Thread: trolling motor noise

Try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbN8VdTL3J0

Now I have not done this myself so do it at your own risk. Maybe this will help. How to tune a trolling motor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbN8VdTL3J0

Quiet to you or quiet to the fish? What kind of motor is it?

I've seen posts for a new prop nut that, when installed to your trolling motor is supposed to quiet it (for the fish) and prolong battery life.

And I'm betting, if you say "Motor Guide" Someone will say "buy a Minn Kota" or vice versa!!!!

Originally Posted by aslong27

Any one know how to make your trolling motor quieter

Depends on where the noise is coming from & why. And like some others have said ... may depend on what "type" of trolling motor you have.

Oh, and while you're "fixing" the noise problem, when you get around to doing so, pop that prop off and check to make sure there's no fishing line or other debris wrapped around the prop spindle. That can not only slow your trolling motor down, make it work harder, and possibly even create noise ... it can eat your seal away, allowing water to get into the lower unit & damaging your motor. (and while you're at it, check under the prop of the big motor, too !! )

... cp