Originally Posted by crappiefarmer
Need some help from some of you trolling pros out there. I've just got an old aluminum boat that I am rigging for a back up boat. It's 16' long and I am in the process of lining the thing with rod holders. My problem is that all I have for a trolling motor is a transom mount 5 speed (better than nothing). I have an Autopilot on my bass boat with the variable speed and thats all that I have ever used. Do any of you guys use a five speed motor for flatline trolling? I'm trolling jigs not cranks. Looks like tweaking speed will be a problem. I don't think tightlining will be as bad. All I have to do there is just bump along. Anybody use a transom mount motor for trolling? Any advice on any of the above or anything that I have not thought of will be most appreciated. Thanks. CF