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I was wandering if any of u folks on here use trolling bags to slow down your 272 sportcrafts I have a 272 with a 7.4 and am looking to run 2 bags one off each side of the midship cleat looking to stay under 2 mph I would say for trolling for walleye what size bags do u reccomend so I don't have to idle the engine ... Oh and by the way I won't troll a lot that's why I don't want to put the money into a kicker .
I run 2 bags off the mid ship (21ft boat) amish outfitter bags. I bought cheaper bags to start , I'm sold now they are the best. Thee system works great bags off the sides give me all the room anyone could want for trolling and tons of control. I can work the bags higher our lower in the water to change speed and direction its awesome! I tun two 24 bags
You should run the 48s ob a272
Here's a chart to help you with size of bag needed and a link with more information and where you can purchase
http://www.walleyetacklestore.com/amoubebagsea.html
Size of Sea Anchor ** Length of Boat
15" Sea Anchor ** 16' - 19' boat
18" Sea Anchor ** 16' - 19' boat
22" Sea Anchor ** 14' - 24'boat
28" Sea Anchor ** 24' - 30' boat
36" Sea Anchor ** 28' - 32' boat
48" Sea Anchor ** Greater than 32' boat
I use two 28in bags on my sportcraft with the same motor at idle. If you don't want idle you will have to go bigger. I also carry one of every other size up to 6 foot wide for early spring and late fall fishing.
Ok so if the 28 do it at idle the 36 or 48 should do what I need for sure.... Why do u carry all the other size bags if the 28 work for u?
Oh and thanks for everyone's advise keep it coming anyone else use bags out there sound like the Amish outfitted one r the best any one used the 36 s or 48 s on the 272 what rpm and speed will they do say with 2 36 s
I run a 27 Sport with the same motor and it takes 2 48" bags to get down to around 1.8 mph. The 36" bags would only do around 2.5 so I took them back. The boat normally idles at 3.3 mph or so (In my opinion it idles too high and I haven't looked into lowering it). I bought the bags from Highway Bait out of necessity. I couldn't find 2 36" bags at the time anywhere. I haven't had any trouble with them but don't have many hours on them so I can't say as to how they will hold up. Good Luck!
Greg
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Originally Posted by bowguy84
Here is a copy and paste from an earlier thread about trolling bags!
http://community.walleye.com/showthread.php?t=1760
Look at your rpm at idle. That does seem high for a 27. You may have a deep cup prop which is good for running on plane but moves alot of water. You should able to get down to 1.5 or less with those huge bags. Average 30 Sports go down 2.6 or less without bags. Drop your trim tabs down also, more drag.Quote:
Originally Posted by walleye2go
The bigger bags are going slower in colder water. I start out trolling around 1.0 knots in April when the water is very cold. Based on my bag combination I can control my speed by a 10th of a knot. A 10th of a knot is the difference between catching fish and not catching.
Skipper, what are you using that gives you such an accurate reading? Heck my gps bounces 3 tenths all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipper9
My lowrance HDS 10 with external gps antenna is very accurate. It still will move up and down a little but i just take the average speed.
Thanks for all the afvise sounds like 36 or 48 will be the ticket wish i had the money for a kicker but i don't so it will be the bags for now