walleyes
Well-Known Member
In high current situations you run your kicker motor using the electric as a bow thruster or using spot lock saving battery and giving you ultimate boat control especially in windy conditions
Have you tried it to any extent yourself. Like I say we’ve been using these for quite a few years on fresh water and I have quite extensive experience with them.
I know what you are saying but what do you do when the wind spins your bow around and your kicker is pushing you with the current the wind is not always with the current or straight against it, it’s just as often a cross wind shoving your bow around. At times it’s hard to control the bow with your mains when trolling in wind never mind an electric. These units have limited power and thrust especially mounted on the front of a 5000lb glass boat with the bow sticking up 5’ and a 10’ cabin or a canopy up another 8’ with radar and antennas and lights on it all in the air catching wind, lots of sail there. Maybe on a smaller boat it would work decent but again, not on most west coast boats. And again yes it may hold but that little unit will be working flat out full bore and constant on the turn and move going to use up battery life in a hurry.