gang rigs and mud motor

[airdriver]

This may first year running a long tail motor. Anyone have any tips for putting out gang rig lines using a long tail? I don't have problem when I'm out with another person, what has me stumped is laying out rig lines by myself without getting the mother line or leader lines hit by the prop. Thanks for the help!

[Superduty]

Add a 12v trolling motor if possible. Otherwise you have to use the wind and get it right the first time!

[RumRiverRat]

A trolling motor is what you need.

Bow mounted is better.

I can dump a line with 12 decoys on it in less than 5 minutes.

PowerStroke, Superduty and a few others from this site have seen my method in action.

After 2 years I finally completed my long tail mud motor project, I bought a motor and machined/fabricated everything else. I might be the only guy with a prop and drive shaft machined out of Titanium.

I run a bow mount trolling motor, currently I have a 12V, will be upgrading to a 24v this winter sometime.

I have a Crestliner Welded Hull 1648 Side Console with a 40hp Mercury Outboard and my Longtail.

Takes about 45 minutes to swap motors, and put in my stand up grab bar.

[SneakAttack]

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That truly is an EPIC setup

[Gordie]

I tried something new this last year in Nodak and it worked hreat I anchored my boat and let the wind do the work . I was anchored in the landing zone and just clipped the last decoy on first and the wind took the decoys out into the lake. I did this this year on opener as well and it works great.

[airdriver]

Thanks for the input guys. Went with a 55 minn kota endura. Works great for me, has plenty of power and rigs go out quick.