Posted by patxbill on 07/15/15 - 9:06 PM
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And as an aside to Finnegan, in this case the term "trolling motor" is a bit of a misnomer. On the Texas gulf coast, many Whalers are set up with electric motors more for boat control and positioning while drift-fishing in the bays and nearshore (especially for tarpon--notoriously spooky around gasoline combustion engines). Many also use them to approach the flats when preparing to anchor up and wade.
Your notation that Whaler recommends a 15hp kicker as a trolling motor is well taken, if the goal is actually trolling in the proper sense of the term.