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Bow mount trolling motors
CP:
Brushed vs Brushless :dunno:. Looks like about $700 difference, more or less.
Is brushless worth the extra $$?
Stein:
--- Quote from: metlhead on June 10, 2025, 06:52:21 AM ---Auto pilot is another option I've considered. Primary use is trolling. My concern was response time in breezy conditions. Boat has a cabin making it easier to pull through conditions than to push. Contour following isn't sumpin I do often but is easy enough to do manually. Maybe do both?
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Contour following is interesting, in places like Possession it's a bit of a challenge as about 1/3 of the boats fishing Chinook just go straight and mess up the troll for the people trying to hold depth. Out at Midchannel it's not as much an issue as everyone is going straight more or less. Coho isn't a problem.
I haven't had an issue in wind. When you are going 2-3+ mph, the kicker has plenty of power to keep the nose wherever I want it. Bigger boats may be different, mine is 18' with pretty tall canvas. The Garmin autopilot is quick, I had to actually tune mine way down to keep it from acting too quickly and often.
The Garmin unit is a bit of a process to install compared with a bow mount that I believe is just plug and play although I've never installed a bow mount, just ridden in boats with them.
deerlick:
if you go with a bow mount for trolling, it is a must to get a skeg extension like a leelock. otherwise they kinda suck imo.
Happy Gilmore:
Anyone who uses autopilot and spotlock when fishing popular fisheries and crowded conditions needs to get throat punched. I about ran over some dip*censored* in a windshield tin can about 5 times in one day at possession last season.
CP:
--- Quote from: deerlick on June 10, 2025, 08:02:28 AM ---if you go with a bow mount for trolling, it is a must to get a skeg extension like a leelock. otherwise they kinda suck imo.
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I use the main engine as a rudder and the boat tracks great. But, yeah, with the main raised it gets pretty squirrely.
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