My thought on trolling motors for kickboat tournaments is thumbs down. Isn't half the fun that you have to work your ass off to get to your spots and move around during the day? Isn't half the fun the fact that everyone has a limited amount of water they can fish so it becomes a contest of skill within an area vs. a who has the best spot on the entire lake competition? That's just my thoughts. When I come out and fish I like the manual labor part of the competition I guess :)