Hey hope your doing well. I'm having trouble on deciding to buy a boat and motor I'm trying to spoonplug with my own stuff but never bout a boat and motor I've always just had to rent a boat in some places depending on were you live and a lot of places did not allow a gas motor on a lake. Then I moved somewhere else and where I live allows a gas motor but doesn't rent boat so I was looking to buy something that doesn't break the bank and gives me the trolling speeds so my question is I like the bass riders or pelican boats because the size it's not big but the motor is a question to will a 4hp work for the speed control I mean I know it won't go 10 mph like when don Dickson showed that clip but my thing is when I was trolling and catching fish most of the time I had 4hp on a Jon and going half the speed. If any is doing this combo I would really like some info cause I'm thinking about really putting a 5.5 HP motor on a pelican boat just so I have a little more speed to get to my fishing areas slightly faster and have speed control. Like for instance I'll give a idea there's a lot of pelican boats on fb marketplace and motors but the motors are vintage Johnson's like 30s and 40s but they are only 2-3 HP and heavy but I saw on the Internet and hankai motors there little bit cheaper but not hurt you back so what's the best way to go is any one trying this combo
Great information. I need a second hobby for them bluebird sky days!
This was real nice listening to Buck again. Thanks
Hey hope your doing well. I'm having trouble on deciding to buy a boat and motor I'm trying to spoonplug with my own stuff but never bout a boat and motor I've always just had to rent a boat in some places depending on were you live and a lot of places did not allow a gas motor on a lake. Then I moved somewhere else and where I live allows a gas motor but doesn't rent boat so I was looking to buy something that doesn't break the bank and gives me the trolling speeds so my question is I like the bass riders or pelican boats because the size it's not big but the motor is a question to will a 4hp work for the speed control I mean I know it won't go 10 mph like when don Dickson showed that clip but my thing is when I was trolling and catching fish most of the time I had 4hp on a Jon and going half the speed. If any is doing this combo I would really like some info cause I'm thinking about really putting a 5.5 HP motor on a pelican boat just so I have a little more speed to get to my fishing areas slightly faster and have speed control. Like for instance I'll give a idea there's a lot of pelican boats on fb marketplace and motors but the motors are vintage Johnson's like 30s and 40s but they are only 2-3 HP and heavy but I saw on the Internet and hankai motors there little bit cheaper but not hurt you back so what's the best way to go is any one trying this combo