Why You Need a Longtail Mud Motor

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Rabbit Ridge Outdoors

Жыл бұрын

Longtail Mud Motor 13 hp harbor freight motor jumping logs and chewing mud

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@jimkarban6489 Жыл бұрын

Now this guy knows how to run a mud motor! Best mud motor video on KZfaq!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I sure appreciate it, glad you enjoyed it, what would y'all like to see in upcoming episodes?

@jimkarban6489 Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Maybe some basic guidelines on choosing a propeller.

@ikwilgewoonfilmpje Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Perhaps if you or a friend ever get a new long tail motor. An installation tutorial?

@DanielRutledge-kq9nv Ай бұрын

I’ve had this copperhead shaft and frame attached to a blown motor I got for free in the back next to a John boat for about 2 years after seeing the log jumps in ur video I’m on my way to harbor freight lmao

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Ай бұрын

Yessir I hear you, no shortage of projects! Harbor freight is a viable option to to get things rolling!

@floridawrangler Жыл бұрын

Nothin beats an old school longtail!! Those were some sick jumps!!🔥

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, yessir there a lot of fun

@mikewest712 Жыл бұрын

There's a reason the Asians have been using these for almost a century. Now they are racing them with 500+ hp diesels.

@jason6325 22 күн бұрын

Yea i seen that. Those things haul ass. Like scary fast

@doclees11 Жыл бұрын

Log jumping. Let's start a new competition course.

@erikwilson7622 2 ай бұрын

Been a river rat for decades, and been through several Jet boats, no way you keep bouncing the bottom of that boat off something at speed you will not end up with leakage! Cool Vid. I've really looked hard at one of these, but, I deal with lots of rocky river beds, and worry it would end up getting more destroyed than the jet.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I love long tails for what they are made for, they are a work out though. But they are tough! They can handle serious abuse. Thank you much for your time, I'm glad you found my channel! Good luck on the water!

@bootsnthejeep 9 ай бұрын

Well, I didn't THINK I needed one of those, but dammit, I do now!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 9 ай бұрын

They are a lot of fun!

@jacobnelson8834 Жыл бұрын

You know that riveted boat was leaking like a submarine with a screen door by the end of this video 😂😂

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Haha it's held up really well so far, but I would much rather have an all weld boat!

@BucketListBadass Жыл бұрын

What in the Dukes-of-Hazzard did I just watch?🤣 Found this by accident (Jon boat / troll motor search, lol!) I LOVE IT! Don't know who you are, or what you're channel's about, but this badass video just snagged you a like & sub from me!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! and yessir I love noodling and bow fishing! and I will have some videos up as soon as the water warms up, and thanks for the comments good too see people enjoying it!

@backwoodshomestead Жыл бұрын

Great video. Love my mud motors!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, ah yeah they sure are fun

@sofloflow Жыл бұрын

This deserves more views

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!! I want to make the best videos I can

@shurppa64 Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 great video. This is what i was looking for. Im going to watch it again, just to piss him off...... ha ha

@ikwilgewoonfilmpje Жыл бұрын

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you, glad you enjoyed it!

@MudMotorsMax Жыл бұрын

Keep it up I love these things

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks glad y'all enjoy it!

@jlongbow5552 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank for the info. Stay safe out there.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. I'll try to haha, you do the same! What would y'all like to see in a upcoming episode?

@BucketListBadass Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 You do any noodle-ing or catfish bowfishing?

@rhyswerner8749 Жыл бұрын

Just like Thai longtail boats, cool stuff 👍

@MrRyancangri Жыл бұрын

Awesome video man.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you!

@jeremybahm2163 Жыл бұрын

I really like your grab bar thinking about making one

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, they work well, I can duck under them and the long angled bars in in frontl helps deflect tree branches and such

@michaelh7527 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, a lot of people talk trash about Predator engines. But in my opinion, they are just as good as Honda. Years ago, I used a 20% off coupon for a predator mower engine. It was about 80.00 total. I didn't expect it to last but a season. I never covered it, changed the oil, plug, and I removed the air filter. That darn thing lasted about 5 years before it started running rough. I purchased another one which is running great. But I believe it started running rough because of worn plug, dirty carb, and/or carb gasket..... Predator motors are solid!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 11 ай бұрын

Wow tough motor! Mines right at year, see how long it makes it

@MackinNC1 10 ай бұрын

Predators aint nearly as good as Honda and will not last a 1/3 rd the life of a honda. I run the biggest power shop around and hondas are by far superior. I have had on on a longtail for years. most predators would be done,

@adamg9518 7 ай бұрын

Hell yeah great video! Subbed for sure

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 7 ай бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoyed it!

@1menarje Жыл бұрын

OK! Now thats a Great Video!!!

