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oncall
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 1:46 pm Posts: 1180 Location: Georgia
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 trolling motor for bowfishing
Do you guys prefer hand or foot control for bow fishing? I have a wireless #55, wondering if I should get a hand control instead before I mount it...
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Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:07 pm |
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TURBODRIVE
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:27 am Posts: 1612
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
i have a foot control and its difficult balancing yourself on the front deck with another person while holding your beverage and your bow... all while steering
go with a hand control and possibly a hot button mounted on the deck <--my next boat
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:57 am |
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horsetree
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 64
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
OK....the beverage containment issue in your last post disturbs me just a little bit. Nobody wants to see a cold beer get spilled, unless it is in your mouth. I bow fish a pretty good bit and drink while doing it, so I'm going to let you in on my solution for beverage containment .
Take you a foam koozie and punch you a two holes in the top of it on either side. Run a piece of string or small diameter rope through each side and tie the ends. Put your beer in the koozie and put the string around your neck, like a beer koozie necklace.
You can bow fish and never have to put your beer down and it won't spill. For the record I run the wireless 55# and it is fine.
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:29 am |
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marshbyrd
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:53 pm Posts: 55 Location: Baton Rouge
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
i use to run a hand control tm while bowfishing it aggravated the shit out of me. I would stick to the wireless or a foot control. it is easier to get quick shots off when you have your hands on the bow and not the trolling motor.
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:15 am |
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Shadow
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:11 pm Posts: 798 Location: Shreveport, LA
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
I wouldn't go buy a new one just for bowfishing. Use what ya got. Hand control is the only way to go and the higher the lb the better!!!
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:21 am |
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Mitschke
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm Posts: 971
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:39 am |
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EastTxMedic
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:58 pm Posts: 138 Location: Van, TX
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garjacker
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Joined: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:39 pm Posts: 321 Location: greensboro n.c.
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
i used to use a pd 55 and if you want to, you can make it into a tiller steer. put a split collar at the base to keep the turning motor from engaging, then use a split collar at the top, drill and tap it and screw you a handle into it. i used a piece of 2 foot, inch round plasic stock and a 5/16 stud. this way you can use it both ways. just have to keep you an allen wrench handy if you want to change depths.
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:14 pm |
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DeathMetalDukk
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:50 pm Posts: 3777 Location: Knotts Island, North Carolina.
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Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:05 pm |
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horsetree
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 64
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
The koozie deal seems simple but it works. I got tired of having to bend down and pick up my beer. I know my post seems irrelevant to the subject line that "on call" started but my point is that the koozi deal will free up a hand to run a trolling motor if you want to run a tiller steer.
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Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:41 am |
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oncall
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 1:46 pm Posts: 1180 Location: Georgia
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
Thanks for the advice, will figure this out soon enough. The koozie necklace is going to be a MUST. Thank again.
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Shadow
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:11 pm Posts: 798 Location: Shreveport, LA
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
Google it.... beer koozie necklace..... they market them to kayakers. I bought one on a kayak trip a couple years back.
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Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:35 am |
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horsetree
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 64
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
don't know why in the world anyone would pay money for something that is simple to make. Also....I would hate to drink beer while kayaking.
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Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:46 pm |
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cmelvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:47 pm Posts: 1039 Location: Texas
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CAJUN OUTLAW
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:37 pm Posts: 2577
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
JUST SHOTGUN YOU A 12 PACK BEFORE YOU START.USE WHATEVER TROLLER YOU GOT.
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Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:10 am |
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oncall
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 1:46 pm Posts: 1180 Location: Georgia
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
That sounds like great advice...Thanks!!
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slambin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:21 pm Posts: 1262 Location: St. Francisville, LA
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
i have fished out of a boat with foot controls and mine that has a hand tiller. i like mine far more than the foot control. after a long night of drinking and fishing, trying to balance on the deck of a boat aint fun.
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Midnight Sun
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:03 pm Posts: 215 Location: quitman tx
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 Re: trolling motor for bowfishing
been using hand controls for years but u can make a stick steer out of a foot control then it steers like a airboat just add a foot switch they both work great and my uncle uses a wireless he likes it to they all work just pick wut fits u best or use wut u have
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