Doing a 12ft V hull Marlon build mostly for still waters up here in BC
Made a casting deck with a seat post up near the bow and thought with this seat, the 50 electric trolling motor could be fashioned with a mount fabricated to make it work
My question: is there benefits to a trolling motor at the bow or the stern?
Thanks
Some questions we asked ourselves. Where will it not foul gear? Where's the battery and wiring cleanest? Are you going to use it to hold position in the wind (no current in a lake), maybe with the main motor? One anchor or two, again holding? Where do I have most control of my boat, (my son likes to see the motor, even when using the remote)? We found best control, both for holding and for working and casting structure was up front, but our boat is much bigger.
Nice toy! We found up front works best for us. Besides the motor eating a rod, or tangling carelessly handled deck line fouling in the handle (I've seen it but not us yet), our only issue was a wild steelhead getting fouled while fleeing the net, which was no great loss, we considered it caught. We find up front makes it easier to troll out the back if desired and clean weeds too.
Doing a 12ft V hull Marlon build mostly for still waters up here in BC
Made a casting deck with a seat post up near the bow and thought with this seat, the 50 electric trolling motor could be fashioned with a mount fabricated to make it work
My question: is there benefits to a trolling motor at the bow or the stern?
Thanks
if you are going to troll the bow mount has all the advantage in the wind for pulling. Look at the Ulterras that the big sleds trolling the columbia are using now.
I think the positives win on a bow mounted trolling motor.
Will have to fab something up, maybe a removable unit also with the battery under the casting platform, the electrical connections will be short
The other benefit to a bow mount is that you can put a gas motor on the back. 'Cause you know that the best fishing spot is always on the other side of the lake!
I've got three motors on my boat, a 115, an 8 and an 80 lb thrust electric. Depending on the speed I want to fish I pick from one of the two little ones.
That’s why I have a double ended drifter. Can push or pull. But between the flat bottom and having to mount the motor off the centerline, it’s like driving on ice with bald tires.
That's why I have a double ended drifter. Can push or pull. But between the flat bottom and having to mount the motor off the centerline, it's like driving on ice with bald tires.
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