Traveling with Trolling motor

[addicted2fishin]

I always took mine off for fear of theft if I stop somewhere. However, if you keep it on, always either store it down or use a transom saver. It's not only the bounce, but the leverage the bounce gets. Think of it this way - to bust a stuck lug nut loose you need a long breaker bar. The length gives you leverage and it takes less pressure to bust it loose. The same thing applies. The length of the troller sticking out applies more leverage, meaning it takes less pressure on the end of the troller to bend or break your transom. Put your trolling motor down and you can likely push as hard as you can on it and you won't damage your transom. Stick it up and put your weight on the end of it and you can easily have a problem.
Enough physics, let's go fishing!
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