Trolling with 4 stroke outboards

[snuffynra]

if you can come up with the money for a kicker try to get one,they are great for trolling.like Freddie and esox said,you can troll all day on a gallon of gas with hardly any noise and no smoke or fumes.also no motor 2 or 4 is healthy for it to idle for extended periods . if you cant find a cheap kicker ,a 4 stroke is a lot better for idling, with that size motor you can always find ways to slow it down if its a little to fast,besides even if it is a little too fast it would only be on the days its calm ...which will be about 4 days this year ,the rest of the days you will need a few extra tenths.

[filetandrelease]

if you can come up with the money for a kicker try to get one,they are great for trolling.like Freddie and esox said,you can troll all day on a gallon of gas with hardly any noise and no smoke or fumes.also no motor 2 or 4 is healthy for it to idle for extended periods . if you cant find a cheap kicker ,a 4 stroke is a lot better for idling, with that size motor you can always find ways to slow it down if its a little to fast,besides even if it is a little too fast it would only be on the days its calm ...which will be about 4 days this year ,the rest of the days you will need a few extra tenths.

hey buddy your all ready to go aren't you ? got a recall on my main motor no big deal just a precaution ,still can't get the ice thing out of my head 

[snuffynra]

i havent fired the boat up yet,but im ready too,m pretty sure the ice is out of the bays around mexico,or at least it has to be close. i have already been out in the yard casting and getting poles ready,my neighbors are probably saying here goes that whack job fishing in his yard again maybe thats why my kids wont walk next to me in the malls? next year i will hit that ice thing hard.

[filetandrelease]

buddy of mine went out last week and got a few browns 1 was 10 lbs most were the 2-4 lbers

[KingPerch]

hey buddy your all ready to go aren't you ? got a recall on my main motor no big deal just a precaution ,still can't get the ice thing out of my head  

Is it the ICE thing....or.....The SNAGGER getting into your head thing? LOL!--KP

[snuffynra]

buddy of mine went out last week and got a few browns 1 was 10 lbs most were the 2-4 lbers

did he go around the Mexico area?

[filetandrelease]

Is it the ICE thing....or.....The SNAGGER thing? LOL!--KP

he keeps talking about going some where fine by me ,the work here isn't going any where  

[KingPerch]

changed that post a little Freddie to better understand what I was trying to say!!!! --KP

[filetandrelease]

changed that post a little Freddie to better understand what I was trying to say!!!! --KP

no problem

[kchamp]

I got a little yamaha 2hp 4 stroke kicker and it runs fine, last year I could troll most of the day for like .50, and it will troll what ever speed I need, u can fine 4 strokes for like 300-500 off ebay and craigs list. This year I would like to put a digital throttle control on it, any body got one  

[filetandrelease]

buddy of mine has 1 and it works slick ,

[kchamp]

I have heard they work real good, mine is a 05 yamaha 2.5 and cabela`s has them for 6hp, the nice thing is you can just adjust the speed with out going back to the motor, sometimes it is a pain to get it just right

[kchamp]

hey freddie ask him which one he has, ConTrollKing Remote Throttle Control or TrollMaster™ Pro 2 Digital Throttle Control

[reeleyz]

Yeah a kicker is the best option for sure. We'll see how well it works without one and maybe get one next year.

I fished with a guy last fall that had a knob on the dash to change the speed on his kicker. That was slick.

[kchamp]

Yeah a kicker is the best option for sure. We'll see how well it works without one and maybe get one next year.

I fished with a guy last fall that had a knob on the dash to change the speed on his kicker. That was slick.

I mostly troll lead core a lot, i think you will have to put a plate on your motor to get it down to the speed like 1.7 to start with and get it up to 2.2- maybe 2.5mph, the pail and the bag is just a pain in the a--, it will work. Not sure what you have for a boat but if you need any help or want to see how I got mine set up just let me know. I got to start getting it ready for the panfish.