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Location: Hayward, WI | Todd,
I actually have to disagree with you on this one (though I have run a Powerdrive the last few years). I ran a cable motor for a while and I don't think my boat control was any worse. Might have been better due to me having my foot on the pedal most of the time. Mine could be left on constant on, and the steering friction tightened up enough to keep the boat going straight unless it was windy and choppy out.
Even if not on constant, the speed doesn't have to be set on 100% to throw the other guy out of the boat when the power gets turned on. Set it to match the conditions, and let the boat just glide along.
No offense to anybody, but it sounds like the guys you fished with weren't very skilled at running them, or had cheap versions without infinite speed adjust or constant on (not that constant is necessary).
Now, regarding the recess, I never had one and got used to being Captain Morgan. I'd have been lost without a butt seat and relied on that a lot. The problem with a recess for me was I often moved the pedal towards the side of the boat I was fishing out of. Rarely did I have it in the centerline of the bow where you'd most likely be installing the recess.
Maybe you can put one on each side of the bow and also avoid the batteries that way? Not familiar with the battery storage on a Fishhawk. |
