I'm a little new to this and am looking for some a

[Qicsilver]

I'm a little new to this and am looking for some advice.

I have just bought my first boat (upgraded from a 2 man fishing ski) and am currently getting it sorted to hit the water...safety gear, buoyancy, COF etc.

I would like to fit a sneaker to the bow but am unsure what size to fit. The boat is a 4.5m old ski boat from the eighties, very basic atm and quite light. Would a 30 LBS motor work or would I need something a little bigger?

Cheers!

 

[Fishton]

In absolutely no wind it should work ok as long as you are fishing alone.

 

[cranky]

gooogle "trolling motor selection guide" and you will find the information for both min kota and motorguide...and water snake trolling motors...

fishton can supply min kota

boatstuff.co.za can supply the jarvis walker units

your budget will determine the make

i have always been a min kota fan...bu i have seen a few burnt out wiring units lately...could be due to bad electrical design...cables to small with long runs...bad connections etc.

if you have the batteries at the back and the trolling motor in the front...dont be shy to use a 70 mm square cables...the bigger the better and the less volt drop...
or put the batteries in the front as close to the trolling motor as possible


if you plan on fishing social for now trolling motor and batteries are not that important...if you make a bad judgement...it will just mean you will be without a trolling motor earlier in the day...

if however you plan on fishing the bett...cast for cash or any form of comp...best you do some research...fishton has some interesting info about battery and charger selection...this is very important...batteries are expensive...and you need to understand the difference between deep cycle battery and a dual purpose cranking/deep cycle battery...not all deep cycle batteries are true deep cycle batteries...then slecting the charger is just as imoportant...you dont want to spend thousands on a battery then buy a 2 amp charger for R500 which cannot charger the battery to capacity.

 

 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?mode=article&objectID=29748&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

 

water snake trolling motors

http://www.watersnakeusa.com/motors/motor-selection-guide.html

 

[Qicsilver]

Thanks guys!

I did my homework on batteries and charges and came across Fishton's thread...very useful thanks. I just needed to fill in a few blanks regarding the trolling motor and you seem to have done that very nicely Cranky...

Cheers!