That will work if you don’t mind pulling baits at 2+ mph!
Rick K
2310 Polar Bay Boat
Yamaha 250 4 Stroke
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Originally posted by Rick KThat will work if you don’t mind pulling baits at 2+ mph!
Rick K
2310 Polar Bay Boat
Yamaha 250 4 Stroke
I have pulled boards from .6mph to a little over 4mph. All with live bait. And have caught fish at all speeds. You just take the situation u are given and make it work.
I have seen many times people put their boat on a trailer early just because they killed their TM batteries. I will pull boards with a big motor before I go home…lol…
The fish in my profile pic was caught pulling boards at over 2.5mph. 
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
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Originally posted by Murrymakerquote:
Originally posted by LawcrusherI hear ya, James … Saturday was the first time that I had to pull planers with the trolling motor AND a drift sock … It really limited some of the places I wanted to fish …
We got so twisted up at one point that I had all my planers all twisted up AND had three fish on during the whole process … I had to spot lock to keep from getting blown onshore while we reeled the fish in and sorted out the four planer lines I had on my side …
Ask Tom Gitto, he was watching us and laughing the whole time …
Dang TM and sock?..lol…when it gets that bad just put your back to the wind and let it push u and use the TM to control your nose.
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
You would be surprised at how well it worked out … I wanted to pull across the wind, but I didn’t want the boat to be sideways while I did it so I used a small sock hooked to my forward cleat and had it running under the boat … between that and using my big motor as a rudder I was able to keep the boat straight (more or less) while running across the wind …
If I’m running with the wind at my back and we’re going too fast then I spin the TM around so that it’s facing me and push against the wind in order to slow us down to my desired speed …
I prefer to use cruise control when I can because … well … because I’m lazy … but anytime the wind is +10 it’s not even worth using it … 
To me, the cruise control is the one useless feature on an I-Pilot. Using the regular autopilot function, I can correct for with wind gusts a lot quicker than the advanced autopilot. It makes for more work but keeps the boat in front of the spread.
Xpress HB-22
175 Yammy Jammer
And you did a great job Fog! Notice that no one asked to control the i-Pilot all day! There is a message there…you done good!!!
Rick K
2310 Polar Bay Boat
Yamaha 250 4 Stroke
Thanks Captain! Though it’s irritating and mentally exhausting on windy days, you know I enjoying my role as Hardcore helmsman.
Xpress HB-22
175 Yammy Jammer