Picked it up Friday! I'm running a 25" Fury on the Suzuki per Rick Pierce's recommendation. The engine is so quiet. I had a Yamaha gray 4-stroke and this Suzuki is considerably quieter while running. The side picture doesn't really do the colors justice. In the sunlight, the gray and navy blue sparkle. Looking forward to getting the motor broken in and letting the ponies gallop! Compared to my deep V this thing feels like a rocket ship! It definitely puts a smile on my face.

Nice boat!

Congratulation on the new kitty!

Sweet-looking rig right there !

Congrats

A-Jay

I can see why your excited. Sweet looking rig.

Sweet ride! That Suzuki Stealth has a "quiet" that can't be explained; it has to be experienced. Congrats!

That’s a sweet boat!

Hope it brings you a lot of fun.

Congratulations on the new ride. Have fun, be safe!

Beautiful boat congratulations.

Simply AWESOME.

DAAAAANGGG!

Very nice

Congratulations

Them Cats are FAST! Not much on the water that get there faster. Congrats!

That's a beautiful boat! Congratulations!

Wow. Thats pretty

Wow! Thats a gorgeous boat. Congrats!

That setup should make fishing more enjoyable for you!

Awesome fishing platform….enjoy!

On 4/12/2026 at 1:55 PM, Junk Fisherman said:

Picked it up Friday! I'm running a 25" Fury on the Suzuki per Rick Pierce's recommendation. The engine is so quiet. I had a Yamaha gray 4-stroke and this Suzuki is considerably quieter while running. The side picture doesn't really do the colors justice. In the sunlight, the gray and navy blue sparkle. Looking forward to getting the motor broken in and letting the ponies gallop! Compared to my deep V this thing feels like a rocket ship! It definitely puts a smile on my face.

Wow 🤩!! Congratulations on the new purchase!! I’m super excited for you. Would love to see that sitting in the driveway. Colors look amazing!

I’ve always seen your signature line on your profile and comments and been waiting to see the pics.

2026 Basscat Cougar 203 Hybrid (arriving spring '26)

Suzuki Stealth 250

Garmin graphs, Livescope and PPs

@Junk Fisherman congrats on the boat— that’s awesome! What model bass cat is that?

I don’t know much about the Suzuki stealth, but that is the best looking motor on the market right now.

7 hours ago, stk44 said:

@Junk Fisherman congrats on the boat— that’s awesome! What model bass cat is that?

I don’t know much about the Suzuki stealth, but that is the best looking motor on the market right now.

That's the 203 Cougar. The 203 Hybrid has the hull of the old 203 Champion which is considered one of the best bass boat hulls for rough water ever. I fish a lot of big water so that was very important to me. I did a lot of research on the Stealth and it is probably the most reliable engine on the market. (Some people will say it's Yamaha but after the issues I had with my previous Yamaha, I definitely was going in a different direction.) But reading reviews and comments from marine shops that serviced Suzukis, it was near unanimous that owners loved their motors and very few issues were reported. There was a marine shop in the northwest that said they NEVER had a warranty claim on a Stealth in their shop. I had 3 on my Yamaha F175. And yeah- the black matte finish with matching black matte Powerpoles work for me!

1 hour ago, Junk Fisherman said:

That's the 203 Cougar. The 203 Hybrid has the hull of the old 203 Champion which is considered one of the best bass boat hulls for rough water hulls ever. I fish a lot of big water so that was very important to me. I did a lot of research on the Stealth and it is probably the most reliable engine on the market. (Some people will say it's Yamaha but after the issues I had with my previous Yamaha, I definitely was going in a different direction.) But reading reviews and comments from marine shops that serviced Suzukis, it was near unanimous that owners loved their motors and very few issues were reported. There was a marine shop in the northwest that said they NEVER had a warranty claim on a Stealth in their shop. I had 3 on my Yamaha F175. And yeah- the black matte finish with matching black matte Powerpoles work for me!

Nice! I really like the cougars, not many people in my area have them but they are a sweet ride. Didn’t know their was a hybrid but that is a good option to have available.

I am looking to get poles this year or next in the matte black as well. BPS used to have the matte black option but now they only have white or black in the blades with one-pump. Hopefully they get it back in stock.

Congrats, sweet ride. Love the color!

Congratulations! That’s definitely a beautiful boat.

I will straight up trade any of my canoes for your boat and I'll bake you two dozen chocolate chip pecan cookies too.