@hirusthehellhound Жыл бұрын

Come and take a look of these long tail boat in thailand. Here we use it not only for fishing. But race as well

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool, that would be something to see

@kingsolomon3175 Жыл бұрын

This is incredible. I haven’t been brave enough to jump a whole tree yet 😂

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

It sure is hard on the boat hull haha! Glad you enjoyed the video

@kingsolomon3175 Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 I’d hate to see the outcome of the tree was an inch too tall.

@gypsyscott7773 Жыл бұрын

Dude thats teague lake... im out there all the time in my john boat

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Wow small world! Did you find the channel by chance, or did someone local tell you of it?

@gypsyscott7773 Жыл бұрын

@Rabbit Ridge Outdoors man iv been down the creek at the back more times than i can count all used to be able to make it all the way to 84 in it but to manny trees have fallen over it blocking it off completly theres an old 50s model car out there just off the bank we should meet up sometime id like to know about some of the other spots you were running in the video!

@jason6325 22 күн бұрын

Dam good survival tool

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 22 күн бұрын

Yessir they are pretty loud though

@Chip.ahoy78 Жыл бұрын

God I miss my mud boat still got the motor and all just need another boat 😫

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

That's a shame, if you're like me I bet you're having withdrawals haha

@shanepowell5115 11 ай бұрын

Cool video

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 11 ай бұрын

Thanks glad y'all enjoy it

@thomasclayon9143 Жыл бұрын

Also Subscribed^

@rogerharvey1698 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love my long tail. I fish a highly productive river system an hours drive from my suburban home, and it’s many connecting lakes. And it is supremely convenient not to have to be overly cautious of submerged obstacles, or shallow water, as I travel a waterway that conventionally had only been navigable by canoe or kayak. In my state it is illegal to make a wake within 100’ of a shoreline, which effectively makes it illegal to produce a wake in any small river or stream, but sometimes I can’t help myself and open the throttle a bit, speed through the woods. The reactions I’ve gotten from kayakers I come across is mixed. The greatest benefit is Locations that used to take me hours to reach paddling now take minutes.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great fishing hole, awful strict law though, what state is that?

@rogerharvey1698 Жыл бұрын

I guess I don’t have to worry about a gaggle of jokers invading my territory considering I think you’re south of the Mason Dixon Line, but I’m in Michigan. I got my boat beached at a buddy of mine’s place, and one of the biggest conundrums we face is what direction to travel when we launch and what species to target. There is so much opportunity within an hour motoring both upstream or downstream that it actually can become a heated debate.

@Andygeofri Ай бұрын

I need this in my life. I hit too much with my outboard.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Ай бұрын

It's a workout but it sure is fun!

@glennr9913 Жыл бұрын

How long do your boats last? You're beating the heck out of em'! 👍👍

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

They last pretty well, I've got lots of dents but no holes so far

@OntarioFreshwaterFishing Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a old Jon boat from 94. It’s not even a flat bottom anymore it’s dented pretty badly. Bunch of repairs throughout it, it still floats. That’s the beauty with these boats.. you can beat them up and fix them pretty easy.

@jacklowe3788 Жыл бұрын

Thats one tough set up you got there! What size blown motor was on the Go devil frame when you got it?

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I realy like my setup for a light rig. I believe the blown motor was a 18 hp

@wolfcreekoutdoors765 Жыл бұрын

That is the exact stuff I’d be doing in my boat 😂

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Ah yeah fun stuff!

@danieln3999 Жыл бұрын

Rabbit Ridge you say? Looks kind of Pond River-y where you are at.

@mark4m557 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always heard that Go-Devils are dangerous if you fall off the back of the boat.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah a kill switch and lanyard is important

@charlesclayton7815 Жыл бұрын

Just don't fall 🤣

@davidharris453 Жыл бұрын

Short of a kayak, aren't all propeller driven boats dangerous to fall off the back of....at least with a mud motor when you let go it will swing sideways and stop spinning!

@SugarRiverOutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@davidharris453 I don't know about the go devils but my longtail if I fall out and let go of the engine the engine will go completely vertical and dig the propeller as deep into the water as it'll go.

@walterinchauste9926 Жыл бұрын

Saludos amigos

@ungulate101 Жыл бұрын

What size is your Jon boat. Love the video. Thanks

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I run a 14' 36'' and thanks glad you enjoyed the video!

@user-tw6ef7lr8k 6 ай бұрын

That was fun to He's watched him jump over the logs

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 6 ай бұрын

Glad y'all enjoy watching!

@thomasclayon9143 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I have a 1982 Lowe 1653 that I'm building. Gonna go with the Beaver Dam kit on a 15hp Predator. Any opinions or experience with Beaver dam kits?

