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[QUOTE]sukrchukr - 12/20/2020  1:34 PM

[QUOTE]North of 8 - 12/20/2020  10:35 AM

[QUOTE]medy - 12/20/2020  10:23 AM

I have a tiller, and my one complaint I have when trolling is boat control when I get a fish on. It is a long way from the tiller handle to deploy the trolling motor and turn on autopilot to avoid blowing onto rock reefs. 
If I didn't enjoy back trolling for walleye, I would probably have gone the route of a side console which still has ample open space/port side storage, but for late season musky fishing provides slightly more protection from the elements when trolling/driving
I would also make the argument Tom Boley should probably have a console boat for his style of fishing since he rarely back trolls (I cringe at his lack of splash guards).[/QUOTE]

The issue of holding position after hooking a fish is a problem, but would it be any better with a console?  Still have to get up to the bow.  I am getting an Ulterra in spring, that should make life easier.  What I do now is have an anchor in the back, right under the kicker handle, tied off.  I throw the kicker in neutral, toss the anchor over the side.[/QUOTE]

you can motor troll with the bowmount in the water....hit anchor lock when the boat slows to a stop. With one line in the water, if you drift abit...so what[/QUOTE]

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Posted 12/20/2020 1:34 PM (#972800 - in reply to #972793)
Subject: Re: Tiller VS Console...w/ a Twist.

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North of 8 - 12/20/2020 10:35 AM

medy - 12/20/2020 10:23 AM

I have a tiller, and my one complaint I have when trolling is boat control when I get a fish on. It is a long way from the tiller handle to deploy the trolling motor and turn on autopilot to avoid blowing onto rock reefs.
If I didn't enjoy back trolling for walleye, I would probably have gone the route of a side console which still has ample open space/port side storage, but for late season musky fishing provides slightly more protection from the elements when trolling/driving
I would also make the argument Tom Boley should probably have a console boat for his style of fishing since he rarely back trolls (I cringe at his lack of splash guards).

The issue of holding position after hooking a fish is a problem, but would it be any better with a console? Still have to get up to the bow. I am getting an Ulterra in spring, that should make life easier. What I do now is have an anchor in the back, right under the kicker handle, tied off. I throw the kicker in neutral, toss the anchor over the side.

you can motor troll with the bowmount in the water....hit anchor lock when the boat slows to a stop. With one line in the water, if you drift abit...so what