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| Jerry Newman - 4/7/2014 11:51 PM
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?
Jerry, no crawling involved, I can start, trim and connect the steering while standing on the floor, with one foot on the livewell. And yes, when back-trolling or tight structure trolling, I'll sit on a cushion on the live well, and I've done that for hours in a 620/621 too. Try that with a remote. When forward trolling open water eyes or muskies, I simply attach the steering connecting rod, maybe a few seconds to do that. When I want to juice it a bit, I just hit the Momentary Full Throttle button on my Troll Pro, from where ever I happen to be in the boat. When I get the hook up, I can hit the idle button till the fish is in the net, then hit it again to resume the previous speed exactly.
When six boards out, agree you have to be careful of not crossing lines in too sharp of a turn, but stalling baits is a very effective trigger.
My Tuffy doesn't take water over the bow, so not an issue for me. I also don't need a rear deck, whether in my Tuffy's or Rangers. But I can see that would make the crawling required. Do you crawl on the deck to set your down rods and prop wash rods? Why is that acceptable?
Even with the remote, I'd still have a Troll Pro, or similar throttle control. Speed control, repeatability, and versatility cannot be duplicated with the remote compared to the Troll Pro.
To each his own. I'd never likely have a remote. That's not to say you are wrong because you choose to have one, or I am wrong because I choose the tiller. Versatility is key to me.
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