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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 503559" data-attributes="member: 22613">I have no data to back this up but I suspect it won't be enough to really make a difference, but that would depend on your goals for trolling speed. Dropping from 2.3 to 2mph may be attainable but if you're trying to get below 2, that is tough with an outboard of any size, and you'll start to sacrifice performance at speed.That said I think it is a rather lousy way to control your trolling speed when conditions on the water can be so variable, get a stiff tailwind and you're back to square one. A trolling plate or drift sock is a better solution that can be adjusted to suit.</blockquote>