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Originally Posted by togzilla
I opted for the Minn Kota Riptide Instinct which has an auto deploy so I am not getting up on my bow manually releasing and lifting the motor. Motor was around $6,100, Abyss Lithium battery $2,800, 3 bank charger $700 plus installation from Octopus Marine in Wall Twp. Again, not cheap at all but what about saltwater boating is cheap? Looked into Rhodan but from what I gathered their service for issues was not as good as Minn Kota and I just felt the Garmin Kraken was too new with no history behind it.
Some added benefits of the trolling motor is also fluke fishing. How many times have you been drifting with a good bite and then the wind and tide die and you have no drift? With the trolling motor I can create my own drift and use GPS locations to get on the exact drift prior to losing wind and tide. Also, I know some guys that are spot locking 50 ft from lobster pots and working them for Mahi. I boat out of Barnegat Light and we do not have any of the rock structure that you have up north like the Shrewsbury rocks, Rattlesnake etc. so a trolling motor really comes in handy when you are only working with wrecks. I have had the motor for 2 years with zero issues and basically the only maintenance is washing it down after every fishing trip. I would never have a boat without a trolling motor going forward. However, I agree that this is not good news for the Blackfish as every yahoo can now install a motor and get on the small pieces which use to be an art using two anchors.
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Thanks Togzilla. I agree with that. I was thinking about that being useful for fluke fishing. Power drifting with one motor even on my boat kind of sucks bc you would have to be in and out of the motor and I have a pilot house so I have no interest in doing it. But I thought it would be nice to be able to use that to create a fluke drift. Thanks for the suggestions on brands. I figured it was 10 grand easy.
