kicker / gas trolling motor?

[Boatman]

Just ordered a 2013 Sylvan 8520 20 foot, 4pt, with RPTs, tri-toon, with a 150 4stroke. We are thinking trolling motor and want it to work for more than 3 hours before plugging the boat in. We go fishing at a remote lake (Flaming Gorge, UT) we stay for a week and its just easier to find gas than a plug outlet.

Do we need a kicker? We are thinking a Pro 9.9 merc. With remote steering and throttle control.
Obviously the cheaper route is a trolling plate for 150 bucks.

Anyone rigged theirs up this way? Are there weight issues with the kicker would kill boat performance? Am I still going to be able to run 30+ @ 5000 feet above sea level?

What advice do you guys have on the topic?

[Texoma Toon]

If you take a generator with you you could plug it into that.
24v trolling motor should run all day and then charge over night, but I see where your coming from.
Some folks tow a small fishing boat behind to where they set up camp an use it for fishing and then the pontoon for water sports or cruising.

[cruiser]

We use our 5L for trolling with our pontoon, we just engage it in forward at idle and it trolls just nicely.

[BobG]

Flaming Gorge = UT/WY border, right?
A calm day in Wyoming is only 50 MPH winds.

You may need that 150 HP to troll into the wind!