Georgesalmon
Lieutenant Commander
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2012
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Yesterday was first time out with new kicker trolling for several hours. Was not able to run engine long periods at trolling speed until broken in at manufacturers requirements. New 9.9 pro-kicker merc 4s son bought me last winter. Anyway, I trolled for 7 hours at 2.5 - 3.5 mph. Probably about 1/4ish throttle (no tach on kicker). Real happy with the troll pro? speed control to. Full 6 gal tank to start. Filled it up again this morning and needed 2.3 gal of gas. Very HAPPY with about 3 hours per gallon. Beats the heck out of trolling with my 50hp Four stroke Yamaha. I was using about 6 gallons of gas for the same time in my Yammi. Save about $15 per trip. I know, it won't pay for the motor anytime soon but still,,,,,,,, Fishing was a bit slow, three salmon and six rainbows in the box plus several shakers (small fish) thrown back.