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Location: 31 | I think a lot depends on what kind of fishing your looking to do, if you are a true multi species angler, have a comfortable place to sit back there without a deck, and don't mind being right on top of the running motor all day… I can relate to a tiller.
However, the difference I see is the original question pertained to adding a kicker on a 621 for mostly muskies, and if it’s a 620-621 “mostly” muskie boat, hands down a remote is the way to go. It's definitely not clumsy and any perceived limitations versus a tiller are equaled with the convenience and complete controls from the helm where your electronics are… especially in rough water.
Regarding the sharper turn deal with a tiller, it's simply not applicable with that wide deck and transom on a 621, and there's no way anybody in their right mind is going to want to sit back there all day either. As a matter of fact, if you are 6 line trolling and try to make a sharper turn than you can with a remote, you would completely kill the action of 2 baits.
Point taken about putting the power trim and shifter at the helm Shep, and I normally agree with what you're saying most of the time on other threads. But if you're going to go to that extent; why not just finish the job?
When I come off of structure, I typically increase my speed slightly to induce a strike, then sometimes race over to the next good piece of structure. It's also nice to be able to turn and “can it” simultaneously to escape a large wave from coming over the bow, without having to take my hand off the remote.
Shep, do you really crawl over a deck and wide transom to get at your tiller?
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