The reason I'm thinking of giving up on the Opti is because of the problems I had with it last year. It would randomly start missing and run terrible. You never knew when it was going to happen. Not good when you're fishing a big body of water like the Chip. Had in for work multiple times and fought with Mercury to finally agree to provide the more expensive parts the dealer wanted to replace. They think they have it fixed, but I'm still skeptical.

The top end speed with the Suzuki on the Ranger is less than I had hoped. I was geting 43MPH with the Opti. Is that at max RPM and planed up all the way? What are the specs on the prop you have?

The 2009 Anglers are rated to 150HP, rather than 130HP for the 2007 and 2008 models. Too bad no one makes a 130HP. They're a little underpowered with the 115HP.

Thanks for the feedback guys!