Wilbur....I pull with my big motor....115 Yamaha four stroke with a trolling plate.....but I use my trolling motor to push with.
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Wilbur....I pull with my big motor....115 Yamaha four stroke with a trolling plate.....but I use my trolling motor to push with.
Wilbur, you might want to get a drift sock to slow you down some.
You dont think a trollamatic would work?Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Trollamatic works great on my 115. I can run from 1.4 to 2.2 now. What size motor do you have? Is it a four stroke? http://www.franksgreatoutdoors.com/trol-a-matic-1.html
You said you can get down to 2.2mph with your plate. You need to be able to pull at 1.5 sometimes.
No I meant it goes 2.2 without a plate Its 75 merc 2 strokeQuote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
The plate will work on your motor but....it will use a lot of gas to troll since it is a 2 stroke. It would be best in your case to use a trolling motor.
Use lots of gas and foul plugs.
exactly.....a four stroke with EFI is the only way to go .......... Wilbur what trolling motor do you have? Can you run 1.4 to 2.2 with it ? If you can use it .....if its a 12 volt....you might want to invest and connect two batterys in paralel so you will have more run time.Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Its a POWERDRIVE V2 12 volt 55# Yeah it will top out about 2.4 or2.5 depending on wind maybe less. Its a 175 bass tracker. I was yhinking about the 2 batteries but the boat will only hold the 27 models.
Before I had a Terrova, I pulled with my 90 2-stroke. Never fouled a plug and could pull all day on a couple gallons of fuel. I just don't like listening to that motor run all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Well I have to take back what I said about the BnM 8 foot Pro Series Trolling Rods. They felt real flimsy to me compared to my 12 and 16 footers like they didn't have much backbone. I believe I was use to the stiffer rods and my medium heavy bass rods that I had been using in the past. Well, last wednesday the 8 foot PST got tested. It brought in a 5.5 lb striper while the boat was still moving about 2 mph. That rod might bend a good bit but it has a lot of back bone. It had no trouble with the striper. I have been switching out my short rod with my bass rod while pulling for stripers cause i was afraid the 8 foot PST might break. Well I won't be switching them out any more... that rod did great...
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DoubleG
You don't even realize that my four stroke is running.Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
Group 27's will be all right....wire them in ParalelQuote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
Boy love that 4 stroke it sure is quite when trolling.
Good job on that striper DG. Those B&M poles will surprise you sometimes.
Those long crappie poles will sure fool ya.....I have seen some really big trash fish caught on them before.
I wrestled this 20 lb carp in with a 12 ft WM pole, though it took 30 min..
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Haha... I bet that was fun Scott. Thought you had a 20 lb crappie!
I thought I had a big catfish. I was just glad to get my Firetiger Bandit back.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleGobble00
i just bit the bullet and ordered a trol-a-matic for when its windy or my trolling motor batteries are dead,hope i like it i have a 90 carb 2stroke and on windy days i still stay around 2mph while idling
Did you get it at FRANKS ? 79.95. Im gettin one too this winter. Hopin for XMAS.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueball
yeah got it from franks ,xmas present also so will have to wait till after christmas to installQuote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
I've got a troll-a-matic that I've never installed and a drift sock that I've never used. Which would be more effective if my pulling batteries died and I have to continue with the big motor.
I would prefer the troll a Matic.....because you do not have to deploy it and retrieve it and you don't have to worry about it getting hung up on something or hanging up a fishing line in it. When you are not running at idle speeds or trolling speeds the Troll a Matic acts like a stabilizer and will help you get on plane easier and quicker etc. It will effect reverse just a little, it backs up real slow....but its good enough to back off the trailer or back away from the dock, whatever. The drift sock would be advantageous on windy days when you are trying to troll and without any motor going, the wind is moving the boat too fast.
Been pulling at Eagle nothing but stripes, goo & gar.
I got that same report form another person that was over that way today Maj so don;t feel bad. That high pressure came through today and it'll be heading out by tomorrow. Maybe it'll get better by the weekend
The Troll-a-matic made my Nitro bob up and down like a bucking bronco when on plane. Variable size driftsocks work much better for me. Where can I buy a parachute for those REAL windy days? Army Surplus?
received my rod holders today!! maybe i will have time to install them next week.
On my boat I can not tell any different from when I was running my stabilzer....It runs on plane great. However....I understand that If you do not get the Troll a Matic mounted on your motor perfectly straight and aligned that it will not drive right. Almost sounds like you had your motor trimmed up a little too high and you were porposing....might not have been that though.Quote:
Originally Posted by yikess
Had a chance to use the drift sock Fri on Eagle spiderrigging. It works GREAT. Thanks Stan for your info on them.
What would you align it to or square it up to? The back face on the prop is about all ican come up with. Straight edge against back of prop flange and measure to each side of plate?Quote:
Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman
I think I measured and set the hinge shaft even on each side of the back of the cavitation plate and then made sure that the whole thing was centered.
Hey Maj. You or Stan mind sharing info on drift sock use. I looked back to see if it was posted on this thread and didn't see it. May have been that I get distracted by reading all the other good input.Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
I bought 2 of Cabelas Pro Angler 48" socks. Haven't gotten them wet yet. Never used a sock before and just was wondering what info Stan shared that was worth the "Thanks".
Two 48's ought to stop a river boat. Yikess (Stan), had been using them for some time and I had asked for advice on size, etc. I got a 42" and it works great on my boat, 175 pro crappie.
I have two 60's and have had to drop chains with them before to slow down enough, but I prolly shouldn't have been out there then.
That should stop an aircraft carrier.Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
boatsall I use drift socks to dial in my speed when trolling using my big motor. My goal is to be able to maintain a certain speed with the engine in gear but idleing only. I use several different sizes to accomplish this and may use more than one to get the speed I need depending on the wind. My little 18" one is a handy little dude. It's worth a .01 mph alone which is some serious fine tuning of speed. I normally pull cranks for 1.7 - 1.9 but will check 1.2 - 1.4 in the early mornings and run on up tp 2.1 - 2.5+ in the afternoon. They are much easlier to store than 5 gallon buckets and offer more variety. They work just as well when drifting with the wind like Feelay mentioned above. The socks keep the back of my boat facing the wind absorbing the wave impact keeping my rod tips nice and steady on the other end of the boat. They also help plant the back of my boat when I'm slow trolling in a cross wind keeping my track nice and staight. Can you tell I'm a drift sock fan and boat control nut? lol
Yeah I got two drift socks for trolling with the big motor. Depending on the wind and direction I am running, sometimes I use the small one and sometimes the big one. I got mine from academy sports. I think they were about $12 each. They are a big help to fine tune your speed.
DoubleG
Might get another 42 to pull one off each side and the back.