2 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

Great writeup.  All of the things you've concluded are right.  

 

One tip for the boat specifically, carry both props on the water.  I carry three actually.  You never know when you're going to break or chip one that makes it rough to use.  Also, you can change out props on the water.  This time of year I have to do that.  I always guess wrong which prop I need.  I'll default to the weedless now and if I'm wrong then I'm just a little slower.  If I'm on a bigger lake then I'll swap out.  If I start with the standard prop and find out that the weeds are higher than I thought I will DEFINITELY swap out because it makes such a difference.  I also carry the airplane prop for those bigger wide open lakes.  Also if you haven't put one on, get the ninja blade on there.  It won't help with buildup on the nosecone like you describe, but it will keep everything off the prop, even with the regular prop.

Airplane prop?

12 minutes ago, Koz said:

Airplane prop?

 

10x4 or 10x4.5 (can't recall which) LH RC airplane prop.  I can pull the spec if you're interested.  Its a higher pitch and you'll pick up 0.3-0.5 mph over the stock prop at top speed.  There is a little more slip at low speed, the spot lock will feel a little 'off' in intermittent winds, and it is USELESS in any type of weeds.  It also invalidates you're motor warranty if you read minn kota's terms and conditions (not sure how they would know).  That said, if its a rocky lake then I use it with impunity and don't worry.  When I was getting 3.9-4.0 on my stock prop I was at 4.3-4.4 on the plane prop.  Now that I'm down to 3.6-3.7 on the stock prop this one will get me back to 4.0.

 

https://www.apcprop.com/product/10x4p-lh/