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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I think you will be fine. If the kicker is not mounted permantly, you can always take it off and store it on a stand until you are headed to a remote lake/big body of water or fishing for a species you would want to use it for such as back trolling for walleyes.
I am a proponent of having a kicker, especially on larger bodies of water, most notably canadian lakes where there seems to be chunks of granite that can be hungry at times. The last thing I want to have happen is be out on a big body of water with a main motor that goes down for whatever reason and have no way off the water.
A few years ago, neighbor up north was out on leech lake when his big motor went down on a wind-blown rock shore. He was the only boat in the area and due to no other way off the water ended up totaling the boat.
Various trips to Manitoba have left many boats down a big motor due to rocks, and being some 20 miles or further out without communication is not smart. It has always been a part of trip planning for that area for all boats to have a secondary kicker.
Your boat may squat just a touch in the rear, but that will not be an issue. As soon as you move up front to fish, things will be just fine. 33 to 35 should be around what you should see with proper set-up.
Enjoy your new rig!!
Steve
Edited by VMS 1/27/2020 6:51 AM
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