what motor for boat fishing

[mxcobra]

looking at just cruising slow along the shore lines, my deep v boat is kinda big at 21 foot. not sure an electric will do to good, on the lake I will be mainly fishing their is alot of wake from other boat trafic and can get windy. would a newer small four stroke outboard do the trick. Or would it spook nearby fish?

 

[LongLine]

Look for something in the 8-10 hp range. Definitely gas. No it won't spook any fish.

 

[Mark_VTfisherman]

9.9 four stroke IMHO... Yes, it will spook fish, but not salmon close in and not anything you'll be fishing for unless you only use 6' of fishing line!

 

[Old Ironmaker]

There are 100 pound plus thrust 36 and 48 volt electrics that will pull that boat with ease. Deep water trolling and a kicker is king for me. But for shore line trolling electrics is my choice. There is virtually no noise. Even a 4 stroke kicker in shallow water sounds like a freight train underwater to me.

 

[acrews]

My husband and I have a 1983 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke on our 14' jon boat. With my husband, daughter, and I, the boat moves pretty good. Sure beats a 35 lb thrust trolling motor.

We have a 55 lb thrust motor that moves the boat with no problem.

 

[fhhuber]

if its dead calm and no current... a 30 lb troller will move it.

Add significant wind + current and you might need 10+ hp to stay in one spot relative to the bank.

There is no single best answer. But 80 lb troller or appx 5 hp "kicker" would be typical for that size bass boat.
for trolling.

Bigger for getting to the spot

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The prop stirring up sediment can sometimes attract fish....

 

[southkogs]

14' with a 7-10HP to get ya' there ... oars in the locks if ya' wanna' go "stealth" :nerd:

 

[WIMUSKY]

Being that your boat is a cuddy, I would go with a gas kicker..... 4 Stroke would be great...... Did you purchase anything yet?

 

[mxcobra]

Being that your boat is a cuddy, I would go with a gas kicker..... 4 Stroke would be great...... Did you purchase anything yet?

I did 9.8 tohatsu electronic start, so u could charge batterys in the middle of the night. Figured why waste battery juice with a large electric motor. When I could get something that would charge my batteries, then I'd never have to worry about loosing power away from shore, well hopefully. ...