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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airshot" data-source="post: 493346" data-attributes="member: 1183">When running two motors off the back, you can only operate one at a time.  With a troller on the front you can use both at the same time.   Example...my 16' Sylvan SC has a small Merc 2.2 gas motor on the back, barely enough to troll for walleye on lake erie.  Then I have a remote 55 lb electric troller on the bow, I can use both to get better control on windy days or heavy current.  The little 2.2 is locked straight ahead and provides most of the forward thrust.  The front troller adds to the forward thrust but mostly for more precise steering.  Works like a charm, can follow any pattern I want by pushing buttons on the remote for the bow troller, allows me to stay in the back to handle the rods as I also fish mostly by myself.  Everyone told me it wouldn't work but it does....very well !The little 2.2 is very small and takes up very little transom width, also weighs less than 30 lbs so weight is not an issue.  In your case, a remote control bow mount would be ideal with you only using a 5 hp outboard.</blockquote>