Micro Boat Upgrades + Some BIG FISH For The New Boat

Searching to make the micro fast boat the best it can be, we add a few upgrades with a hydrofoil / trim plate and a new propeller with some mixed results. Also managed a few very nice fish on the new boat.
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[@jacquesdeklerk5563]

Hey Rokkit. If you want more speed mount your outboard 2 inches or so higher. Will make a huge difference. It seems like your outboard is too deep in the water. Try a piece of timber on top of your transom or a small jack plate. The cavitation plate should sit completely level with the bottom of your hull. Done this with my rib twin outboards and gained 8 knots.

[@krmulliger]

Hope he sees this, great advice and could definitely make an improvement.

[@danielsutton3058]

What this guy said deffs need to lift it

[@NoNORADon911]

I vote for a Chevy 350 small block with 4 bbl carb and headers, lol. Boat will do 115 mph🛥

[@andrewoelofsen940]

Absolutely needs to go up Rod dragging alot of water

[@rokkitkit]

Yep will definitely give out a go next👍

[@Wyntar]

Thanks!

[@joehozzy2616]

Your channel made me fall in love with the practicality of inflatables. I just bought one and I'm sure will be upgrading both boat and motor soon!

[@chronicawareness9986]

i have a nice 14 foot aluminum jon boat but i wish i had one of these too

[@DDL-n2u]

That Snapper was a tank! “He’s jizzing all over the boat” lol good man letting him go to make some more

[@japeltoni]

Hello Rod, great channel! Following from Finland, Europe. We have relatives in Brisbane and have visited Gold Coast several times. I recognized Tallebudgera beach in the end part! Greetings from Finland and be well - Br, Mr. Janne 👍👋

[@nickrowles103]

As soon as that snapper came to the surface I had a thought "That one should be let go" and you immediately said, "I think I'll let this one go". Weird and cool. Thanks for listening to your intuition to let it go! ✨️

[@scripteaze]

Ive been watching you for about 4 years, great stuff. Although i would never have tossed that tuna back in.

[@mikebrowne5152]

Shikamaru haha! I feel you bro. I've got the same boat with a 15hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It's a little ripper, lots of fun. Great vid as always.

[@chef_hoyle7180]

you know it's a chubber when the line gets tight and pings across the threads Love the content. Have done for along time. And as a chef love the cook off's of the spoiles. Ty x

[@utahjag]

Pretty fun tuning the boat. If you look at the video from behind, it looks like if you mess with the trim, you will be pushing less water with the motor. I have a Mercury 90 and I have to use a lot of trim to get the maximum speed. I just have someone watch the motor in the water and trim it until I am pushing the least water, seems to work as the ride is smoother and I go faster. Anyway, yeah, I bet a 10 would help but if you can, maybe try trimming the motor as well. Thanks again for sharing your time with us, still really enjoying your videos. Can't wait for some sailing overnight trips!

[@castandspear]

I love how you're always dialed in! Awesome little rig. I need to take my inflatable out more...been too spoiled with the aluminum lately.

[@91Bronco]

That little boat is killer. Once you get that all figured out gonna be a fun little adventure rig

[@ia6980]

Good recording mate, different angles and sides always gives better perspective, good job

[@kwikest]

ah man i was almost proud of you for keeping the mack tuna! no one says you cant take multiple nice fish home! that was a good looking tuna

[@HoagesMoto]

Yeah as others have said rod, way to much transom spray. You've got a great aid by having that camera at the back to see how low your foil is in the water. Definitely throwing away some speed with a heap of drag there. Fingers crossed a little lift might get the 11P to work for you.

[@rokkitkit]

Yep will try next test👍

[@joshmaitie5954]

16:16 great catch friend, loved the video! Many abundance and safety for u

[@btplumber]

Mate I’d be curious if you raised your outboard an inch or so if it’d improve speed and reduce the amount of water that sprays up around your motor. Have you ever seen where the cav plate lines up with the bottom of the hull?

[@rokkitkit]

Yep will give it a go, atm the plate does line up with the very bottom of the boat but might still be too low. We will find out👍

[@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850]

@@rokkitkit You could use a Jack plate and or trim and tilt. A lawn mower battery can run that. Nice boat!

[@richogborne]

That is one hell of a thumbnail. Nice work, really enjoy watching

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

I'd try raising the motor bout 30/40mm, just put a block of wood on top of the transom. Looks like it's a bit low, cant hurt to try it!

[@marchorton-stephens2487]

Agreed. Noticed a fair bit of water spraying around the base of the cowl. That could also force water into the cowl?

