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If you really want to treat your wife (and yourself) with a remote operated trolling motor, the Minn Kota Ulterra is about easy as it gets. Auto stow and deploy is pretty awesome. You just have to turn the motor on when you go out and that the last time you have to touch it. 24V 80lb. 60 inch shaft is probably the right length for your boat. They ain’t cheap - about $3k - but neither one of you would have to leave your seat to use it all day. -
By Crow Hunter · Posted
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing. I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways... -
Dang, new content and now answers. First, congrats on the new boat! My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota. How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too. All weather or just nice weather? Casting a lot or bait dragging? Bobber or panfish fishing? Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
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By Crow Hunter · Posted
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions. -
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I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout. Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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Ryan Berger
I was on my way to Red this weekend with 9 other guys, and we decided to stop by sportsmans. One of the guys I was with picked up a FL-8 an was gonna buy it for around $299. and I told him to buy me the Marcum LX3 and I would give him 100 and my FL-18. It turns out they were out of LX-3's so I get the number to Gander from the service desk and call over there.. They had one left, I had them hold it, drove over there and grabbed it. Gander Mountain had the LX-3 for $349. So I ended up giving him $50 and my FL 18. We got to fishing the next day and I was dumbfounded why the unit was so quiet compared to my Vex... I decided that I love the newfound silence... and better target seperation,, and push button zoom,, and digital battery meeter,, and softcase,, One of the guys I was with said I might not like the LX3 better when we get to a soft bottom lake,, but I will decide that later,, all I know was that I caught a lot of fish and over 9/10 were out of the hole I was jigging with the LX3 in,,, long story huh???
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