I have never tried to disengage it. When your on plane and the kicker is tilted all the way back out of the water and the so is engaged it doesn’t move much at all. I have ran it chartering for 3 seasons with no issues at all. I have fished some big water. The only issue I have had is trolling directly into 6+’ waves it will slow you down every now and then but it recovers very quickly. But if it’s that rough I typically just break down the gear and run back up hill and make another slide. There is a lever down there that you can move and it’s for timing the kicker to the rudder do the are in line. So depending on how they are hooked up you could disengage it but I think you will find it not necessary once you see how little it moves when on plane. I’ve been in some really big water out in Ashtabula a couple years ago but I haven’t found anything that it wouldn’t handle yet, in water I was willing to fish. Anything under 8’ waves no real issues. In the spring I still run trolling bags because I need to be able to rev the motor up more to get better thrust for control. Same if the waves are bigger in the summer. Yes I have a trollmaster for throttle control when trolling.
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