[@rokkitkit]

Yea I might give it a try next👍

[@hunting4sanity365]

Exactly what I was going to say, great minds think alike

[@pakde8002]

Heaps cheaper than buying cavitation plates and props. Don't know much about inflatables but motor height on the transom is fairly critical to performance and decreased cavitation. The old prop seems to already have signs of cavitation corrosion. All small boats have a Max/Min HP but it's very typical of boat owners to ignore it thinking bigger is better but actually it's not necessarily so.

[@Mmourader]

@@hunting4sanity365 "great minds" lol

[@jimjim773]

great video Rod, I've been wanting to take my 3.8 metery out that system to get a bit offshore for so long but havent seen anyone else tackle it other than you. after seeing this though I reckon its time I gave it a go👌 some beautiful fish out there and nice to see that big snapper go back cheers

[@reeltomeal]

Great episode showing the different props etc. The 10 pitch might be the one after adjusting the motor to stop the transom spray from the foils and help top end.

[@MatthewFranklin-i7y]

Old mate in the back ground at the boat ramp almost flipped his tinny off his trailer 😂

[@bigbarracreekaussie3449]

Mate remember your main aim was to get the nose up for bar crossing, you archived that. I'd follow a lot of the advice you've got about motor height etc, your definately on to it ,great lil rig Allround.

[@SinCityRaider81]

Impressive you let that Tuna and Snapper go. Those are prize fish for many! It always comes back to you though.

[@erikpoole5624]

Mack Tuna was dead when "let go"

[@jonmark1347]

Amazing colour's running down the mack tuna's back and they taste not to bad either.

[@tudomerda]

LOL, your box of sockets and ratchet spanners, get some hard sponge, heat the components slightly and set them in the sponge. FYI there is a distinct difference between Marine silicone and conventional home use silicone, use Marine for salty environment.

[@jop4473]

You are my new favorite channel. I truly enjoy watching your videos at night. Just very fun and relaxing.

[@lancegardner7176]

Hey Rod, I've got the same true kit as you but mine has a long shaft Suzuki 2 stroke 15hp on it. I see some comments about lifting the motor but be careful about that because you risk lifting it so high that it doesn't initially pump water when you start it up. Even with my motor fully down on the transom I still have to be very careful to put my weight right at the back of the boat when starting up to get it pumping. I've been through a few impellers and have been lucky not to stuff my motor. Not sure if it's a true kit problem or a Suzuki one but something to be mindful of.

[@ScottyRockerNZ]

Enjoyed the vid Rod. Will be buying a truekit and this information on setup is really handy. Would be interested to see how you set up the trailer and how you find transporting it with outboard attached. I hope Truekit look after you well, you're a great ambassador for them.

[@CAMBO_-ik5kx]

I wait for this every Saturday Morning. Love the vids Rokkit

[@jarod2321]

I'm the same, and work nights! Watch the latest before going to bed.

[@merdel9663]

Cars are always out by a few KMs, your GPS is spot on

[@Echo4Bravo]

I'm a Cajun from Louisiana. Everybody has an aluminum flat bottom for the swamps. But a proper inflatable could take me into the Gulf of Mexico for salt action.

[@TheKillermonkey9]

the part where you added in shikamaru was hilarious for me I love naruto as well ! great video !

[@phillipsemmens1786]

As the others say the motor is too deep in water.I have similar boat 335 Aquamarina Aircat.I raised it 1 inch as it is set diffferent to monohulls.I have the hydrofoil as well i also put the trim pin out 2holes.Aim is to not cavitate and have no water spraying up side of motor.Allways look for a smooth wake behind you

[@jordanmcz]

Awesome! I love inflatable boat and fishing! Welcome to Brazil!

[@Rob-ze1wi]

From Colorado remembering fond memories of Brisbane.

[@eagle8505]

Nice jump over the waves towards the end too ha ha

[@debramage739]

Thanks Rod, bar crossings always freak me out. Hopefully we have a coastguard watching over you. Cheers

[@BRZZ-xw4hd]

wow i cant believe you put back those huge fish. great vid. peace out

[@Jake-ky9ed]

Pretty cool man, Mac tuna should be showing off our beach any day now and I’m looking forward to sashimi from one. Might give the burgers a go too. That little boat is a super cool rig! Cheers man! Hope all is awesome!

[@abdallabs8631]

Nice boat Rodney. And nice hat 🧢

[@shawnfarrell9772]

You made that snappers day. Lol nice fish kid.

[@philipperry3438]

Water issue looks like the wheels catching the exiting water . Fit a small Hydrofoil to the cav plate and then try raising the motor a little at a time if it needs it .

[@ontic2354]

Test your navionics and car speedo against something like Waze-which is really the app you should use for long car trips anyway-accurately shows you real speed and let’s you know about road hazards and speed cameras and such. Nice vid.

