I have a 115hp outboard on my boat and want to slow my trolling speed down a bit. I do not want to invest in a kicker motor at this time. Anybody out there have any pro’s or con’s on these devices that bolt to the lower unit and act as a brake? Looking for suggestions. THANKS
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February 14, 2013 at 9:13 pm #1141933
If you get one, make sure it’s one that flips up on it’s own. If not, you will forget at some point, and will either break it, or bend it.
I’d suggest a pair of trolling bags myself.
February 14, 2013 at 9:21 pm #1141934Quote:
I’d suggest a pair of trolling bags myself.
X2! No hassle trying to mount gadgets to the motor and basicly nothing to fail on you after spending our hard earned cash. If you have a bowmount motor you can also use that to thrust against your big motor in tandem w/the drift sock/trolling bag setup to fine tune speed.February 14, 2013 at 9:30 pm #1141939If you have a trolling motor run it in the opposite direction you are trolling. Should slow you down a bit.
February 14, 2013 at 9:47 pm #1141944Tie two five gallon buckets off the front cleats, that will drop 1 to 2 mph
February 14, 2013 at 9:48 pm #1141945I bought a pair of amish outfitter trolling bags as a gift to my buddy about 5 years ago and they work great. Heavy construction easy in and out from the bow. Love the stuff these guys make. Google them, call the guy, tell him what boat you have, and what you are trying to accomplish for speeds and he will set you right up! If I didn’t have a kicker, I would run these bags.
February 14, 2013 at 9:49 pm #1141946They make them with shear pins in them for when you forget to put it up. It breaks a .25c pin and not the whole set-up
February 14, 2013 at 9:54 pm #1141947I went from a 3 blade stainless to a 4 blade aluminum on my f115. Bad part is that it took about 8 mph off my top end but I’m down to 1.2 fwd and as low as .9 or 1.0 backtrolling. Better than that if it’s against the wind or current. A plus is that the hole shot really rocks and will stay on plane a lot slower jerr
February 14, 2013 at 10:32 pm #1141954Quote:
If you have a trolling motor run it in the opposite direction you are trolling. Should slow you down a bit.
This worked better on my boat than trolling bags. Think James has a post or maybe even a video on trolling bags.
igotonePosts: 1744February 14, 2013 at 11:57 pm #1141977Quote:
I bought a pair of amish outfitter trolling bags as a gift to my buddy about 5 years ago and they work great. Heavy construction easy in and out from the bow. Love the stuff these guys make. Google them, call the guy, tell him what boat you have, and what you are trying to accomplish for speeds and he will set you right up! If I didn’t have a kicker, I would run these bags.
same here
great guy to work with – and well made stuff
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