Trolling motor fin - does it work?

Trolling motor fin - does it work? #14855365 10/04/23 11:26 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 781 Walden, N.Y. S SenkoSam OP Pro Angler
OP SenkoSam Pro Angler S Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 781 Walden, N.Y.	I have a V bottom 10' aluminum and use a 36# thrust trolling motor. When a 15+mph wind blows across the bow, it doesn't hold direction or change direction fast without increasing speed thereby drawing more energy. Amazon has various rudders that attach to the tm shaft above the prop. Anyone use one or think it could help hold course? Now that I think about it, the rudder would prevent pulling the shaft towards me into the horizontal position when running the gas motor because it locks in place not far from the control. It would only be good for bow-mount boats Last edited by SenkoSam; 10/04/23 12:48 PM.

Re: Trolling motor fin - does it work? [Re: SenkoSam] #14855439 10/04/23 01:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 851 Rockport, TX I IslandJim Pro Angler
IslandJim Pro Angler I Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 851 Rockport, TX	No. IslandJim I'm an Eighth Day Adventist. On the Eighth Day, God went fishing!

Re: Trolling motor fin - does it work? [Re: SenkoSam] #14856841 10/05/23 03:16 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 552 P porta Pro Angler
porta Pro Angler P Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 552	I had something like that many years ago, and it made the steering extremely Twitchy and sensitive. I had to constantly have my hand on the tiller making microcorrections. I don't know if that's true for the one you referenced.

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