I got to ride and fish out of a 2002 newer style 22' Pro Sports ProKat and thought I'd make a post about it for those interested. Waves on Sat morning and afternoon were 3' at 5 secs, typical nasty wind wave chop we get in the western Gulf of Mexico. In the world of now overpowered boats, twin 4 stroke 115’s probably seem underpowered by most, however with 4 blade props we made 27-30 knots at 4300-4600RPM. Top Speed was somewhere around 38, but one could make those 4 strokies purr at 32-34; also Fuel Economy was excellent with these yammahammers. This is one of the biggest 22’ers I’ve ever seen, its real wide and you could fit 2 of me in the area between the wide console and the beam of the boat. 2 real nice big fish boxes with a wide enough hatch on them to accommodate a fat 100lb Yellowfin going in it came on this boat in the rear section, not sure if that was extra or not. Both Fuel tanks add up to 170gal and plumbing looks good with both engines and tanks independent of one another. There was a nice bit of dry storage up in the front hatch, but the largest amount came from inside the large console they have. The door and opening were big enough that a port-o-potty for the ladies went inside. Some things lacking like some thru hulls were plastic, wiring looked good but it can always be made better (especially after seeing what companies like seavee do), the “step” down from the console to the cockpit isn’t really a step and confused me at first but I’m guessing it was for water drainage, the jarring of the front hatch was annoying it needed another lockdown or better gasket to prevent that.
On to the ride and fishing, like any planning cat in the western Gulf….there are some moments of shaking and jarring when a cross wave enters the tunnel. The owner has not driven the boat much so I’m sure with more hours he gets on it this will be minimized as other Cat drivers have done. We bounced around some but the better ride and the fact that it was pretty dry run out to fishing made it nice; some sneeze of the tunnel was noticeable but the large wraparound windshield that covers the entire area from console up to the T-Top box prevented it from getting us. Footrests in the console were nice when riding, as was the oversize T-Top. Most people in a 22’ boat would not have been fishing today or would’ve been extremely wet in a monohull, as that’s what happens when a east to northeasterly wind blows over here. Bottom fishing with 3 people was at ease although the reach from the top of the gunnel to wash off your hands in the gulf was too high for my taste…but that’s just me. Caught a few AJ’s and a few keeper red snapper and we headed in facing the same waves but this time more into it. Still didn’t get wet even the back stern seats that came with the boat (I prefer bean bags to these seats but that’s just me). Anyways that’s what I thought about it, never been on a 26 or the 28’ ProKat but after this test I wonder what they look and ride like.
Fish Hard or Stay At The Dock!
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ProKat 22' Twin Yam 115's test ride 
