02-28-2019, 11:40 PM
Sorry Elk, I should have been more clear...
I love Suzukis, they are an excellent trolling motor and I have their 9.9 on my boat, but in a high thrust model.
In fact, I wish my big motor was a 'Zuke.
I pull bottom bouncers and squids most of the time and my motor lets me troll down to 1.2 mph, no trolling bucket or sock needed.
A high thrust model also provides much better boat control than a traditionally propped motor.
If you only troll occasionally or do not need to troll that slowly a traditional prop should work fine.
Here is a trick to slow a traditional motor down if needed, either raise or lower your motor to make it struggle against the hull speed of your boat, essentially making your motor less effective at pushing your boat.
Just dont raise it enough that your water pump tattle-tell does not get the water needed to operate effectively.
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I love Suzukis, they are an excellent trolling motor and I have their 9.9 on my boat, but in a high thrust model.
In fact, I wish my big motor was a 'Zuke.
I pull bottom bouncers and squids most of the time and my motor lets me troll down to 1.2 mph, no trolling bucket or sock needed.
A high thrust model also provides much better boat control than a traditionally propped motor.
If you only troll occasionally or do not need to troll that slowly a traditional prop should work fine.
Here is a trick to slow a traditional motor down if needed, either raise or lower your motor to make it struggle against the hull speed of your boat, essentially making your motor less effective at pushing your boat.
Just dont raise it enough that your water pump tattle-tell does not get the water needed to operate effectively.
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