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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | So...moral of the story:
Have a kicker motor on a water body that has the potential to take out your lower unit, or...for that matter, have a kicker in case ANYTHING goes down on your main motor.
This is a safety issue in many cases... I'd hate to be caught out in the middle of some lakes in a blow, with no way of getting the boat off the water.
Long story short for me: I was fishing the pipestone chain about 10 years ago, Home base was trails-end campground on Clearwater lake, and we went fishing for walleyes some 10 miles away at the easternmost end of the chain. In that series of lakes, etc. there are places you are in 50 feet of water, and in less than 20 feet you are looking at boulders under the surface. Welll..I managed to rip out my gearing while successfully avoiding some rocks with the boat and motor (the motor made it into reverse gear from forward and just shredded everything inside) I had a 6hp kicker on, which allowed us to get off the water. Took us some 2-1/2 hours to get back to camp, but we made it...
Always always ALWAYS have a backup means to get off the water.
at least with a kicker, your week of fishing is not fully ruined...just takes you longer to get from spot to spot.
Steve |
