When I was a kid, all trolling motors were made of wood. They were about six feet long and came in pairs. We called them “oars.” By the early 1970s, electric trolling motors and rudimentary electronic ...

O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

If you want to make the time aboard your boat more enjoyable and catch more fish while you’re at it, a trolling motor is well worth the investment. It takes the work out of maneuvering a boat, lets ...