trolling motor

HulaPopr · 08-04-05, 11:12 PM

It looks like if I save up just a few more bucks I'll have enough $$$ for a trollin motor, battery and a muont. I'd like to know, for a 16ft canoe, 2 people about 140 each, how powerful a trolling motor should I get?

Rebbasser · 08-04-05, 11:17 PM

Hula, you can get by with a fairly small motor. My boat came with a 43 lb motor to push 17 feet of boat plus a 115 outboard, and that weighs a whole lot more than your canoe will.

Christopherkeene9 · 01-23-06, 01:20 PM

Sorry for bringing up an old post guys but I was given a canoe yesterday (needs some work, but should be used or at least tested this saturday) And was wondering if a 30 lb. would do. My friend that got me started with this has a 52 lb. but i dunno if i need that much. and it beats paddlin'.

Chris

lizardsrule · 01-23-06, 08:08 PM

30lb will work fine for a canoe. I have a 36lb on my 16' Fishermarine and it gets me everywhere I need other than the real thick vegetation. Just not powerful enough for cutting the vines/weeds

Lizards

fatdirtycat · 01-24-06, 04:59 PM

I use a 36 for the jon boat I always use. You will be fine with whatever size you get. A canoe will cut through water nicely and wont weight as much as some other boats. Happy fishing!

HuckFinn · 01-24-06, 05:44 PM

What size motor would work for a 12' jon boat. On a very windy very very big man made res. I know a 30 or 36 would push it but what about getting to the ramp in a hurry against a head wind in front of a storm. I'm going to get the biggest I can afford but I can't afford much right now.

08-04-05, 11:12 PM	#1
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	trolling motor It looks like if I save up just a few more bucks I'll have enough $$$ for a trollin motor, battery and a muont. I'd like to know, for a 16ft canoe, 2 people about 140 each, how powerful a trolling motor should I get? __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

08-04-05, 11:17 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Hula, you can get by with a fairly small motor. My boat came with a 43 lb motor to push 17 feet of boat plus a 115 outboard, and that weighs a whole lot more than your canoe will. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-23-06, 08:08 PM	#4
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	30lb will work fine for a canoe. I have a 36lb on my 16' Fishermarine and it gets me everywhere I need other than the real thick vegetation. Just not powerful enough for cutting the vines/weeds Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

01-24-06, 04:59 PM	#5
fatdirtycat BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 164	I use a 36 for the jon boat I always use. You will be fine with whatever size you get. A canoe will cut through water nicely and wont weight as much as some other boats. Happy fishing! __________________ I love fish, Fish love me, Please fish bite my lure. thats right, just bite it, it wont hurt......

01-24-06, 05:44 PM	#6
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	What size motor would work for a 12' jon boat. On a very windy very very big man made res. I know a 30 or 36 would push it but what about getting to the ramp in a hurry against a head wind in front of a storm. I'm going to get the biggest I can afford but I can't afford much right now. __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten

01-23-06, 01:20 PM	#3
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Sorry for bringing up an old post guys but I was given a canoe yesterday (needs some work, but should be used or at least tested this saturday) And was wondering if a 30 lb. would do. My friend that got me started with this has a 52 lb. but i dunno if i need that much. and it beats paddlin'. Chris

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