How To Drive A Bass Boat 

you can never have enough "seems simple" type videos. Everybody wants to know, but doesn't want to look stupid! Nice work!

Everyone one does fishing tips, it's nice to see someone do boating tips. Keep up the great work

This is awesome content B. Lat, I am a few months away from owning my first bass boat, and these were things I needed to hear and take heed of. Thank You. Tight Lines Brotha!!!

Great job and a much needed subject! Need more guys putting these types of videos out.

Love your Videos. Keep em Coming. Very informative. Good job.

Outstanding advice and wonderfully executed ! Too many people on the water these days who have no idea what they are doing . Subscribed!

Awesome video. Absolutely awesome. Share this guys!!!!! Thanks B-Lat!!!!!

Great timing my friend, I just bought my first boat this last weekend!

Awesome timing, I just brought home my first real boat tonight. My last boat was a 1983 basstracker 1 with fixed trim. Felt like a canoe with a motor. Good tips, I'm sure they will serve me well. Thanks 👍😎👍

Thanks for making this video for us BLat! This will be a great resource for us to send folks to when they're buying a new boat.

Man excellent video. Most boaters don’t explain the importance boat control and safety this good. Everyone one should watch this video rather they own a boat or not. Incase they ever with a boater who doesn’t prepare themselves for the safety on the water. Big 👍👍👍

And we need to share this one. I've been on the lake with people that had no clue how to drive a boat. Great tutorial sir.

I really needed this great vid Brian

Thanks B Lat this video was very helpful, I'm a first time bass boat owner and this information is extremely helpful. I'm going to use these techniques on the water. Thanks again B Lat good luck to you.

Great video This was extremely helpful. Thank you!

Great advice brother I appreciate you sharing..I’m new to the bass boat thing so this video was very informative and I will definitely use your tip and advice…thanks …

A lot of good information in a short video! Thank you Brian

One of my favorite videos on RU-vid. Any new boat owner should watch this.

Just recently purchased a 2018 Tracker Pro Team 195 TWX 40th Anniversary Edition . First boat I own! The tips you gave in this video were great and will be very useful. Thanks

Good advice B. Lat. Thanks. Looking forward to getting me another boat soon.

Great stuff B.Lat!

Thank you for the great advice...

New rods and reels: $1500. New electronics: $12000. Proper trim use: Priceless. Great tips B Lat. Just this morning saw a new boat, probably $65k worth, porpoising up the lake for miles. Bet he was complaining that he spent all that dough and the new boat rides like a rodeo bronc. Should watch your video. Thanks.

Good video man! Thanks!

excellent vid. I love your presentation. and you speak very well. plz keep these videos coming

Great video BLat!!!!!

Great tips. Really enjoyed your video

Thank you, that was very helpful.

Great Video B-Lat!

Awesome video!

Very informative and easy to understand!

This video is great. Finally someone made this.

Great content for a new boater like me, thanks!

Great video!!!

Great video Brian!!!!

Great input!!

Thanks a lot. I test drove a bass boat today (my first ever bass boat) and it was nerve racking since I have never been more than 15mph on the water. Its definitely going to be a lot to get used to and learn. Thanks for posting

GREAT VIDEO . THANK YOU .

Thanks Blatt that helped me a lot

Good info just subscribed and watch your videos with my son who is on the high school team this year thanks man

Just brought my first bass boat appreciate the advice 🤜🏿🤛🏿

Mr. Latimer, thank you for this advice. No one shown me very much about my 1st new boat and I nearly killed myself and a friend by hitting the wake of a pontoon boat on a calm day at full throttle and trimmed all the way up. Being an experienced, I did not anticipate and could not see the wave clearly. I also did not know the wake That a pontoon boat can produce. I'll bet this may save some serious injury and lives. Tight lines. I'll be following you on tour and on you tube in the future.

Well done. Answered a couple of questions I had, thanks. I'm a first time visitor to your channel, won't be the last. Just subscribed. I live in Calgary Alberta and have fished for many, many years. This year I'm doing a bucket list trip to Winefred Lake in northern Alberta. Lookin for trophy Walleye and Pike. Thanks again Brian and take care.

Thank u Brian

Thanks Man 👍🏽

great video Brian.

A great video for bass boat owners. Driving a bass boat compared to pleasure craft is a whole different beast. It took me a while to figure out much of what you just talked about because I had no one to teach me. Safety first each and every time I get in my boat for me and my passengers.

Awesome video looking for bass boat now ,just checking different brands

You the man B Lat

Thanks properly spoken. Learn from you. Thx.

I am a newbie, but the way you broke it down, even I can undestand it. Great job.

