TROLLING WITH A MIDRANGE OUTBOARD

[NAVIGATOR51]

Hi all. I'm a newbie.
Living in Minnesota, I fish northern pike primarily and largemouth bass. Last spring I bought a new 17 foot boat powered by a 90 HP Yamaha outboard. I do not have any "kicker" motor. I'm wondering how bad (or good) it is if I were to do a lot of trolling with my outboard. In reverse, the speed is perfect for the type of fishing I do. Not being a mechanic whiz, do I run the risk of fouling my plugs on my new four stroke, or not. If I were to get a kicker motor, I'd want one that I could control via my steering console if that were even possible. Any help or advice out there? Thank you.
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[macfly55]

Hi Navigator and welcome to the BFT.. I am sure there is someone on this site that can answer your question..

you may want to try the [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?category=34"]Minnesota[/url] forum since that would be more to your local waters.. you could also try the [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/gforum.cgi?category=70"]General Freshwater[/url] fishing forum and see what happens there..

Again.. welcome to the BFT and I hope you will have a great time here posting your stories and asking any questions that come to mind..

MacFly
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[Dryrod]

Hi there NAVIGATOR51 and welcome to the BFT. I'm sure there are a lot of members at the BFT that know about OB motors - but if it was me I would contact the Yamaha people by e-mail or call their 800#. I would want to get the information directly from the company that provides the warranty. Good luck.
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[gdn443]

Welcome to the site and I also use my 40hp 4 stroke for trolling at 1.5 - 2 knots. It hasn't fouled yet. I think your gun shy due to the old 2 strokes that did foul up unless run hard from time to time.
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