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Location: Alsip, Il | Guys, I would like some advice. Middle age has crept up on me this year. More than ever my right shoulder is killing me and it is taking longer for achs and pain to go away. I am basically a caster. As many of you know I have an 18 foot BassCat alias the Red Musky Rocket by Todd M. I really love this boat and there is no spot for a kicker. How much damage would I do to the 150 if I troll for a few hours? 18 foot Tundra's look good, but I still enjoy opening her up (60 plus mph.) once in awhile, but with gas prices I usually don't go over 32 mph. Any advice? Thanks, Al P.S. I'm addicted to this stuff so stopping is not an option (haha).  |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I wouldn't do it. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | You can certainly troll with an EFI, but it won't troll down very well. Just make sure you use top flight oil and fuel, and you shouldn't have a problem. I know the EFI models like to be trimmed all the way down when running slow, at least that is my experience. |
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| You'll be fine. Just remember that you'll need to run some WOT runs for a little while each day you troll to burn-up all that extra oil. Otherwise just keep an eye on the plugs and change them a little more often.
We used to troll with our 90 carbed Johnson for hours and hours and nothing bad ever happened. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | I'll second what Steve and Treats said. I did it occassionally with my old 175 EFI that was on my previous boat.
Old habits die hard...Just went to move this thread to the boats/motors page and my Moderator icons are gone... 
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| Couple of things that will help this motor troll are to have the TPS voltge set properly, run good oil, and have the motor at level or slightly out, not tucked in. Also running Quikleen in your gas will help it also. |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | If your motor won't troll slow enough, use a drift sock. Or if you are cheap, like I am, 2 five gallon buckets with some holes drilled in them, tied up to your cleats.
sorry to hear about your problems, I had knee surgery 2 weeks ago.
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| you can Yes!
But is it worth the $$$ on Gas and Oil?
It will load up after a few hours of running, You will want to get it warmed up good then run her WOT!
If you plan on trolling a bunch I would get a kicker asap. It will pay for itself in a hurry!
Good luck!
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| Quikleen or Sea Foam in the tank during/after a trolling spell will help a lot with plugs fouling, which will happen. |
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Location: Lake Forest, Illinois | Musky Alan,
From one Bass Cat guy to another! I have a '93 Pantera that I love, but am I contemplating moving into Bass Cat's Bay Cat. I have the same questions as you...do I need to install a kicker for a moderate amount of trolling, or would I be alright using the big motor. The boat I am looking at has a 2003 OPtimax 225 DFI on her. I suppose all the feedback that you recievd would apply to propestive motor as well.
More feedback on the subject of trolling hours on a big motor would be great.
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| Sure you can do it but what will the real cost be? Let's say you learn to be a successful troller and find you enjoy it. When this happens you will troll 10+ hours when there is a troll bite. Over time you will learn there is a troll bite more than you would have thought and want to do it more. You should think about how many hours you are going to accumulate and the long term costs. For example, twenty 10 hour days per season over three seasons is 600 hours. If you put 600 hours just trolling, not to mention your actually cruising hours, will you need major motor overhaul work? How much will that cost versus replacing a kicker? Additionally think about the operating costs differences, aka fuel. A kicker will only burn about 6 gallons on a long day of trolling. I imagine your 150 EFI will burn considerably more. |
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Location: Lake Forest, Illinois | your right..the backend cost of using the big motor outweigh the front end costs of mounting the kicker. thanks
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