Thanks man I'm a new owner you did help me

Pure awesomeness B Lat,,,, these new boats are monsters and most newer boaters have tunnel vision, I wish more pros would give tips on driving styles, my home lake is hartwell probably home to some of the worst boaters, not only they can’t keep boat under control, ie shine walking they also don’t know that there are rules of navigation, keep throwing tips out there, you’ll probably save someone’s life, ✌️ #putegoincheckbesafeoutthere

Great tips Brian .Im going to save this video because I hope to get a boat.. thank-you

The best video on bass boats I've seen. Very tricky trying to learn to stop or slow down with that wake behind you

I'm a motorcyclist and kayaker, same thing... pay attention, if not sure, SLOW DOWN. Open up the area around you, gives you time to react... better late than hurt... Good common sense reccomendations, I like it. That's why we watch you. 😎👍

Thank you very helpful video. Stay safe on the

Very very good advice well done 👍

great vid

Thanks for the video. I bought a Champion 210/250 Merc and struggled to find something on this topic 3 months ago. You the man. I finally figured out to get the boat on plane from the school of hard knocks. It was scary with the bow up for so long but finally figured out on my particular boat that my steering wheel trim lever didn't trim quick enough. The trim buttons on the throttle control gets the job done quickly and efficiently. Once on plane, the final adjustments for optimal speed/fuel economy and the porpoising is done with the steering wheel trim lever. Helpful to know that the trim is your brake too. Didn't know that. Make sense now. Love your channel! Would benefit from a video on hole shots in shallow water without a hydraulic jack plate.

Keep making vids like this!!!

great tips

Nice video man

Awesome content

B. Lat rocking great tips. tx! #AlwaysBeRecording

This is an awesome channel...

Great video, Love Zman products! Liked , subbed

Teach them well OB1. You knocked this one out the park !

Awesome video bud

Oh yeah, and if you see a kayaker, run by them closely at full speed screaming "Eat My Wake!". 🙄 Wish someone would post something about boating courtesy.

I would argue that the most important thing in my boat could be Brian Latimer as a fishing partner⚓🧭🎣🇺🇸🍻😀

From a guy who lives close to Little Buffalo State Park, great video!

I love this video

Great Great Great video!!!!

Good job.

Hey B Lat. love the content, we have property down in reed creek on hartwell but I am always worried when I do a run about laydowns I am not aware of. Do you have any recommendation or maps I can download for my lowrance that would show dangerous spots?

Thanks for the tips. I just bought my first bass boat. This video was very helpful.

I would love to see a video on tournament blast off driving I’ve seen a few shotgun starts that have almost ended in disaster

Thanks for this video. I don’t own a boat i am in the market for one and no one has a detailed review on learning how to operate a boat

Excellent reference piece! I want to burn it and hand it out to the weekend warriors. Trim is so important and not even the people who sell boats seem to know that; which would explain the nightmare scenes I have run into over the years in not only bass and flats boats, but sailboats, CCs, six-pack charters, and even jon boats...

I don't even have a boat and I'll probably never have a bass boat, but I still enjoyed this. Maybe one day I'll have a jon boat. 😁

For sure your last tip is number one

What guide is on the front of the trailer to help get the bow of the boat up?

Right now I'm on the mission of trying to catch my first bass, great video though.

Have you done any videos on organizing a bass boat for performance?

What speed do you typically run? I'm looking to upgrade boats soon and I am looking for at least an 18 foot boat with a 150. More than likely I will get a 19 or 20 with anything from a 175-225. I know the lakes I fish most guys run wide open, but when I went with a friend in a 20 foot ranger he only cruised about 35.

You and SMC is my favorite

Great video Brian, what model sun glasses are you wearing?

I HAVE A BIG LEARNING CURVE AHEAD OF ME going from 16 foot deep V with 40 Evinrude to Xpresss H20 200 SHO (2012 side console) keep respect and lots of practice in calm conditions, the more patience I have the faster I learn

Thanks B-Lat!!!!! YOU DA MAN BRAH!!!!

I drive a 17ft boat with a 90, some times going slow is a bad idea for me in rougher water. I have a 5mph window I can work with where I don’t get beat to death.

You should also do a video for beginners so they know about common courtesy such as being untied for you back up to the rampand also once you get your boat on the trailer just pulled on up for you start fixing everything and give people room if you can it would be a good subject for video I believe

One important detail you left out is making sure your in deep enough water ie. Depth finder/ color of water before you start giving gas so you don't hit anything down below. That engine sinks down almost a foot on take off and you surely don't want to hit a piling or stump let alone churn some mud. Happy Boating

Call me a noob but I actually found that really informative. Thanks dude.. Subscribed!

Watching how to drive a bass boat while only owning a kayak😂 #ONEDAY

Trim down Peg throttle Get on plane Bring throttle back Trim up Cruise and enjoy 👍🏻

i could see me ripping off the lower unit on my boat once i get one lmaooo

Congratulations.

But if you trim down and stop quickly like most do in a fishing tournament is there a chance of flooding the engine with water from the wake ?

Well. Now all I need is a boat! Lol