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<blockquote data-quote="raider" data-source="post: 150158" data-attributes="member: 353"><p>i had this setup on a tyee a few years ago... it works, but a couple things to think about...</p><p></p><p>i fished in up to 5 footers like this and had the kicker almost pegged going against the wind... we would run up to 5 boat brakes going with the wind, then pull them in and go with the kicker and electric going against it... shaft length on the electric is your major concern... the tyee was high, but way more planted in the water, but at times the 60" shaft wasn't near enough... i had a crestliner after that and the bow was way closer to the water, but it was way lighter and the 60" electric was even tougher to keep in the water... a 60" shaft is as short as i would go with this setup... i think a glass boat would be way better for this...</p><p></p><p>going straight is tough enough... turning in and out to follow contours, or even small course changes into a quartering wind is damn frustrating... if you go fast enough to steer, you are going way to fast to fish... i would stick to fishing flats where direction doesn't really matter, or shorelines parallel to the wind direction... it can be done, but is miserable at times... thing is, if you fish in conditions like this, the fish will usually reward you... i only used the kicker for thrust as running the electric with an i pilot was a full time job for 1 hand... when they come out of the water a lot it seems the auto steer gets really funky and jerks back and forth a lot, so ran with that off... </p><p></p><p>i've had some of the best fishing days of my life fishing mud lines like this...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raider, post: 150158, member: 353"] i had this setup on a tyee a few years ago... it works, but a couple things to think about... i fished in up to 5 footers like this and had the kicker almost pegged going against the wind... we would run up to 5 boat brakes going with the wind, then pull them in and go with the kicker and electric going against it... shaft length on the electric is your major concern... the tyee was high, but way more planted in the water, but at times the 60" shaft wasn't near enough... i had a crestliner after that and the bow was way closer to the water, but it was way lighter and the 60" electric was even tougher to keep in the water... a 60" shaft is as short as i would go with this setup... i think a glass boat would be way better for this... going straight is tough enough... turning in and out to follow contours, or even small course changes into a quartering wind is damn frustrating... if you go fast enough to steer, you are going way to fast to fish... i would stick to fishing flats where direction doesn't really matter, or shorelines parallel to the wind direction... it can be done, but is miserable at times... thing is, if you fish in conditions like this, the fish will usually reward you... i only used the kicker for thrust as running the electric with an i pilot was a full time job for 1 hand... when they come out of the water a lot it seems the auto steer gets really funky and jerks back and forth a lot, so ran with that off... i've had some of the best fishing days of my life fishing mud lines like this... [/QUOTE]
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