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  1. 12 hours ago, Cletus said:

    Thank you for the input. Your comments have been very educational. I had no idea the lure speed 80 ft down could be so much different than the surface speed. I should have specified the type and location of trolling I plan to do. My boat came with downriggers, but I plan to do most of my trolling on the surface in the winter months on Cayuga Lake. My boat came with a 1990 Lowrance fishfinder. So before I invest in a Fish Hawk or Depth Raider, I should upgrade my fish finder with one that has a speed monitor.

    I just looked for fish finders and am already confused, so I'll probably ask for recommendations in a new post.

    Thank you again for the input and recommendations

    I’d say as long as your fishfinder accurately tells you the water depth you will be way ahead of the game getting a down speed system like a subtroll, fishhawk or depthraider etc..... it doesn’t mean squat if you’re doing 2.2 top speed of your lures are doing a significantly different speed. Top speed basically means nothing. Also I use the navionics app on my phone to show my course and lake contours, it also shows gps boat speed

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  2. 38 minutes ago, chowder said:

    That's not really a very informative statement. These boats are light weight aluminum boats: easy to tow ,easy on gas, and relatively inexpensive when they are a bit older. They don't crush a big rolling sea like a heavy glass boat but as long as you are prudent they are very comfortable under normal conditions. I have had one for over 10 years and fish a lot.

    A set of trolling bags off the bow pulls them right down in and makes them much more fish able in big water

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