Trolling Motor Recommendation

[dedfish]

Anyone have any recommendations on a good transom-mount hand-controlled trolling motor? I want to stick with 12V so obviously that limits the amount of thrust I can get, but I want to get the most bang for my buck. It'll be for a 14' Jon.

[slabmaster09]

Anything minn-kota!!!

[dedfish]

Anything minn-kota!!!

Yeah, I have an old Minn-Kota now... still works good but I want something with more power. :p

I'm thinking about 55lbs is the most you're going to get out of a 12v motor.

[slabmaster09]

Yeah i think thats about all you can get on a 12 volt.

[harpenter]

I've got an old Minn that's still running great - 34 lbs. of thrust.

[crappiekiller2]

I had a 55 lb minn kota on a 16' jon boat, could almost pull a waterskier. :D
It would pull the boat pretty fast. Minn Kota all the way...

[jh_blount]

Anything minn-kota!!!

Amen. . . .:D

[semocrappie]

I just bought a 50lb thrust minn kota at walmart for around 209.00 and put it on a 14' boat and unless the wind is up I'm a little over powered for trolling even at the lowest speed setting. I think you will find a 50 to 55 lb plenty. Hope this helps!

[J White]

What everybody else said MK :D - and the infinite variable speed is
worth the extra $ - this gets you the maximizer circuitry too, so a charge
will last longer. And if you like to slow troll, you can slow it down so slow
you can count the blade going around.

[dedfish]

semocrappie, which did you get exactly?

J White, any specific recommendations on a model?

crappiekiller2, that's kind of what I'm going for. :D