I’ve run a couple of small boats and all I can tell is how I set mine up. I mounted a transom to move the trolling motor to the front. Set it as deep as I could and tighten it some so it won’t turn, but don’t overtighten. Then turn the tm on and steer with the outboard. This keeps the boat from blowing around so bad. Usually a tension adjust on the outboard too. I troll between 1 and 1.5 and the head and color choices changes from lake to lake. I hear there’s an app for the phone that will give gps speed. That should get you started for a bit.
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