Trolling Motors and Dekes

[Guest]

Anybody ever use Trolling Motors to put motion in your spread? I have heard of people mounting them to trees in the timber. I was wondering....why not just turn it on if your hunting from a boat, if your dekes are close?? Why not?? Any opinions? Suggestions? Etc.?

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[Guest]

because it moves ur boat than. i never heard of that before anyways. even down here with less trees unless by mississippi witch really is never that calm

[MnSportsman]

Never heard of doing that.
"quiver" pucks are cheap at about $10.
And you could always use what we used to do,[& sometimes still do, if conditions warrant,like forgetting to change a battery. ] attach a pull line(under water) to some of your "gang spreads" & give it a few tugs once in a while. Works for us!

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[This message has been edited by MnSportsman (edited 03-31-2002).]

[Sartell Angler]

Bemidji, I guess we're the only ones on this forum who have heard of doing that. I had heard a lot about this method, and in December/January issue of DU there is a section on late season hunting -- they cite an example of a guy who uses 3 trolling motors mounted underwater to keep his pond open all winter long. You can use solar panels to collect energy, and then store it in a battery. If I had my own land to hunt, I would consider doing this to extend my season during a cold year when there was early freeze up. I'm thinking of rigging up a pull-cord for this upcoming season.

S.A.

[GullGuide]

Duck-O-Holic and I used a pull cord this past season. I can say it does add a lot to your spread, however we did not notice that it made any difference, even on a really calm day. I'll definetly use it again next year, just that more expierementation is nessesary.
P.S. I too have heard of using trolling motors. It could be worth a try.

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