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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Depends on where and how you fish.
The last time I was at a dealer getting a new motor I was told something new to me, that the average hours per season for everyone was less than 30. Don't know where this came from or if it's true but that's what I was told.
I ran about 40 last year on the big motor, and another 80+ on the kicker trolling walleyes and muskies. When I used to fish salmon/trout on the great lakes I trolled a lot of 12 hour days and then the hours rang up quick. I figured I used to put on 200 hours a year easily back in those days, maybe more. 30 years ago when we used to fish Lac Seul in spring, we had a half dozen 60 mile round trips sometimes with one 100 miler (50 HP tiller, 1 and 3/4 6 gallon tanks up and 1 and 3/4 tanks back with 1/2 tank to play around with) thrown in for good measure at a top speed of maybe 35 mph, plus trolling so that added up too.
If I just fished "smaller" waters here in WI for muskies, I doubt if I'd have over 12 hours on the big motor at the end of the season with maybe another 20 on the kicker. |
