Dunno who said that bow moint makes the tinny less suseptable to wind....my Jabiru had a Mercury Thruster on the back for fishing Mulwala and the mess of timber that is , used it for about four years for personal and charter fishing. Back then trllong was 95 % and only just a few were starting to throw lures.Digger wrote:I ordered a bow mounted Watersnake trolling motor for my boat this morning.
I had almost $200 in BCF gift vouchers so there was my deposit.
I have a domed bow on my tinny which makes mounting awkward but my mate is a "gun" welder and he's going to fabricate a bracket for me. I've had a transom mount for 3 years or so and it's been great but as some of you advised, the tinny will be less susceptible to the wind if the "leccie" is up front. Having a trolling motor has totally changed the way I use my boat and made fishing sooooo much easier.
Gonna kick some arse this season!
Same boat rebuilt Tournament style today with a big bow mount Minn Kota is a bloody dog to troll, forever bending the shaft to near breaking on buried timber that cant be seen in the murkey water or after dark Whereas with the rear drive the trusty keel an bow told me quick smart to back off on the rear drive thruster
IMHO the only place bow mount has any benefit at all is if you have an iPilot unit operating on auto in winter on schooled up Bream in an estury. Otherwise an expensive liability and a pain in the ass to constantly drive via a foot pedal....and before some smart young turk tries to tell me how its becsuse I am older and less adatable to learning new tricks feel free to bow smoke up your own ass before you try mine thank you very much!!
Fortunately the old Thruster 55lb is still operational and will be my no 1 go to option from now on. With the minn kota for back up when finesse is required casting at bank snags only.....or the odd long drift on the bemm or its like.