[@RylandBingham]

I was wondering what an underwater shot of the bait would have worked or maybe a polarized filter to cut through the water surface glare. Would have loved to see the bait like you were seeing!

[@blackbirdxx4613]

Looks more comfortable than the kayak..... Good stuff rod

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

31:11 I thought I was crazy. Had to slow it down and look. Didn't know you were a fan.

[@maukatomakai7874]

That thumbnail is EPIC! also died laughing at that snapper jizzing on the micro boat XD

[@smokeandkippers]

Another top fishing adventure but when’s the next Misty video? I’ve been looking forward to seeing an update on her for ages! ❤️

[@rokkitkit]

Will get on Misty very soon👍

[@tolasstim12]

South Africa is here 🤞🏾

[@petergillon9379]

Hey mate just found your channel the other day really impressed with the way you do things on the water with your boat, and you were catching some really nice fish, which is always good. I have subscribed to your channel and now I'm going to start at the beginning watch all the of your videos. Cheers tight lines.

[@rokkitkit]

Welcome to the channel mate, hope you enjoy👍

[@mojostevo]

Happy to see you taking the 330 out for a trip!

[@paulsadventures5962]

Another ripper of a video Rod, Was looking forward to see you filleting and cooking up the slimes I have never tried them before. You should do a live feed fishing off the little red rocket. Love watching you go out in the inflatables, Once my tax return comes in I be buying one. Perfect for a quick run out to catch a quick feed, and use my islander for all-day fishing.

[@markcoleman9723]

The push pull you are using as a choke is actually a primer pull it out then back in 5 or 6 times and leave it in then turn it clockwise for raised throttle could start a heap easier

[@19ohNate]

Jizzing All Over the Boat would be a great punk band name. Someone get on that immediately.

[@S.BYH2O]

I just got a similar set up on Maui...so much fun!

[@cD-vg5go]

Hey Rod, I believe the Trim/pitch of the motor is wrong? theres a bar that when down is rests against, smaller boat needs to go tighter to the transom, See if you have another set of holes and drop the bar to bottom holes , dont remove it, i think the reverse lock out locks to this bar. It looks right height according to the plate even to the bottom, then runs like half to a inch under..

[@ageofatheism6638]

All new vehicles from July 2007 were subject to much tougher accuracy standards that banned speedos from indicating a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed. They were instead allowed to only indicate either an accurate reading or one faster than the actual speed, and by no more than 10 per cent, plus 4km/h. That means at a true speed of 100khm/h, a car’s speedo must read 100km/h or no more than 114km/h.

[@wiwill3416]

always this nice atmosphere in your video, love that!!!! see you next time

[@colinwhiting5410]

Starting to get it there better to have a little more power helps also to get out of sticky situations.Maybe give away the idea of a new Sounder you seem to be catching more of everything without one 😂😂😂.keep safe mate 👍. Cheers Wombat 🐾🎣

[@colinwhiting5410]

Cheers mate

[@fishmanfishman6511]

Slimies and Yakkers! Let's go fishing Rokkit 🎣

[@CIC-qm9zt]

Never heard of Atlantic mackerel get called slimeys. Learn something new every day. Very tasty they are too.

[@michaeljordan7733]

Watching all the way from trinidad and tobago 🇹🇹

[@sarbaazchabahar]

I liked your old boat, it was bigger and looked cooler😎🎣✌️

[@rokkitkit]

Bigger cool boat is in the way👍

[@sarbaazchabahar]

@@rokkitkitCan't wait mate✌️😀

[@pakde8002]

Quick turnaround time on videos despite dealing with sciatica. Legend.

[@rokkitkit]

Yea back is slowly getting better, hopefully won’t flair up again for a while 👌

[@krishneelprakash6410]

Hey brother...watching your content from Fiji. Keep up the good work.

[@cornelisgraper8678]

That cap creates so much resistance to keep the nose down but also bites down deep into the speed lvls.

[@SeaHunterFA]

wow how I wish all free to fish with your own fast boat. Take care man. Dont stop fishing!

[@v8val]

Nice vid mate, all cars read higher on Speedo, usually 3-5 over 👍🏼

[@ferencs.harmat7049]

Hell yeah big man lots of hellos being sent from Florida!

[@mrgiantanthem]

I used to race very similar boats in SA. Something is not right with your setup, it's dragging at the rear evident by all the "dirty" water coming off your motor. I would try lifting the motor a bit, and also try trim the motor out a bit more.

[@TsoiIzAlive]

I wonder if the Snapper Jizz shot was an attempt to breed or a last screw you 😂

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

Very nice, i just got a Quicksilver 320. And up here it's becoming fall and hunting season. I may be forced to do a hunt fish video!

