10-07-2024, 05:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-07-2024, 06:41 PM by obifishkenobi.)
(10-07-2024, 04:32 PM)obifishkenobi Wrote: Yes the electric motor up front is always on, In my boat when there is no wind and the kicker is in gear and at idle and my front trolling motor is set between 2-3 my boat goes 1.5 mph, I use the trolling motor to make fine speed adjustments and also to steer. I find that the boat is a lot more responsive steering from the front than the back. As the wind picks up I have to turn up the speed on the electric and the kicker I like to fish across the wind until it get strong enough to make rollers then I fish directly into it so that I can control my speed I typically don't like the wind at my back because I can not go as slow as I want to.
I only troll with an electric motor and have found the same, its easier to steer with "front wheel drive" when the wind is blowing. But I usually like to keep the wind at my back when the breeze is light to reduce how much juice I have to use to drive into the wind. When the wind is really blowing its hard to keep the boat straight so I put my nose into it and keep the motor on a higher setting.