I have a new boat with a 75lbl Minn Kota 24 volt motor. I am finding that even on lowest setting I an still to fast for spider rigging, thought about changing the pitch on the prop. Any other suggestions?
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I have a new boat with a 75lbl Minn Kota 24 volt motor. I am finding that even on lowest setting I an still to fast for spider rigging, thought about changing the pitch on the prop. Any other suggestions?
Wind sock
aka drift sock, or chains, or 5 gal buckets. Drift socks don't scratch up boats tho, but cost more.
What you consider too fast? I usally run .5 or.6 in earlly spring and ,8 to .9 when water warms.
I run .2 to .5 when I spider rig
According to my gps 1.2 plus depending. Have a tough time keeping bait down.
Are you saying that a 75 lb. TM pushes your boat at 1.2 mph on the lowest setting?
If your running that fast on the lowest setting......something is wrong with your speed switch on your trolling motorQuote:
Originally Posted by ytownmonroe
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Maybe not if it's a 5 speed motor then that would be 20% of max. Sounds about right to me. With my old TM I found an oldQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Maximizer but you can not find them easy any more.
Panman_VA (bless his soul) may have discovered a solution to this problem--see this thread.
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Originally Posted by "G"
What size boat do you have? I have an 1860 and my 80lb Terrova will do right at 3.0.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corker
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I have an 80 lb. Terrova on a 16' full V. On fully-charged batteries, top end is about 3.5 w/o wind or current. On the lowest setting it doesn't hold the boat up to a light breeze. If it's slick calm, maybe it'll do .2 or .3 on the lowest setting.
Its an 19foot Lowe Stinger Just seems to have a very strong trolling motor. Wondered if it has the right prop,but its the one that came on it new.
there has to be something wrong with the trolling motor !!!! there is no way it's going 1.2mph on the lowest speed !!!!!!!!!!!!!! sounds like some of speed switchs are bad !!!!!!!!!!
So, does the trolling motor have an infinetly adjustable speed or does it have set speeds (like 4 or 5 settings only)? I used to have a foot control with 4 speeds that would run way too fast on low. I trimmed the diameter of the prop down.
It has speed 1 thru 5. That was my thought mabey wrong prop.
My motor guide brute 67 12/24v would push mine 1.4 on 1 on 24 volt. Almost 1 on 12
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I had a 24v 70# Motorguide 5 speed. I had the same problem with it, it was just too fast. I had it on a 17' 6" tracker deep-v and it's a fairly heavy boat. I hated that thing.
My solution... I sold it and bought a new TM. I didn't want to spend the extra money but I enjoy fishing too much to want to send my time fighting with the wrong TM.
I got to say, I have no regrets.
Good move, Max. Nothing's more valuable than quality fishing time. When you're fighting with your gear, you aren't getting top quality out of those precious minutes on the water. Anyone who's spider-rigging or drifting corks should have a TM that will push you at .6 mph or slower in calm, current free water. It's a bonus if the same motor will move you against a 15+ mph wind, but the low end is most important.
I fought it for a year and thought this is ridiculous. Since I have a few more years before I retire I figured "I can always get more money but I'll never get more time."Quote:
Originally Posted by Corker
Life itself is stressful enough...
Glad to hear im not the only one ever had this problem. So what did you replace it with Crappiemax? Sounds like that might be a good move.
These posts pop up all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ytownmonroe
My original TM was a 12v MG 30# 5 speed, cable steer. It was great on days that were calm but it was tough on the windy days. So like others I had heard how great the 24v system was and I figured I would get more than enough TM this time and opted for the 24v 70# 5 speed and just like alot of guys I found it to be way too much for my boat. When I was reading all these post, it reminded me of what I went through...I tried a wind sock, I tried a different prop (3 to be exact) I towed a bucket, I cut 1 prop down to a smaller diameter. It all sucked big time. I just finally faced the fact that it just wasn't going to work on my tin boat.My set up isn't light, it's probably 1500# on the water.
So one thing I knew for sure, what ever I bought it was not going to be a fixed speed motor, it would have a dial. I also knew I didn't need 70# of TM. I was always afraid that thing was going to tear itself off the bow of my boat. Also, I grew up with cable steer and I just like them. I probably had one of the 1st MK's with a power drive back in the early 90's and I just didn't like it. That 24v TM left such a bad taste in my mouth also I decided to go back to 12v.
I finally decided to buy a MG Tour 56# 12v, digital, cable steer, it has a speed dial but no fixed speed. I do still run my 2 batteries,(rewired for 12V) so I have plenty of juice no matter how long I want to fish. I run 2 Everstart Maxx 29 series batteries.
One thing I like about the 12v is if I screw up and leave something running and drain my starting battery, I can just steal one of the TM batteries for the OB and just keep on fishing. One problem with these digital TM's is the digital motors like to talk to the electronics (rf interference) but you can usually eliminate most of that. It doesn't matter which brand and it doesn't always happen.
One thing I would like to point out is I'm not a brand snob. Both MG and MK have been around forever. The both have good and bad points so I would look for what fits you and your style of fishing.
If I had to do it all over again, I would have to say I would probably buy the same thing.
I have a 165 fishing machine which a a deep v boat. I have an 80# 24 volt power drive with copilot. This is a 2007 model motor. If i run copilot using the hand held fob set on one it barly moves my boat so i have to go to the second setting and i run almost .8 mile and hour with six rods out on the front. Its too fast for spider rigging so i bump the on/off to keep my speed down. However, if i go to the cord pedal (which i hate) the speed dial will set between 1 and 2 so you can actually slow it down. I do not like the pedal as it seems to malfunction a lot. it sounds like you need a new motor which suits your fishing style and boat size.
Ditto. Move up to Terrova w/ iPilot. It has 20 speed settings & I can drift corks at any speed I want. Factoring in the speed of wind and current, the wide range of power settings also allows me to control the speed of a backward drift (within limits.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brush Buster