TM Shaft Legnth

Started by John Sanner, July 21, 2012, 07:52:41 PM

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John Sanner

What inch shaft are yall running on the legends? Im getting all my options picked out so Cindy can give me a quote. Im running a 50" on my Triton 21x and if im in 2-3 foot waves I have trouble keeping it in the water. I didnt know if a legend sits closer to the water or not. Cindy is supposed to be picking up a demo 199 in Little Rock next weekend and im planning on going up there and taking a ride in it.

Mike Cork

I run a Motor Guide 109 Tour, it has a 45 inch shaft.

It does very well in large waves, when you get into rollers I have to make sure the shaft is all the way down for it to stay in the water. Normally I have it about 18 inches from bottomed out and do very well there.

Good Deal on the Demo  ~c~ You're gonna love the 199!

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Tamale

There is no way I would ever consider anything less than 50".  Unless you like to join everybody else when the wind starts blowing in some sheltered area out of the wind, I would go with 50".

If you fish tournaments at all, you have to have a 50"+ I would think.  If wind is blowing on tourney day you just dont go fish, or go hide from the wind.


Mike Cork

I hear what your sayin Tamale. But I've been in some pretty mean stuff with my 211 and the 45 inch shaft and was able to maintain.  :-*

I can't think of a down side in going with a 50 inch shaft just to make sure.

I don't fish the great lakes but Toledo Bend can get pretty bad. 3-4 foot rollers, in that, I do have some prop wash but not like most rigs. At 4 foot and the the right spacing, they can come over the bow and that's not somewhere I want to be fishing anyway.


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Tamale

I dont fish the Great Lakes either.  I'm fishing south and central Texas.   When I had a 45" shaft on my bass boat a few years ago, yeah, it sucked trying to fish 2-3' rollers.   With the 52" it is much more manageable.   Most serious tourney anglers have a 50+ on their boat down here.

JMGullo

I can understand both points here. I have a 52" shaft on my Legend and I hate it for fishing around here in NW Louisiana. For me to fish our shallow lakes I have to slide it way up. This causes the head to stick way up in the air and gets in the way when flipping and casting side arm.  With that being said it was nice on Palestine this year when the wind was bad and I could slide it down. BUT like Mike mentioned the waves were coming over the bow of the boat and I had to find shelter anyway.

Mike Cork

 ~roflmao I thought I was a serious tournament angler  ~roflmao well I take the tournaments I fish seriously anyway  lo lo

There are pluses and minuses I guess to both sides. Good topic ~c~

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DBrooke

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 23, 2012, 11:21:01 AM
~roflmao I thought I was a serious tournament angler  ~roflmao well I take the tournaments I fish seriously anyway  lo lo

There are pluses and minuses I guess to both sides. Good topic ~c~
Well sir I can't wait to see what append when you become a serious tournament angler!!
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Mike Cork

You know this topic brings up a very interesting idea :-*

With the power drive motors that are out there now, why are we still manually setting the depths of our motors? With a talon type design the depth at which you set your motor could be nearly twice the shaft length  :-*

This way the top of the motor could be kept low and out of the way but you could deploy the head of the motor deeper for when fishing in waves, or raise it when fishing shallow grass beds.

The trouble that I see upfront would be durability. I beat my trolling motor up pretty bad some days. The Red River is really hard on them. SO the shaft would have to be strong and the gearing to move it up and down would have to be able to with stand a pretty good side was shock.

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-Shawn-

I think what needs to be Taken into Account is that different boats both sit in the water and ride Large waves different.  I have a Motor Guide Tour 109 45" on my Legend 21LE and I never call a Tourney due to weather on my part.   I fish Falcon, Toledo, Rayburn, Fork and other big water and don't have any problem with the TM  coming out of the water.   I have fished with waves washing over the Bow and it held.

A Legend sits much more Level in the water and reduces the need for all that Extra shaft just to reach the surface. 

I have had a Boat with a 52" shaft and Hated it 90% of the time.  Skipping Docks with that TM sticking way up in the air Sucks. 

K2Racing29

Legend owner. Motorguide 45" shaft. Never an issue.


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Quote from: Tamale on July 23, 2012, 10:35:30 AM
I dont fish the Great Lakes either.  I'm fishing south and central Texas.   When I had a 45" shaft on my bass boat a few years ago, yeah, it sucked trying to fish 2-3' rollers.   With the 52" it is much more manageable.   Most serious tourney anglers have a 50+ on their boat down here.

What kind of boat do you have the 52" TM on?  Is it a Legend? 

bassmasta63

Hey John I live in Crossett which shouldn't be far from you,I'm working out of town during the week but usally home on weekends,I  would gladly give you demo ride in my 2012 199! I run a Minkota but not sure on the shaft length.I'm getting ready to move down by Mike,soon as my house sells! I should be here long enough to give you a ride though! You can't go wrong buying a Legend!
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Tamale

Quote from: Ron Fogelson on July 23, 2012, 03:47:12 PM
What kind of boat do you have the 52" TM on?  Is it a Legend?

Yes, it's a Legend and it came with a 45" Maxxum..  It didn't take me long to swap out to a 52" Fortrex.   Also had a 50" MG on my previous Skeeter as well as a 45" MG on my previous Skeeter and the Skeeter bow is closer to the water than my Legend is. 

Ron Fogelson

Quote from: Tamale on July 24, 2012, 10:29:47 AM
Yes, it's a Legend and it came with a 45" Maxxum..  It didn't take me long to swap out to a 52" Fortrex.   Also had a 50" MG on my previous Skeeter as well as a 45" MG on my previous Skeeter and the Skeeter bow is closer to the water than my Legend is.

Thanks, I just didn't know forsure if everyone was talking about the same boat  :)  I know I took my 45" off my Nitro and put it on a Stratus and there is a world of difference, I can't keep the prop in the water in anything over 2ft swells.  I also agree with you that the front of a Legend rides higher in the water than some other boats.  When looking at them fishing from the side some look to be standing up hill  lo

BassCatBates

 ~b~      seriously.  I have a 45 inch shaft on my motorguide on my bass cat and have no issues.  If anything I wish is was a little shorter.  In south arkansas I keep it pretty high most of the time anyway and a 50 would just be that much more shaft out of the water and in my way.
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