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trolling motors
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:27 pm
by BassFrequency
Hi all,
seeing as gas is getting out of hand again, I am going to buy a trolling motor for bopping around close and fishing. i know its a dead horse topic but I have a poor mans budget of around $230 and I'd love to run it off the giant 12v batt cuz i dont want another 2 batts to haul.
what # thrust and size shaft would fit my budget? bow or aft mount doesnt matter, I can make a custom mount
Re: trolling motors
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 4:00 pm
by toondog
BassFrequency wrote:Hi all,
seeing as gas is getting out of hand again, I am going to buy a trolling motor for bopping around close and fishing. i know its a dead horse topic but I have a poor mans budget of around $230 and I'd love to run it off the giant 12v batt cuz i dont want another 2 batts to haul.
what # thrust and size shaft would fit my budget? bow or aft mount doesnt matter, I can make a custom mount
I'm not sure how "budget" you want to go, but here is what i did. It is a Minn Kota Endura 50 42" Trolling Motor. I'm pretty sure I paid under $200 for it. It's a few years old. If you go over 50 lb of thrust, your probably looking at 24V.
To bow mount it you have to reverse the handle. I also had to use a bolt in the tilt gears to keep it from occasionally popping up. It can pull my boat between 2-2.7 mph (gps).
Re: trolling motors
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 5:43 pm
by BassFrequency
toondog wrote:I'm not sure how "budget" you want to go, but here is what i did. It is a Minn Kota Endura 50 42" Trolling Motor. I'm pretty sure I paid under $200 for it. It's a few years old. If you go over 50 lb of thrust, your probably looking at 24V.
To bow mount it you have to reverse the handle. I also had to use a bolt in the tilt gears to keep it from occasionally popping up. It can pull my boat between 2-2.7 mph (gps).
thats one ive been looking at, same setup too. i'll have another 4' of boat for it to pull though
