How to slow your boat down for trolling

For example without any addtional drag my boat idle speed is 25-3knots. Yes forward trolling with the bag tied to the bow will do several things.

You can also buy a drift sock and tow it behind your boat.

How to slow your boat down for trolling. How can I slow boat down for trolling. Drift socks on a midships cleat are good bc they dont scratch the hull like buckets. You can also go in reverse and let the transom slow you down a well-known technique but not a solution if you need it regularly.

Use a drift sock off the bow eye just tie it short enough so it wont get into the motor. It will position itself under the boat if you are forward trolling. It will also help keep the front end from blowing around if it is windy.

Same thing if you want to back trolljust use a drift sock off the bow eye. 5 gallon bucket and a rope work to just drill some holes in the bottom and hang it off a cleat down the middle. Put a small float on the rope near the handle so it wont sink out when you stop.

Ive seen guys put the rope down a couple pieces of pvc so the rope cant get near the. The smart tabs go on the boats stern and create drag to slow the boat down they also provide stern lift and prevent listing at cruising speed. With a easy troll plate you lose some control steering because the props blocked.

Use your bowmount to push against your big motor. This will let you use your bowmount at a lower setting than using it for all your power so your battery will last much longer. Try trimming your big motor all the way down or up to see if that affects your speed.

But if you trim it up make sure youre still getting enough water in the intake to keep it cool. Re-prop your big motor to a lower pitch prop this will slow trolling. Using 1 bucket will slow the boat to appx.

15 – 19 mph and using 2 buckets will further reduce the speed to 11 – 14 mph depending upon water conditions and whether or not you are trolling into or against the wind. Trolling Plate on an outboard to slow the speed over water for many species of fish. These work on all models of engines such as Mercury Mariner Evinrude.

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April 09 2006 120440 PM. It is possible to run 5-6 on idle Figure a aircraft carrier size container ship will run max or 25 knots on a prop turning a 140 rpm not 1400 or 14000 but 140 rpm. It all depends on weight pitch cup load hull and many other factors.

5 Gallon Buckets to Slow Trolling Speeds. Tie off the buckets to the middle of your boat have them hanging right next to the side of your boat one on each side Experiment a bit every boat is different as for holes you dont want any. Just my way of setting up for eyes.

Hope this help a little. Tie a bucket to a rope and toss it over. I dont know much about trolling out of a canoe but originally the first thing I thought of was pulling a bucket as well.

But at the same time I was thinking that I also thought that a. I would simply pull the plate up and lock it up with some pins but when I want to troll I can let the plate down to create drag to slow down my trolling speed. I have an inboard so I would easily be able to make a set up to slide up and down my transom as far as I need to get down to the speed I want.

In both cases minimum trolling speed dropped from 25 mph to 12 mph. Posted 06-30-2009 0403 AM ET US Your problem is very common here where I fish. We mostly use baitrigs and wanted trolling speed is around 15knots.

For example without any addtional drag my boat idle speed is 25-3knots. Just need to be cognizant of the weight and the forces involved. Meaing use the correct gauge metal adequate anchoring backing bracing etc.

And make sure your design for locking the plates in the up position is very reliable. You wouldnt want one of those things dropping to the down position while your running. Which prop will make the boat idle slower for trolling.

Try the ProPulse adjustable composite propeller. Check out their website and see what you think. I tried one once.

With the pitch tuned all the way down you basically have a trolling. You can also buy a drift sock and tow it behind your boat. The bucket method works ok but it doesnt slow my boat down enough.

Slowing down a boat to trolling speed hey guys we got a 18foot silverline with a v8 inboard and just can not get it to troll at 15mph about 4 mph is as slow as I can get her any ideas short of swaping out the prop we mostly fish perch and bass but I want to get her out from some eyes on lake erie Dutch August 16th. Yes forward trolling with the bag tied to the bow will do several things. First your boat control will improve versus towing the bag.

Steering is easier with resistance on the bow and you can move the stern more quickly. Second the bag will sit under the middle of the boat and will not interfere with your rigging. I cannot idle the motor down low enough to pull crawler harnesses and am looking for ways to slow the boat down when trolling.

I know the old school way would be to drag a couple of 5 gallon pails off the bow cleats but was wondering if putting a lower pitched Bigfoot prop on the motor would reduce the speed enough. How do I slow my outboard for trolling. Shut Down Your Boats Engines With triple outboards for example shutting down the center engine or leaving it in neutral will help you troll slower.

If thats not slow enough use just the center outboard and turn off the two outside motors. With quad outboards try running just two motors. I let my bags back far enough to pull them in over the sides.

You can tie the front to the cleats on land then toss them over the sides before launching. Then when you start to troll just pitch them over the sides then tie off the backs of the bags. Drift bags arent made to tie off the backs.

Be sure and get trolling bags. You need a bag to slow you down slower than you want to troll so you can bump the gas up just a little to get to trolling. Lower pitch prop will work.

Look for a sail boat prop they are usually a lot lower pitch. You could make your own trolling plate with some aluminum angle and a small sheet of aluminum. I would make it bigger than I need and take a pair of tin snips with me to fine tune.

Edited March 19 2013 by Chas0218. Hang your trolling motor down will slow you down some. As well as tilting your main motor.

Hanging a bucket or trolling bagdrift sock works too. Of course a plate works too. Might also try switching from a 3-blade to a 4 or 5-blade prop along with changing pitch especially if top end speed is not a concern.