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Location: Green Bay, WI | I have never noticed that here on Green Bay. Most of the time I am using the kicker, but find I must use the big motor when heading into the wind--which is usually 15-25mph in the fall. We are used to 2-3 foot chop out in the southern bay, as that happens more often than not it seems...at least in late November. So with the top-set canvas deployed, I find that it's much harder to control boat direction in the wind if I don't use the big motor.
So I guess I am simply not sure that there's a difference--on the one hand, most fish come when the kicker is running. But then again, most fish come on days when the waves aren't 3 feet...and thus the big motor isn't being used anyway.
Have you noticed a difference in depth with these observations? I guess what I am asking is whether or not the water depth makes a difference--maybe in shallow water, the fish spook more easily for instance, and thus the quieter kicker motor might out-produce the big motor? In deeper water, maybe the fish are farther from the boat (vertically), and may actually be attracted to the louder engine?
Interesting observations though, and a great thread!
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