First Look: 2024 Bass Cat Caracal STS

Check out the first look at John Crews bringing his new 2024 Bass CAt Caracal STS home.
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[@mikethetoolman8776]

awesome choice!!! having a BIG garage really helps!

[@andrewkortlang7947]

BCB & Kamado Joe, you’re on point sir!

[@codyhooser3333]

Can't wait to see you Install brother. Last year's Install was Awesome.

[@EricRomines]

Actually like the layout of the Caracal! Can’t wait to see that big 22” mounted up on it. 👍

[@stevemolina8801]

I love my 21 PII but now I want that!

[@JohnCrews]

Yes you would 🙌🏼

[@JakeBagwellFishing]

Thing is sick 🔥

[@hankkalb9267]

Good looking boat John

[@rodcashman4793]

Sharp looking boat

[@chuckspencer2703]

Great boat!

[@jasonschmiesing250]

Looks awesome. I have a 22 caracal and love it. I need to check out this new caracal. Who knows may need to upgrade at some point

[@Jhelfer]

Bro you took my paint scheme!😂Good looking boat Bud!

[@basscatlildave]

Awesome boat. Surprised you didn’t go back with the Puma but like all BassCat boats it’s great.

[@JohnCrews]

Gotta show off the new model

[@chadcato887]

Also the rearmost compartment doors are removable.

[@michaeldudas7584]

Better get going. It's gonna be game on before you know it!

[@lesforrestfishing]

Nice!!

[@bcallisjr]

Awesome looking! Just got to get use to it. Can't wait to see it once you get it rigged up! 22" for live/FFS?

[@troyrichardson4049]

Love the caracal... keep us updated on your thoughts on it.

[@shawnz4270]

Shorty with 250 junk in the trunk. She should be a runner for sure. Curious to see how you like it over the Puma. Good luck and best wishes on your 2024 season John!

[@JohnCrews]

😂😂

[@trekmadone2673]

Curious to know why you wouldn't have the factory do all the installs of electronics and batteries during the build process? BTW...nice motor toter, elaborate design.

[@JohnCrews]

I like mine rigged a certain way. The real motor totor will be shown in next video

[@chrisl6733]

Sick color to bad you have to wrap it. Why not another puma

[@shimanoshane4020]

Nice rig good choice to avoid slam latches!

[@JohnCrews]

Not an option anymore

[@HookCityTV]

4:28 the boat is how wide?

[@SajeoArguelles]

John, I am super interested to know about the console bar. My 2024 puma came with the balzout mounts. They changed the console and now with the mounts they are angled up significantly.

[@jacobanderson4101]

Great walkthrough. Basscat is not perfect, but pretty darn good quality compared to the rest.

[@rickvann3489]

So your the reason the Caracal is so unaffordable. Use to be affordable because no one wanted a smaller boat. This is my favorite Bass Cat

[@JohnCrews]

This comment makes no sense

[@rickvann3489]

@JohnCrews come on John it's a joke, their sponsoring you and the Caracal has in 3 yrs went way up in price. Just a little joke. No does it make sense endorsements usually mean higher prices to the end user. By the way where is my contract between me and your company so I can afford to bass fish again. But yeah, the message does get lost texting, typing vs face to face...

[@JakeBagwellFishing]

@@rickvann3489every boat on the market is higher in the last 3 years.

[@rickvann3489]

@JakeBagwellFishing that particular model has always held a high price tag for a 19 footer all in good fun. But these and I mean every bass boat is a bad investment

[@cjr4497]

​​@@rickvann3489 it is a bigger boat now. It is not the same caracal 19'8". The Caracal STS is 20'2".

[@Evilbiscuit66]

Can you still get the slam latches in the 2024 caracal

[@JohnCrews]

Not that I know of

[@corymiles248]

Curious about any draft difference between the Puma STS and the Caracal STS?

[@Scott-n7d]

Va brother.

[@markborden5962]

You like the box latches on the Puma better?

[@notsogood6249]

What is the one thing would you like to see Bass Cat change on the model you have or just with all their model boats? Good luck this season.

[@retlasnoj]

Why did you choose that over the STS, I am trying to decide 😊

[@JohnCrews]

The Caracal STS is the new model and I’ve got to show people what it is all about

[@retlasnoj]

@JohnCrews eager to see how you make out with it this year...good luck

[@LouisJr.]

Hello! Do you plan to transfer any equipment from the Puma Sts to your new Caracal Sts?

[@Jhelfer]

Your thoughts on the hybrid 203?

[@PMantle]

Why the bar when it already has the two balzout mounts?

[@rickpierce8090]

PMantle, the new bar lowers the graphs below the level that NMMA requires for sight angles.

[@PMantle]

@@rickpierce8090 Thanks!

[@cjr4497]

Can 8' rods fit in the lockers?

[@timgallagher6529]

Still just running two again this year??

[@JohnCrews]

2 graphs front and 2 back

[@timgallagher6529]

@@JohnCrews lol I meant batteries? See you at BASSU this weekend.

[@user-xm8rf6ik7b]

Cool boat bro , good luck though now that basscat priced pretty much 90% of their existing customer base out . Wasn’t the smartest move but hey who am I 🤷‍♂️.

[@johnnystone5432]

I don't understand why the engineers of this boat can not hide the latches to the battery compartment...

[@StephenByrd-tg7dm]

$100,000+?

[@chuckkaleel9105]

Silver bullet

[@chriscurtis8577]

🤘🫶🤘🫶🤘🫶🤘🫶👊👊👊🎣

[@bradmclaurin3025]

Carpet rod lockers? No thanks

[@JohnCrews]

What?

[@bradmclaurin3025]

@JohnCrews I love the boat but not the carpeted rod lockers. Rods are always wet, and it gets smelly fast!