do any of you have a problem with this boat not “tracking” properly in reverse when back trolling? I seem to have a problem in the boat bow not wanting to follow my turns very well and it often times requires increased thrust to accomplish a turn. 115 yammie with a vantage is my set up.
Thanks
Nice set up mrducks and welcome! 
I found the same thing when test driving that rig last year. Maybe one of the owners of the same rig will chime in and give you feedback. I think if you were to put a sock off the bow, that will help immensely.
Corey
i don’t care how that thing tracks….its still my dream boat
My comment is not intended to bash and I have not driven this boat – just wanted to preface and try to be helpful.
It has to do with the width – a wider boat takes more to turn in reverse than a narrower boat.
-ted
I wonder if a different prop would help? Think about it, prop engineers spend all kinds of time trying to develop a good design going forward, and right away we shift the engine into reverse and want a lot of thrust. Ever try to back-up with a High-5 prop? Almost impossible, but the forward “bite” is great. Look at prop designs on the T-8 and 9.9 ProKicker, big blades with almost no cupping, so they bite equally in both directions.
Just a thought, HRG
I would look at adding weight up front. Maybe fill a livewell / baitwell towards the front? More weight will slow it down but also put more bow into the water and give it better bite. Easy test would be to find a “chunkie” neighbor and put them up front and check it out. 
Let us know if anything works.
A small drift sock off ther bow and all is good!!
drift sock off the bow solved the problem.
thanks for the advice 
Cool! 
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drift sock off the bow solved the problem.
thanks for the advice
Yep! James and I did a show on how to utilize drift socks while trolling to help maintain boat control.
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