The best 12 volt electric trolling fishing trolling motors
Electric fishing trolling motors are an essential piece of equipment for the serious fisherman. Whether you fish for Crappie or Bream or any other pan fish or you are a serious tournament Bass fisherman, the piece of equipment you will use most other than your rod and reel will be a fishing trolling motors.
Fishing trolling motors come in all different sizes with different thrust ratings,controls and power ratings. A fishing trolling motors can be purchased from 35 pound thrust for smaller boats all the way up to 100+ pounds for the larger tournament boats. You can get a fishing trolling motors that is hand controlled, foot controlled and even some that are remote controlled. Trolling motors come in 12, 24, 36 and now some are even being manufactured to use 48 volts. The 12 volt variety will be what we will discuss today.
Before deciding which 12 volt fishing trolling motors is best, first you must determine what your needs are in a fishing trolling motors. Are you a Crappie or Cat-fisherman? If so you might not use a fishing trolling motors as much as a Bass fisherman fishing for fun and a Bass fisherman just fishing for fun probably will not have the same requirements from a fishing trolling motors as a tournament fisherman. To get an idea of what products are available a visit to a retailer site like Bass Pro and see just how many choices you have.
There are two main manufacturers of trolling fishing trolling motors and they are Minn Kota and Motor Guide. These two companies have been around many years and are always on the cutting edge of fishing trolling motors technology. There aren't too many differences between the products of these manufacturers but the main one I see is Minn Kota makes a guaranteed unbreakable composite shaft and Motor Guide has stayed with the steel. This is the main reason I have chosen Minn Kota over Motor Guide.
Whether it be a small hand controlled 35 pound thrust transom mounted motor to take you small flat bottom from one hole to the other or a remote controlled 55 pound bow mount to keep your Bass boat where the fish are, choosing the best 12 volt fishing trolling motors is going to be about personal preference. While one brand might have certain things you like the other might have some you can't live without. In the end, the best fishing trolling motors will have to be the one that best fits YOUR needs and can't be dictated by anyone else. A fishing trolling motors for your fishing needs will be a well used piece of equipment that will take care of you for many years to come. Make sure you invest some quality time into shopping all possibilities before you buy one.
