FishWisher wrote:
I sold my 22' C-Dory and the big Silverado V-8 to pull it. I now have
a 15' walk-thru Klamath with a 2 cyl Merc 25 Bigfoot for fishing. I
tow the little boat with a little Chevy HHR. It's a pleasure to stay
(somewhat) ahead of Exxon in this way.

And it works! On May 29 my fishing buddy and I each caught nice, fat
5# rainbows on Camanche Lake here in the Central Valley of California.
And we caught several more smaller trout. We used downriggers, but
also caught trout very near the surface.

Photos of the rig and the fish at my homepage: www.FishWisher.com

(Please pardon this OT post; I realize this has nothing to do with
politics!)

Dale

That's a very nice set up and it looks pretty comfortable
for the size/weight. I may eventually downsize to something
similar.

That's a 4 stroke motor right? How does it handle trolling?

....That's a 4 stroke motor right? How does it handle trolling?

Thanks for the kind comments.

It is a 4 stroke twin with carb. Merc now has a 25 HP EFI 3 cylinder
that I'd sure like to have - and may some day get.

The Big Foot is ideal for this boat. I troll slowest at about 2 MPH
which is just fine for trout. I like 1 MPH for kokanee and can get
down there by using a small drogue. But I may get a different prop in
the future if it is likely a prop could make that much difference. I
currently am running a 12X29, 2.42:1 - or so it says. This combination
planes in a snap and cruises below full throttle at 20 nicely. Top
speed is about 25 MPH. I can troll all day on mere fumes.