Trolling motors(wow The same thread is on this page)

[muskymatt]

I need some advise on buying a new trolling motor for the boat

My boat is 19.5' long with very high sides
I'd like a foot pedal or remote .
does any one have experience with these

What size should I think of getting, I don't know how much trust I'll need

I will be going shopping for one I just wanted to narrow it down some----and not look like an idiot when I do

I've seen some large boats like mine with them on the back??

Is there an advantage with this??

The last one I bought was a minnkota , are they still the best

I'd appreciate all the help I can get

[John Bailey]

This is a Ford/Chevy issue. Minnkota all the way for me, but others like Motorguide. Personally, you couldn't give me one of them... In fact I have a Motorguide that I am looking to get rid of from when I replaced it with a 80 lb. Minnkota.

Get as much power as you can, at least a 24 volt system. I think Minnkota goes to 80 lbs. with that voltage and 101 lbs. with a 36 volt system.

John

[Seaweed]

Ditto what John said ... Minn Kota are nice but Motorguide are not junk either. I have had both and was happy with them both. Neither one was better when it came to battery life but I liked the fact that I could leave my Minn Kota on low and the Motorguide I had to jog when fishing slop... I can't leave my Motorguide on and not have my foot on the pedal.

Don't forget to get a nice long shaft to componsate for the high sides on your boat. This is very important for choppy days. You can trim it up all you need ... I like to run my motor about a blade and a half submerged..
This keeps the motor pushing water but not banging bottom and getting too fouled in the slop.