kicker motor set-up

[drh1175]

I have never had a kicker before. I was wondering hooking up a kicker motor would you be better off hooking it to your main motor, or leaving it a tiller, and driving it from the back of the boat. It will be on a Trophy 190 alumacraft. T-8 kicker.

[Hangman]

It's all your preference. Whatever you feel most comfortable with. There are good arguements both ways. I have my T-8 hooked to my main motor and have a Trollmaster throttle control. This setup works ok for me with the only drawback it doesn't turn as sharp as I would like. This setup lets me move around the boat.

[woodsdweller]

My boat is set up to do either. For open water trolling, connecting the kicker to the main motor, and using a Trollmaster throttle control, is a sweet combination. However, when trolling sharp breaks where sharper turns are needed to stay on them, I prefer to sit back by the tiller and either forward or back troll. More precise.

Woodsdweller

[larrym]

Another option is a tiller kicker with a troll Master and Panther electric steer. (there are other brand available also) Then you can run it like a tiller for back trolling etc. or run it remotely but not be tied to the console.