hi folks,

Need any and all advice on electric outboards for Irish lough style fishing. Any pointers on what type, power, where to buy, etc etc is greatly appreciated.

I would plan to use on Corrib along with my normal outboard.

Thanks.

Hi stylie there is a guy on youtube who uses one a lot, he should be able to advise.
Dryflyfishing is his username

i pm'ed him but could not get a reply, so I tried the several other accounts he has here but alas they all seemed to fall on deaf ears, so I went to half a dozen other forums but again silence, its almost as if people dont believe the gospel according to DryFly and ban his a$$... my loss as i was really looking forward to reading his new secret method of catching trout on dries during May in a lake..ground breaking stuff

hi stylie,
ive used a "rhino" for the past few years very reliable absolutley no complaints.
i used a sports battery (rechargable) the kind used in motor homes, yachts etc. costs more but good for 4/5 yrs easily this was when i was recharging at home.
last few seasons ive used the main outboard wired to the battery so it continually recharges when motoring.
im presuming your going to use this for positioning and moving from drift to drift and stalking etc. and your main outboard for travelling duties. if so theres a few things you should consider.
the size of your boat 17/18/19 ft. and the weight of it when your fishing. the bigger and heavier the more drain on the battery during the day.
bigger trolling motor gives more power=faster travelling.
hope this helps
tight lines

Thank you gardenolive, much appreciated.
It will be used for positioning, stalking, rocky shoreline avoidation
The boats I use tend to be either Lough Sheelin style or Anglers fancy, they are all around the 18ft length and pretty heavy.

this is glaringly obvious but ....always make sure the trolling motor is chained/roped to the boat they can have a nasty habit of dissappearing over the side for various reasons and its not a bad idea to get a spare propeller thrown in if your buying. the nuts come undone on them and should be checked regularly or capped/replaced with a locking nut.
hope you have many hours of fun sneaking up on those fish which used to stay just out of range when you tried in vain to row "silently" up on them

Personally, I've found that there is no disadvantage to having more thrust than you think you might need. It's relatively cheap to move up the line when buying new, but if you buy too little then you'll be buying twice.

Those Irish loch boats look pretty heavy to me, I don't know what the weight is of the rigs you mention, but again it's cheaper to buy right the first time.

Don't forget to budget for a deep cycle battery and a good charger.

Grouse

I bought a Minn Kota 40lb Trust at the Angling Show in Swords a couple of months ago mainly to use on Lough Corrib. It works great. As already mentioned always make sure that you tie it to the boat and ALWAYS lift the propelor out of the water when using the outboard engine. Otherwise it will loosen and fall off the side of the boat. I'm talking from experience but fortunately had it tied to the boat.

Regards,

Ray

Hi stylie

I won 2 minn kota last sunday in comp and i dont think i want them.
Might sell them at a discount.brand new in the box

Thanks for the all the help so far guys.

Dooras, what power are they ?