Slowing down for trolling
 

I am running a 150 Mariner, and the slowest I can get it to go per my GPS is around 3.5mph. Ideally I would like to be at least 2mph, what are some ways to slow it down? Do you have it trimmed all the way up or down?
Thanks!
Sean

Slowing down for trolling
 

I am running a 150 Mariner, and the slowest I can get it to go per my GPS is around 3.5mph. Ideally I would like to be at least 2mph, what are some ways to slow it down? Do you have it trimmed all the way up or down?
Thanks!
Sean

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

tie a 5 gallon bucket to a rope and tie to a rear cleat that will slow you down enough

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

tie a 5 gallon bucket to a rope and tie to a rear cleat that will slow you down enough

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

What do you think about tying it off to the side? This way it will be out of the way ???

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

What do you think about tying it off to the side? This way it will be out of the way ???

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

You've got a couple of options. *You can try what skools said or a drift sock. *Both work but there's storage and deployment issues. *Forgetting to pull the bucket(s) in could result in damage to the boat or even you or a passenger.

I think the #1 way to slow down (if you don't need to sneak) is with a kicker motor. *I have a 9.9hp on a bracket and it works excellent. *Can get down to 1mph if I want to or anywhere between 1 and 2.

Now if you wanna sneak - get a nice bow mounted electric trolling motor.

Then there's trolling plates. *I've had experience with the one below on my old 17ft boat. *Its called a Hustle trolling plate. *I loved the plate. *With the springs on it you don't have to worry about engaging/disengaging anything. *Boat worked well in reverse too. *I could go as slow as I wanted using it too. *The downsides are - 1) having to drill holes in your cavitation plate 2) Its permanently mounted and alot of people ask "what's that?" 3) The springs and i-bolts are not stainless. *You can replace the i-bolts with stainless but I haven't found stainless springs to fit and they would be expensive.

Mind you I've never tried it on a V20 but I'd be willing to bet it would work great! *If I didn't have a kicker I might go that route because I like to troll flounder and trout in the creeks.
http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/small%20hussle.jpg
http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/h...ing_plates.htm
Also the guy at johnson marine supply is top notch and will be happy to speak with anyone over the telephone that might have questions. *I've called him a couple of times *;)

You might also want to look into some of the other brands of trolling plates, but I looked at a lot of them and I really like the Hustle for ease of use and the hole allows you to go in reverse.

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

You've got a couple of options. *You can try what skools said or a drift sock. *Both work but there's storage and deployment issues. *Forgetting to pull the bucket(s) in could result in damage to the boat or even you or a passenger.

I think the #1 way to slow down (if you don't need to sneak) is with a kicker motor. *I have a 9.9hp on a bracket and it works excellent. *Can get down to 1mph if I want to or anywhere between 1 and 2.

Now if you wanna sneak - get a nice bow mounted electric trolling motor.

Then there's trolling plates. *I've had experience with the one below on my old 17ft boat. *Its called a Hustle trolling plate. *I loved the plate. *With the springs on it you don't have to worry about engaging/disengaging anything. *Boat worked well in reverse too. *I could go as slow as I wanted using it too. *The downsides are - 1) having to drill holes in your cavitation plate 2) Its permanently mounted and alot of people ask "what's that?" 3) The springs and i-bolts are not stainless. *You can replace the i-bolts with stainless but I haven't found stainless springs to fit and they would be expensive.

Mind you I've never tried it on a V20 but I'd be willing to bet it would work great! *If I didn't have a kicker I might go that route because I like to troll flounder and trout in the creeks.
http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/small%20hussle.jpg
http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/h...ing_plates.htm
Also the guy at johnson marine supply is top notch and will be happy to speak with anyone over the telephone that might have questions. *I've called him a couple of times *;)

You might also want to look into some of the other brands of trolling plates, but I looked at a lot of them and I really like the Hustle for ease of use and the hole allows you to go in reverse.

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

Trollin' lead-core we're tryin' to get slow as possible...we use TWO 5 gal buckets, one off each transom cleat...two will slow you down ALMOST one mph on GPS...good luck and let us know how it go ;) ;D ...

Re: Slowing down for trolling
 

Trollin' lead-core we're tryin' to get slow as possible...we use TWO 5 gal buckets, one off each transom cleat...two will slow you down ALMOST one mph on GPS...good luck and let us know how it go ;) ;D ...