02-11-2019, 05:28 AM
I have a 19 foot deep-vee aluminum with a v-6 inboard outboard. With a 24 volt 75-lb thrust maybe 85 trolling motor (2 110amp hour batteries I believe). Treat the batteries right and you can troll all day for kokanee 1.2-1.5mph. But if i want to go faster for lake trout and such for more than 3-4 hours I had to use my outboard with a trolling plate, that is until I forgot to release it, the second time I really couldn't fix it.
Electric is great, quiet and no fumes, But if you intend to troll a lot at faster speeds for trout I'd get a kicker, Don't believe trolling with a trolling plate is great on an engine.
Electric is great for Kokanee, New batteries every 6 or so years if treated right - good deep cycles are not cheap
Long and short run a kicker may be the cheapest option
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Electric is great, quiet and no fumes, But if you intend to troll a lot at faster speeds for trout I'd get a kicker, Don't believe trolling with a trolling plate is great on an engine.
Electric is great for Kokanee, New batteries every 6 or so years if treated right - good deep cycles are not cheap
Long and short run a kicker may be the cheapest option
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