trolling motor vs trolling plate?

[SkunkedAgain]

Becomes a money issue to me, I have a 115 hp Merc and started with a trolling plate, which got my speed under control, but I burned a tank of fuel a trip so that added $30 per trip to the cost. Later I picked up a 9.9 hp Yamaha 4 stroke trolling motor and now it costs about $3 - $4 per trip. Got the motor used and so after 20 -30 trips it will end up saving money... Not sure it's paid for itself yet, but it sure feels like it has each time I get to skip the gas station on the way to the pond... The trolling motor is also a lot more controllable for hitting any speed I want to troll, where the plate was only about 1.4 mph or 3.2 mph with it up... Ended up putting the trolling plate on my trolling motor and now I really can dial in my speeds from about .7 mph to whatever... Hope that info helps... Later J
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