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, nah I haven't done a kit build yet, the only thing I can think of is if you are going to build it you may look into bearings instead of bushings

@thomasclayon9143 Жыл бұрын

@Rabbit Ridge Outdoors Thanks for the response, looking forward to more of your videos 👍

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoy the videos, good luck on your build!

@ls2005019227 Жыл бұрын

What size of boat & speeds are we talking about? Enough to plane out & run in thin water? We run outboard jets....but there would be definite advantages to your setup. Thanks

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I'm running a 14' 36'' I'm not sure about top speed but with just me in the boat it's definitely not slow, and planes out and runs in just a few inches of water

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the questions and comments

@Bayou_Russ Жыл бұрын

I got a 1752 with a 60/40 Merc but I can see having a 1436 with this motor for certain creeks and marshes. I can’t justify the pro drives or big surface drives with all the saltwater round here

@JohnDoe-jn4ex Жыл бұрын

I bet they are great on gas ⛽ and alot of fun.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Yessir lots of fun, and surprisingly good on fuel

@mattnejmanowski631 4 ай бұрын

I could probly hang out with you!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 4 ай бұрын

You may bring a life jacket haha

@clayton203 Жыл бұрын

I have a godevil with the 57 inch shaft, Put a 22hp 670 on it

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Fun stuff that's a big motor

@misterbulger Жыл бұрын

So I have a 3 cylinder turbo Suzuki 996cc car engine... Weighs 110lbs and I have a 12 ft john boat. Makes about 60hp and runs on propane

@authormikemontie250 Жыл бұрын

I live by river that has lots of rocks. Is this motor any less likely to wreck the prop on a rock pile?

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Well your less likely to hit something with the mud motor, and since there's no gears or clutches to fail, you ding up the prop and thats it, the stainless props are really tough too

@authormikemontie250 Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 I can see how you can quickly raise the motor when the skeg hits bottom. Thanks!

@SugarRiverOutdoors Жыл бұрын

You can get an even cheaper mud motor then these. I run SPS swamp runner kits with harbor freight engines on all of my jon boats. Swamp runner uses a really cheap propeller and when I break one it only takes me 5 minutes to spend the engine around and put a new $12 prop on.

@herewegofans Жыл бұрын

Better have a rivet gun or tig at the ready. Gallie. Perfect fun.

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Haha that riveted boat has been a champ

@herewegofans Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 got a 85 polar kraft that hasn't leaked yet. Never had the stones to launch like that. Ya'll keeping the bar high hanging in that camp lol. Keep having fun brother.

@joshuaswanson3068 Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome would you recommend a short tail for general purpose kinda best of both worlds well maybe not best but a good middle ground?

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a lot of fun, well those surface drives are a lot easier to run and have good turning ability, but they are expensive, and more moving parts to break, what kind of boat would you put it on?

@joshuaswanson3068 Жыл бұрын

@@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 looking for good all around setup for rivers and lakes mostly for fishing and recreation but would also like to get to remote places if need be for camping and hunting I have a 14/32 aluminum jon boat. Can you use those long tails in deeper open water ? What’s a good inexpensive kit that you would recommend?

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

I gotcha yeah they run fine in deep water. I haven't used the kits, but I've heard swamp runner is good. They're a decent start, but the shaft isn't braced on the kits so they can't take a heavy abuse. the best thing to do if your trying to save money, is get a go devil or something with a bad motor and put a cheap motor on it from harbor freight just make sure the shaft size is the same

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 Жыл бұрын

There's a learning curve with those long tails it took me a bit to figure it out

@jeremybahm2163 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuaswanson3068 I have a swamprunner I beat the shit out of it haven't been broke down yet have around 300 hours on it I use it on a really shallow river that is only a foot or two feet deep in most spots have to jump trees once in awhile works perfect

@JamesJones-cx5pk Жыл бұрын

That's pretty inexpensive.👍

@Mainbusfail 5 ай бұрын

I tell you what RRO, those predator motors out pace Briggs, Honda, and Tecumseh, and at that price point, who gives an inbred beaver shit if you do burn one out. I own their inverter generator 3500 and its one of the best motors I have ever had around this stupid shop. Have fun out there and keep the dry side up!

@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I've been impressed by them, good motors. Haha I busted out laughing on inbred beaver. Thanks for watching you have a good one

@Mainbusfail 5 ай бұрын

I live in the city now , I came from the sticks and I miss that life, its comforting to see good ole boys like yall sharing your work and play. Ill tell ya, these city dwellers are completely disconnected to what really matters in this world and i wish I could have raised my kids the same way I was. That's all I can stand to rant on for now. Enjoy that mud yacht and hope that predator does you right. @@rabbitridgeoutdoors3780