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Location: north central wisconsin | The trim tabs, if used properly, will totally eliminate any need for a 'whale tail'. The nice thing about tabs, is that once the boat is up and on plane, they are no longer in the water, and will not effect the handling/speed of your rig as a whale tail(hydrofoil) will. The tabs will also add stability to your ride through out, if listing or porpoising is an issue. They also can serve as a brake for trolling, and also help the boat maintain steerage throughout. You might check out the boat page at walleyecentral.com as there are several threads concerning the way the tabs outweigh a tail. There are alot of walleye guys that run big underpowered tillers over there, which brings more insight to this type of issue than most Musky guys can bring.
Good luck bro!! |
