I'm wondering whether anyone knows if Evinrude will come out with kicker motors in the near future? Has there been any press resleases regarding them? I can't find anything on their site.
Also, to my understanding, Evinrude and Johnson are, in some respects, siblings to each other with the exception of some things. Anyone know if Johnson makes a motor similar to the E-tec?
Reason why I ask these questions is two-fold: First, I've heard good things about the E-tec, but I really hate to mix motor brands between the main motor and the kicker motor; Secondly, if Johnson makes a motor similar to the E-tec, then I would consider their motors since they make kicker motors.
And maybe since I'm on the topic of trolling motors I should bring up one more thought/subject. What are the thoughts on fishing with a 70lb or 80lb Powerdrive bowmount in windy, 2' - 3' waves? Will a 70 or 80lb thrust motor do the job in those conditions on a 18'-6" fiberglass boat? Will the batteries get worn down before a full day of use is put in? I'm trying to determine if I really need a kicker motor or not. If a 70 or 80lb thrust bow mount can handle the wind and waves and troll the boat sufficiently, then perhaps I wouldn't need to spend the $3K on a new kicker motor.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I'm wondering whether anyone knows if Evinrude will come out with kicker motors in the near future? Has there been any press resleases regarding them? I can't find anything on their site.
Also, to my understanding, Evinrude and Johnson are, in some respects, siblings to each other with the exception of some things. Anyone know if Johnson makes a motor similar to the E-tec?
Reason why I ask these questions is two-fold: First, I've heard good things about the E-tec, but I really hate to mix motor brands between the main motor and the kicker motor; Secondly, if Johnson makes a motor similar to the E-tec, then I would consider their motors since they make kicker motors.
And maybe since I'm on the topic of trolling motors I should bring up one more thought/subject. What are the thoughts on fishing with a 70lb or 80lb Powerdrive bowmount in windy, 2' - 3' waves? Will a 70 or 80lb thrust motor do the job in those conditions on a 18'-6" fiberglass boat? Will the batteries get worn down before a full day of use is put in? I'm trying to determine if I really need a kicker motor or not. If a 70 or 80lb thrust bow mount can handle the wind and waves and troll the boat sufficiently, then perhaps I wouldn't need to spend the $3K on a new kicker motor.
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