Trolling motor options????

[livewell]

Thanks for the fast responses... I wll keep the board updated with pics as soon as I buy the boat...

The trolling motor in the pics has a foot control, correct?... Wireless remote sounds like a good option... will definately go that route, too... Thanks for the advice...

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by livewell

Thanks for the fast responses... I wll keep the board updated with pics as soon as I buy the boat...

The trolling motor in the pics has a foot control, correct?... Wireless remote sounds like a good option... will definately go that route, too... Thanks for the advice...

There is a wired foot control for this motor, but I keep it stowed away unless I need it for some reason...

The auto-pilot and co-pilot fit the particular type of live-bait slow trolling we do a LOT of on the big freshwater reservoirs for stripers down here...for the type of fishing you're gonna do, a different set-up may be more suitable...that's one of the fun parts of these boats is fine-tunin' them to exactly what you wanna do w/them...

[Parrot_Head]

Hey Reelapeelin,
How often do you use your trolling motor ?? Do you think its worth getting ??

Scott

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Parrot_Head

Hey Reelapeelin,
How often do you use your trolling motor ?? Do you think its worth getting ??

Scott

For the type fishin we do and electric trollin motor is ESSENTIAL...gotta have one to properly SLOW-troll live bait...I can't think of any of the MANY striper fishermen I know who don't have one...

...and last year when Willy and I went to Sebastian and fished w/Franco, we used his trollin motor to work the back-waters off the Indian River...

I've also used it to move around close-shore schools down in San Blas...worth it?...ain't worth fishin' w/out it...adds a whole new way of doin' things if ya don't already have one...

[Parrot_Head]

Thanks !!!!!!! Thats what i needed to hear.

Scott

[willy]

Ozzie and I can tell you for sure it don;t work well in sand/mud type stuff though. For that you need a couple of old geezers to throw overboard. I always try to keep a couple of them around, cheap too, a little pie, a cigar, and some sipping whiskey holds them over and shuts them up.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Parrot_Head

Thanks !!!!!!! Thats what i needed to hear.

Scott

Good luck w/it...holler if ya need anything else on 'em...

[Hammerhead]

I hava a 6hp johnson that's hung on a adjustable up/down bracket. It's very easy to deploy and pushes the boat 7 knots. I bought it as aux power for emergencies ( used it too ) but use it most to troll with out over the reefs or out in the gulfstream.

[garycorbett]

You could mount a clamp on troller on the transom as well for a cheaper option