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Nobody's trying to talk you out of it, just interested in why you need one, because it no longer makes sense for most people. However, your situation is different.

If I was fishing above any size waterfall, I would want a kicker And I would make sure the kicker was well maintained, and start it every day before I left the dock.

I might even want two kickers - maybe you should ditch the 60 and put on twin 40s? That boat is not exactly overpowered, it would easily handle the extra ponies.