Mercury Racing Bravo I XS - 2015 Edition

I had been looking for a prop to that would handle my boat in all conditions, summer heat, heavy load, full or empty tanks, etc. and still keep my holeshot and performance. I had been running a Mercury 25P Fury 3-Blade and it has performed very well especially during the winter on my Ranger Z520 and Mercury 250 Pro XS. As the heat started hitting here I noticed that the boat was getting a little sluggish out of the hole especially loaded at the higher elevations we finish the season at. Normally I would just drop to a lower pitch Fury but after a few suggestions I called and talked to Scott at Mercury Racing Propellers as ordered in a 25P Bravo I XS - 2015 Edition, which comes with 8 adjustable PVS holes to adjust the holeshot exactly how each boat needs it.
All I can say is wow, I took the boat out the first time just to run it by myself and it screamed to 71+ before I had to get out of it. The holeshot was insane at around 2-2.5 seconds and the low and mid-range was quick. The next trip out I loaded it with a tournament load and had partner join and went up an extra 600ft in elevation and the boat once again ripped out of the hole and topped out at 69.9 on the first run. I could handle the boat with one finger driving it and knew could make adjustments to it.
I recently just took it out and think I have it dialed in. I tried it two times with a decent load and in the heat and 89 degree water the boat jumps out of the hole like it has 4-wheel drive and blisters to 70mph quicker than my Fury does to 60mph. This prop is truly a beast and exactly what I was looking for. It may not top out quite as high as the Fury 1-2.5mph slower but it seriously out performs it in every other way. Thank you again Mercury Racing for bringing this prop out, I am loving it more and more each day.

2015 Edition Bravo I XS - Mercury Racing Pro Finished Propeller

ABA Teams - January 31st 2015 - Bartlett Lake

I am not sure how i missed posting this one but here it is. It was a last minute decision to go, and turned out to be a great decision. My friend had been on a great bite and we were fishing the same areas the last few weeks and he called me needing a boater. It was late but decided to go and already knew the game plan.
The morning started with some rain and the forecast was to have rain throughout most of the day, thankfully it turned out to be a gorgeous day with just rain in the morning. It was a race to the first area since it had been producing the wins and top weights the last few weeks. The boat was running absolutely perfect and fast, we passed a few boats and got to the area right where we wanted to be on. Within 2 casts we already had a fish and the limit came fairly quickly. We were throwing jigs and carolina-rigs and they were crushing them. We knew the structure and angles we needed and proceeded to catch them while other anglers struggled and left. We figured we would be fighting boats all day and turned out most guys left and we had the area to ourselves almost the entire day. We had to catch close to 40 fish but were sitting on 10lbs with about an hour to go. We switched up angles slightly and that was the ticket as we culled up to just under 13lbs. We made the run back but since we didn't have a kicker we weren't sure if we could pull out the win. Even as they were announcing the weights we knew it was close and not sure of the outcome. We ended up edging out second by close to half a pound and took home the hard earned win.
It had been a while since had won one, so this one made the hard work even better. I learned a ton from my partner in this tournament and took that knowledge into the rest of the season and was able to consistently catch fish the rest of the year. Already looking forward to the 2016 season.