[@Ianbond21]

You've got the best thumbnails in the biz

[@theinvasivespecies1119]

Love the new boat Rod!

[@remo9309]

What is that guy doing in the background ? launching the boat (34s)at the start of the vid 🤣🤣🤣

[@heerden2]

Hi mate, why don't you just put your seat in next position forward and use the tiller ext to help keep the nose down

[@rikardfriberg9529]

Car speedometers are always showing 3-4 more than the actual speed. That is just to give the driver a bit of safety margin when passing speed controls. The GPS is showing the true speed. So you can´t compare those two.

[@Rtechmobile]

The donk needs to be raised , great vid as always.

[@mkim5615]

Hanapaa! Action! Catch and Release.

[@jarod2321]

Another great video. A huge snapper, what's the PB? Reminding everyone to smash the like button, and join perks for the channel.

[@pakde8002]

Feel sorry for the wife and kids but more so for hubby who traded up one delicious fish for another but ended up going home empty handed out of kindness to the fish and then bought a new prop that didn't work as hoped. Good thing Rod has a big garage and lots of camping kit!

[@jarod2321]

@@pakde8002 if only more fishermen were like Rod, too many fill their freezers. He only takes what he needs, especially if it's too big.

[@nrl5518]

Here rokkit it’s me Luis how ya going I love the new boat u got its a beauty 💎

[@alive4082]

Seems like a solid boat

[@dylannewton76]

I'd have tried raising the height and pitch of the motor before drilling 6 holes and hoping the hydroil dropped the nose quicker. Easier said than done on manual trim motors but you have to eliminate all other factors before opening up the corrosion factor. It made a big difference on my auto trim because you can manipulate it exactly. Not the case here unfortunatently and youll find the hydrofoil will drop your speed as well.

[@pakde8002]

That's pretty much the general consensus in the comments. First I'd like to know what the suggested maximum hp is for this little rib and hopefully the manufacturer has the optimum motor mount height worked out although I didn't notice any marking on the transom. There's no need for guess work on a production boat imo. My best friend from college was a real gung-ho kinda guy and his motto was never tell a dummy he's doing it wrong. Supposedly this was the path to innovation, but it's called trial and error for a reason and errors are expensive. Better to learn from the errors of others than trying to reinvent the wheel imo.

[@zacharyradford5552]

You give production manufacturers too much credit. If they had vehicles perfect when released to the public then there wouldn’t be recalls now would there?

[@rokkitkit]

I’ll give the hight a go next, I knew how the hydrofoil would go as Iv had them on the previous boats with success, not with this size motor though👍

[@russellclement2058]

Geeez Rocket Man in that new boat 🙂

[@modoplays72]

"what a drag"... nice touch

[@mikeridge3229]

Bugger it, I am booking a flight out to Australia. With my rod& line.

[@VictoriaWargaming]

my usual friday afternoon slacking off at work viewing :D

[@outahereadventures]

Thanks for the info. Been looking at getting one of the true fit to take travelling with us …. Can I ask where you got or what is the brand of your yellow collapsible live bait bucket you were using.

[@jackshooter8697]

awesome video man. I love your content.

[@stephengill4282]

Rokkit love yr show! Tell me can you Mount other connection on the floats I noticed you had a rod holder that didn’t look standard with the kit.

[@sterlingthibodeaux3690]

Rokkit.. man, that was kinda risky.... you shouldn't use that basket as a platform for drilling.. you might put holes in the basket... yea, ok.. har har har.. lol.. THAT WAS A MASSIVE RED!!.. nice man.. CHEERS!!!

[@thestifmeister9754]

I have the same outboard they are a good solid motor

[@goedeer]

so awesome...great fishing..thk you!

[@TheRealMrCods]

I have the same OZ hydrofoil as you do and I find I can keep it on the plane at even 6 knots, granted my outboard is a 20hp 4 stroke Tohatsu if that makes any difference? But I would think mine is actually heavier. My prop is the original standard one afaik. I think you will find the OZ Foil will make all the difference.

[@JayquannSmith]

Don’t worry buddy, get ya right back in…and now you’re jizzin all over the boat…🤨. Haha great stuff Rod cheers.

[@TheJdubb]

The fact that after he does all the work on the boat he says “But anyway, who cares” 😂

[@popsbis1891]

Agree with all the comments about raising the motor up. You need to raise it up enough to slide the "boat" out from underneath and throw that chit in the bin! lol.

[@fishmanfishman6511]

Catch and Release 👍 Nice!

[@agentorange3117]

Yeah my Saturday just got better