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| I have a 1850 Tyee that I bought last summer & unfortunately it didn't come with a trolling motor. I fish lakes & the Missouri river - a lot of windy days. Should I get a bow mount electric or a kicker? I'd like to get both but I'm only going to be able to afford one this year. Thanks a lot for your help. |
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| It really depends on where you spend most of your time, forward trolling or positon fishing with your bow mount. Go with what you do more of. |
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| I'm not a tournament guy that fishes for a living so take this with a grain of salt as I will readily admit that there are others that have forgotten more than I will ever know but I'm thinking you will do better with a bow mount. I have been trolling since 1994 with only my bow mount on an 18' Pro V. There are a couple situations like over 2 mph or into huge waves where this won't work but for 99.9% of the trolling I do I depend on and love my Minn Kota Autopilot! I get a good 6 hours out of my Trojan series 31's wired for 24 volts. Just another thought process to consider. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI. | Go with the bowmount. Get the most pound thrust you can swing, the 80lb Minnkota AutoPilot with remote control is sweet. I have a 619 Ranger with a 65lb Autopilot & Co-Pilot Remote control. I use it a lot for trolling. You probably won't need the Autopilot but at least get the Powerdrive version w/remote. If I use the Auto feature once a year I'm lucky. You should be able to get one for about $900 with Co-Pilot
Good Luck, Pat & Christy |
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Location: Lincolnshire, IL | If you can only go with one, go with the Bowmount, Minnkota Autopilot, pretty much ditto on the above post....only after I put a Kicker on my first boat did I really see how versatile trolling for 'eyes with my Autopilot was....Good Luck. |
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| Thanks guys! You really helped me make up my mind. It sounds like I may not even need a kicker. I think I'll go with an 80 PD w/co-pilot. Do I need auto-pilot? Does it control speed & direction? |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Get the kicker. They also call the kicker the auxillery motor. The electric motor will not get you home if the big motor goes out and fishing big water like the Missouri river and its flowages you will need to cover a lot of water some times. Unless you do a lot of fan casting, go with the kicker. You can backtroll which is better for postion fishing anyways. Good luck, Doug |
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| Why not get both a bow mount and a kicker to cover all of the bases |
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Location: Menasha | Just get a Autopilot, kicker and motor mount electic, then you will have it all |
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Help Please Kicker or Electric?