hawkeye625

http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/43697-best-trolling-motor-with-i-pilot/?view=findpost&p=287271&hl=%2Bbest+%2Btrolling+%2Bmotor+%2Bwith+%2Bipilot good post from last year on the topic.

I had a 1990 140 Johnson that did the same thing. One trick that helped mine start faster, prime the bulb til hard, turn the motor over for a few seconds, go back and reprime the bulb til hard again. Mine usually started after that sequence and would fire right back up after trolling. My buddy now owns that boat and the trick still works. I'm guessing there is a pin hole in the fuel supply somewhere but could never find it. That motor would fine if we used it every day, leave it sit for 2 weeks and you'd have to go through the same thing. Definitely change plugs. I'd get in the habit of doing that every spring. Relatively cheap and 2 strokes like to foul plugs, especially if you run them at low speeds. I'd also recommend running the boat at home on muffs the day before you plan on fishing. It never hurts to check things out in the driveway, also helps speed up the start in the morning.

I had the same issue last year (2nd year running the torpedo cable) on my big jon riggers. Bad enough at the end of the season I'm going back to coated cable.

We use a spro swivel tied as described on LOTSA. With the abrasive nature of wire, I would not trust a wire to mono connection. Quality swivels are cheap compared to losing a diver and lure. Not saying the Albright knot wouldn't work, but I've seen what wire does to mono and just don't trust that connection.

I've been running ugly sticks for a few seasons with 0 complaints. 1101 9' are nice but the 7' are much easier to handle when setting lines. Franks great outdoors has them on sale for under $30. I also run my coppers off the 7' with no issues.

I'd never been caught if I just kept my mouth shut...said the fish.

Nice to talk with a real person once in a while. Glad to hear its going to work for you. You'll learn to love the micro adjustments of the control king!

here it is hooked up. Mine is a 2010 but I'm sure they still have the adapters.

Contact control king. They make an adapter so you can use both. Very simple to install, it's just a piece of shrink tube and a piece of copper tubing that you install over the original tohasu linkage. You have to cut the original linkage and slide the tubing over it to give it the play you need. I posted a pic for another member a few years ago but cant seem to find it.

Shimano charter specials are pretty nice reels. New they are a little over your budget but the lever drags are awesome for setting lines. Been running mine for a few seasons now and love them. I got 2 rebuilt off ebay for around $75 each.

Frogger, I ran a 9.8 4stroke tohatsu off a 19.5 sea nymph fish and ski with no issues. The tohatsu replaced a 9.9 2 stroke. I didn't notice any difference in weight. I did put the 3.5 gallon fuel can on the opposite side of the boat but also did that with the 2 stoke engine.

Tim, Here's a post from last year from Wilson boatyard in a similar thread. I've installed a few autopilots using various kicker drives. There's a few better than the panther. Most are vary fast and can keep up without any problem provided your running a high thrust motor. I know he mentions high thrust motors but should be able to give you some options.

You can't get there from here.