Skeeter Boat Center.

I’m constantly in touch with the guys over there asking about the availability of demo models that will match well with shows we have planned. For example, this week I knew we’d be heading over to South Dakota to fish shallow sloughs where the MX2040 would be the ideal boat whereas a giant WX2190 would be a little out of place.

Eric Borkoski, salesman at SBC, has a 2040 with twin-Talons on the back that he was trusting enough to let me use this week that worked out fantastic for us. I knew we wouldn’t be doing any trolling so not having a kicker wasn’t going to be an issues. As it turned out, with the 30 – 40 mph winds that ripped through the area on Tuesday having the twin Talons on the back actually saved our shoot! Being able to lock the boat down in those crazy winds and focus on fishing methodically was the difference between catching a few smaller fish and absolutely putting the hammer down on some really nice walleye. Thank you, Eric B!

So far this year we’ve filmed out of a WX1850, WX2060, and an MX2040. I’ve been trying to get in a WX1910 like we did last year for our MN Opener show but that boat is selling so well right now even SBC, with their huge inventory, doesn’t have one available. To round things out I have a new WX 2190 waiting for back-ordered electronics to show up so I can get that boat out on the water as well.

I hope that answers your question.

Hey James, what are you offering for borrowing a 1910 for a shoot? I know where there’s a nice, new one sitting in a garage that for the right “price” could be bought.