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MACK

Posted 7/3/2007 12:01 PM (#263526 - in reply to #263524)
Subject: Re: Trolling Question

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This is one of those questions where you'll get opinions all across the board. Anything from people saying that they'd advise not to do it to it's no big deal at all.

You'll just need to watch to see if your motor "loads up" with fuel/oil from the slow trolling. You'll just need to run the motor at speed when finished or when moving from spot to spot to clear it out.

As for answering your question: Yes...you can certainly troll with your 125 as you've already found out. Now....will those speeds be the speeds you'll be happy with while trolling a 125? That's up to you. Come Fall...you may or may not want a slower trolling speed. If you do..you could always deploy a drift-sock to slow you down some. A drift sock is far cheaper than a kicker.

Then again..if your budget and wallet can accommodate the expense of another motor, then buy a kicker. It'll add just a tad bit of weight to your boat..but no big deal.

It's all up to you. Again...you'll get opinions all across the board on this one.

That's just my $.02 cents