First welcome to the family and wheres the pictures! We like pictures.From what Ive read here, best all around prop is probably going to be a 25P Fury.FTD – Full Tournament DeckI cant speak to the prop to pad measurement but tell you its as much an art as science with each boat. It depends on load, prop (Fury will want to run deeper then a Trophy Plus), sea level, and other variables. I keep a big half inch socket wrench with the two sockets/extension I need in the boat so I can adjust as needed or if I need to change a prop.Congrats on your new to rig and enjoy the ride. Also, if you go to the top under the Owners Forum before going into a thread and use the search engine you can find a ton of information about that boat/motor combo. There a lot of them out there and when you get the set up just right and learn to drive this hull, it will haul the mail. I recommend you spend sometime with the current set up getting some seat time just to learn the feel of the boat. They drive different then other brands. Remember that Bass Cats do NOT like a lot of trim and you will get your speed through the trim one little bump at a time. Read through the many posts and you will find the information you need to drive and fish your boat. Good luck!