Pro V vs Impact… Validate a salesman’s claim…

Hey folks!

I’m sure this has been discussed to death, but would love some Pro V and Impact owners experienced feedback to validate something I heard from a salesman at the Minneapolis boat show. I’m in the market for a boat and have my heart set on a Lund as we’ve had several in the family way back to a 93 Pro V 1700, 2003 Pro V 2025, 2005 Fisherman 1700, 2005 Fisherman 1800, and even a little 1440v Rebel tiller. Always had great experiences with Lund, so why change right? I fish lake Pepin regularly in the 1800 Fisherman (current boat) which has a 175 Suzuki and 9.9 kicker. We also trailer up to Minaki Ontario for a week each year and fish some pretty big water up there with 4 guys in the boat. Almost exclusively walleye, with some pike/smallmouth fishing mixed in. Current boat handles it well enough, but would like a bit more room and more power would be nice too as it is a little sluggish out of the hole with all four of us in there and all our gear/full tank of gas. Looking to spend 50-60k (used), and my “must have” list is to be 20′ long, 200+ HP, tandem trailer (current is a single), walk through windshield, good electronics (side scan, trolling motor with spot lock, I already have livescope that I’ll transfer over). Kicker is a plus, but I don’t troll a ton, just a nice safety thing for the remote areas we fish.

I’ve found a few 2014-2016 Pro Vs (2025/2075) with 300 Verados on them and up to date electronics in that price range, as well as newer (2019-2021) Impact XS’s with 200s or 225’s, similar electronics. I like the layouts on both, probably prefer the Pro V overall but when I was at the boat show a couple weeks ago a dealer told me the Impacts “wallow” and have “no lift” in the hull when compared to the Tyee or Pro V with IPS2. Either one is a big upgrade over my 2005 Fisherman… But what say you real world owners that aren’t trying to sell me something? Is the IPS2 with more weight and power THAT much better than the Impact hull? If it was your money, would you do a slightly older but more powerful pro V, or a newer Impact of the same length?

Appreciate your insights! Hope you are all having a great Sunday!

ProV all day every day. For 40-50k you are going to buy a nice boat. I sold a 202 ProV (fiberglass) with a 300 Verado for $52k a year ago. Start looking now, when you find what you want buy it, don’t diddle daddle around thinking you will find a better deal because you might not.

It’s been discussed on here before but yes the hulls on the impacts are complete garbage. Pro v all the way.

Having worked on both boats I would take that Pro V over the Impact. Thicker material and it seems to be a lot better supported. They are also put together better.

Dutchboy wrote:

ProV all day every day. For 40-50k you are going to buy a nice boat. I sold a 202 ProV (fiberglass) with a 300 Verado for $52k a year ago. Start looking now, when you find what you want buy it, don’t diddle daddle around thinking you will find a better deal because you might not.

And I would buy it again in a heartbeat!

Can’t comment on the specifics of the Impact vs ProV, but you will notice a big difference in ride going from a 18 foot boat to the 20’. The ProV are basically the standard that everyone else is trying to compete with in the aluminum boat space.

As far as the verados go. I don’t have a negative thing to say about mine. The motor is so quiet. For the first month or so, I would literally leave it running cause it’s so quiet. My 300 is more quiet than our 115 Merc with a Yamaha power head.

Loomis13 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
ProV all day every day. For 40-50k you are going to buy a nice boat. I sold a 202 ProV (fiberglass) with a 300 Verado for $52k a year ago. Start looking now, when you find what you want buy it, don’t diddle daddle around thinking you will find a better deal because you might not.

And I would buy it again in a heartbeat!

Can’t comment on the specifics of the Impact vs ProV, but you will notice a big difference in ride going from a 18 foot boat to the 20’. The ProV are basically the standard that everyone else is trying to compete with in the aluminum boat space.

As far as the verados go. I don’t have a negative thing to say about mine. The motor is so quiet. For the first month or so, I would literally leave it running cause it’s so quiet. My 300 is more quiet than our 115 Merc with a Yamaha power head.

I’ve thought of you several times over the last year hoping you liked the boat. Glad you are happy with it, it is a nice boat.

Just be aware that some of those older Lunds may still have wood transoms.

Wow, what a resounding vote for the Pro V! I shouldn’t be surprised, as you’ve all mentioned they are the benchmark. I’ve had a couple Verados, a 2012 225 on a big ol’ 28 foot South Bay tritoon and a 2016 200 on our current tritoon (minivan of the lake but the wife and kids love it!). Absolutely love them, so quiet and excellent torque. My last 20 foot pro V had a 225 Optimax on it, can’t imagine how nice a 300 Verado would be. Appreciate the feedback everyone, looks like I’m on the lookout for a Pro V.

Greenhorn wrote:

Just be aware that some of those older Lunds may still have wood transoms.

2018 I believe they all changed. 2017 some models changed.

Are you dead set on aluminum? For your price range you could potentially be looking at used glass boats. You’d be much happier with the ride quality and the way they fish. If your only after aluminum another thing to look at is what kind of trailer it has. Those bunk trailers sure make life way easier. Dealing with a roller trailer just all around sucks. Just something else to consider.

I have a family member who works at Lund. He buys a new boat on the company employee plan every 2 years. The boat before his current one was a Pro V. This time around he went with the Impact because of it having more usable floor space. He also said the impact and pro v hulls are now the same.! A friend bought an 1875 last year. I fished in it with 3 of us in the boat. I’ll take my 1800 pro v any day over his 1875 with a LOT less floor space than my 1800.