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[THEFERMANATOR]

As for a low water pick-up, they can actually cost you speed. I know I lost speed on my flats boat with one, but I needed it for teh shallow running I did. The low water pick-up puts more material in the water in front of teh prop which increases drag. High speed boats need them though to force teh water in as teh side pick-ups lose efficiency at a certain point. Somewhere around 60-65 is when you need to consider one is what I was told.

[Shrek]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

As for a low water pick-up, they can actually cost you speed. I know I lost speed on my flats boat with one, but I needed it for teh shallow running I did. The low water pick-up puts more material in the water in front of teh prop which increases drag. High speed boats need them though to force teh water in as teh side pick-ups lose efficiency at a certain point. Somewhere around 60-65 is when you need to consider one is what I was told.

Good to know, and thanks. We do a lot of marsh fishing here in New Orleans. What kind of loss of speed did you experience with your flats boat? I was really wanting the low water pick up for the marsh. My concerns of starving the motor for water were secondary.