Using a trolling motor to drift fish in 1648 Shawnee? Anyone have...
I have a 1648 Shawnee with a 9.9 and oars. I'm tired of rowing and watching my wife fish. LOL. I need recommendations on how I can drift the White and Norfork and fish at the same time. I have been...
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I use one one my Topwater. If I am fishing out of my boat alone it is essential for me. I use a 55lb thrust hand control unit and it is great. If I was to purchase a new trolling motor I might go for...
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Make sure your wiring is the right gauge for 55 lbs of thrust. I had to change mine in my 2004 supreme which was factory wired.A remote makes it nice and allows you to fish from anywhere in the...
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thanks guys for the advice. I had the boat setup for a trolling mount when i had it built so i have a secure mount. also have a plug on the deck. when i decide on the power i'll make sure the wiring...
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I have an Ipilot with a remote wireless fob. It does make it nice. By being in the back of the boat you can start the main motor if an emergency comes up . I use the quick connect mincota mount that...
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Let the wife row for awhile and you fish. Problem solved. Beware of rocks. Trolling motors and rocks don't get along very well.
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she tried it once.... smacked a home owners private dock.😣
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I have the I-pilot as well with the quick release mount. 5 lb thrust on 20-foot Shawnee. Can't recommend it enough! Great for controlling drift for anywhere in the boat. Especially good if you...
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I'm sure she did it on purpose. You can't fall for that old trick. Tell her to get back in the saddle. Just kidding. Good Luck my friend.
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Gary, learn to use your prop motor as l showed you, you should be able to set the revs so the prop turns at a slower speed in relation to the water speed which is important, in other words try to...
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Good advice Davy, all comes down to not enough time in the boat to get it all figured out. Guess I need a place closer that central OK to the rivers.. LOL.
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That would certainly help Gary. DW
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I just got a new Shawnee 1648 and I had Rob rig it with a Minnkota V2 55 lb thrust I-pilot with remote. It works well, but I'm still learning to use the motor to effectively control the drift -- or...
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That's why its very important to know the river. Of course that takes time so be careful my friend when using anything with a prop on the river. Even oars get stuck under rocks on shallow runs....
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Been talking to Rob at Shawnee and may be upgrading to 1648 with 25Hp jet and trolling motor. Thanks everyone for the comments and advice.
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hi JJ3, would be interested in seeing pictures of your new boat and talk to you about your rig. I sent you a message on how to contact me. thanksGary
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That's the rig I bought. Will try to send pictures later this week.
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Are you guys finding that 55# of thrust is enough to hold position or make headway in heavy flows? Can you hold steady in 8 units of generation? I used to fish a 1648 War Eagle that could slowly move...
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Look at it like this for every 5000 cfs you will find a big difference, so 5,10,15,20,25,000 Also location you are at will differ water speed wise as will the substrate structure, so as a example park...
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No, 55 lbs is not enough power to reliably run upstream in heavy current. It might barely make headway on full power, but only for a short distance. What it does do is allow you to nicely control...
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