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Trolling speed control
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Trolling plate1 Votes - [3.12%]
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Message Subject: Trolling speed control
Illineye
Posted 6/20/2017 4:04 PM (#865772)
Subject: Trolling speed control




Posts: 65


Location: Springfield, IL and Vermilion Bay, ON
Have to decide on one or the other soon for my 17' Lund, 90 hp.
What do you guys do?
pklingen
Posted 6/20/2017 7:23 PM (#865792 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 858


Location: NE Ohio
port side mounted merc 4 stroke pro kicker. factory installed.
cincinnati
Posted 6/20/2017 7:46 PM (#865795 - in reply to #865792)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 1120


Location: West Chester, OH
Cast.
Jeff78
Posted 6/20/2017 9:08 PM (#865801 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control





Posts: 1660


Location: central Wisconsin
A pair of oars.
Tin Man
Posted 6/20/2017 9:50 PM (#865804 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 4


I have a couple of trolling bags that I really like. I had drift socks, but they didn't last. Before I had good bags I used two 5 gallon buckets with a 3 inch hole drilled in the bottom. Those worked surprisingly well.

Tin Man
muskyman1122
Posted 6/20/2017 11:52 PM (#865812 - in reply to #865792)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 162


pklingen - 6/20/2017 7:23 PM

port side mounted merc 4 stroke pro kicker. factory installed.


+1
Nershi
Posted 6/22/2017 10:18 AM (#865998 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Location: MN
You shouldn't need any of these to troll at muskie speeds. Most muskie guys who have kickers run them to keep their hours off the big motor.

For trolling trout and salmon we use a trolling plate on my dads boat. My boat trolls down fine.
Muskiemetal
Posted 6/22/2017 1:40 PM (#866025 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control





Posts: 676


Location: Wisconsin
Main motor with trolling motor supplement for fine tuning. Walleyes I'll either run silent with trolling motor or add a sock out.
Pat Hoolihan
Posted 6/22/2017 5:28 PM (#866058 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 386


I just run my main engine. On a typical trolling run I will vary my speed anywhere from .5 to 6.5 MPH so I have zero interest in trolling bags or using my bow mount. I actually see that as a hindrance. If you have a kicker motor then I would still be doing the same thing. This is all assuming you're talking about muskie trolling.
muskie-don58
Posted 6/22/2017 6:49 PM (#866067 - in reply to #865772)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Posts: 213


Location: FIB land
If $ ain't an issue - kicker
Jerry Newman
Posted 6/25/2017 9:55 AM (#866351 - in reply to #866058)
Subject: Re: Trolling speed control




Location: 31

Pat Hoolihan - 6/22/2017 5:28 PM I just run my main engine. On a typical trolling run I will vary my speed anywhere from .5 to 6.5 MPH so I have zero interest in trolling bags or using my bow mount. I actually see that as a hindrance. If you have a kicker motor then I would still be doing the same thing. This is all assuming you're talking about muskie trolling.

 

X2 since you are on the fence I would just go with the 90, you can always add the kicker later if you decide to mostly troll.

The weight the kicker hanging on the rear would slow the boat down a little, same with getting on plane… not to mention the extra expense ($ always a consideration).

 



Edited by Jerry Newman 6/25/2017 10:24 AM
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