love2fishhave2work
07-20-2009, 04:27 PM
Hello, I am new to this board. I fish mostly the southern Ontario to Central Ontario area and if people have questions pertaining to these parts, I would be happy to help.
I came to this board by googling a question on my Merc 115 Opti.
I recently rigged up my boat with downriggers and have been trolling for Salmon on Lake Ontario. I have not invested in a kicker yet and have no problem in trolling 2 to 3.5 MPH with my 115 Optimax.
Someone mentioned to me that the larger motors experience carbon build up at slow trolling speeds and I may ruin my motor. The initial set up has cost me a nice penny so I really don't want to go to a kicker yet unless I absolutely have to.
Does anyone on this board know this motor well enough to comment on using the 115 Opti for trolling? I noticed it is giving off more smoke than I am used to. I have only trolled with it 3 times, maybe 10 hours of trolling in total.
Am I doing damage?
Much appreciated.
I came to this board by googling a question on my Merc 115 Opti.
I recently rigged up my boat with downriggers and have been trolling for Salmon on Lake Ontario. I have not invested in a kicker yet and have no problem in trolling 2 to 3.5 MPH with my 115 Optimax.
Someone mentioned to me that the larger motors experience carbon build up at slow trolling speeds and I may ruin my motor. The initial set up has cost me a nice penny so I really don't want to go to a kicker yet unless I absolutely have to.
Does anyone on this board know this motor well enough to comment on using the 115 Opti for trolling? I noticed it is giving off more smoke than I am used to. I have only trolled with it 3 times, maybe 10 hours of trolling in total.
Am I doing damage?
Much appreciated.