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trapperman85
MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:34 pm
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 motor for trapping Hi my names Chris Rishe I want to get a mud motor for trapping and have a few things I need help with, first what do you guys think would be better for a 12-15 ft flat bottom boat a longtail or shorttail? Also I've been looking at kits online, what's a good company to get one from? Thanks for the help
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| Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:07 pm |
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SwampDonkey1
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:09 pm
Posts: 923
Location: North Central KS
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Re: motor for trapping For that size of boat I would say longtail, but really depends on how much you wanna spend... being for trapping the longtail would prolly suit ya alright... The kits that I have seen online like the thai direct drives you can bet are crap and will prolly cost you money in the long run... Depending on what part of the country you're from, take your fur check and spend it on a used or new longtail from a reputable company like go-devil or Backh2o... you can also fabricate your own if you already have the ability and tools to do so, there is a wealth of info on this site, just gotta wade through the crap to find what your looking for... Welcome
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Trousertrout
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:18 pm
Posts: 1060
Location: Ohio-The land of few ducks
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Re: motor for trapping You can pm some of those Minnesota guys and ask them how it is working out. Bigbuckfever I believe is a trapper. What kind of terrain you trapping in?
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Goose Crumpler
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:51 am
Posts: 1404
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Re: motor for trapping Started out trapping with a Lt and now run a Sd. When I find another Lt I'm going back and putting it on my 1842. My terrain is sand,rocks and logs so the Lt works better than the Sd.
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fowl habbit
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:52 pm
Posts: 1130
Location: THE ONE AND ONLY BUFFALO COUNTY
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Re: motor for trapping I trap a ton out of my boat, depending on what your trapping and how much would determine the size boat u run. I run a 18ft boat with a modded 35hp, I wouldn't go less then 16ft and get a fairly wide boat 50 inches. nice to have stability and room for equipment. I would say survace drive just cause its easier to pull up to sets and maneuver quik but a longtail would work too.. I run a large boat because we are on the river and run a 50-100 sets
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BlueShamu
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm
Posts: 5605
Location: D'town, LA
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Re: motor for trapping Where are you going to be trapping?
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trapperman85
MMT Member
Joined: Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:34 pm
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Re: motor for trapping I live in nothern ny and would trap in the st Lawrence river which is rocky but in the next couple seasons I'm planning on going down south somewhere trapping
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Trousertrout
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:18 pm
Posts: 1060
Location: Ohio-The land of few ducks
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Re: motor for trapping If it is just a hobby, I say long tail. A lot cheaper. Don't even think about buying one of those SPS kits online
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:30 am
Posts: 3406
Location: Prairieville
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Re: motor for trapping
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Team Schmo
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Joined: Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:05 pm
Posts: 814
Location: Montana
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Re: motor for trapping
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