If you're using it strictly for fishing, I'd suggest the Gatortail solely because of the instant reverse. I love my Prodrive, but it can be a bit of a headache when you need to reverse quick. As far as speeds go I have the 37EFI PD on a 1748 and have touched 30 mph with 2 people and a fishing load with one Hell of a tail wind. I'm usually in the 25-28 mph range. Not a speed demon, but she'll get you to the spots you pass in any outboard and wish you could get to.
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