RE: How many lbs of thrust
I was told that when picking a trolling motor to get atleast 25lbs of thrust or better per 500 lbs of boat weight. for example my pro team 175 weighs about 900 lbs so I went with a 54 lb thrust motor guide and my super guide 14 I just oredered weighs about 700 so I got a 40 lbs minn kota for it. just keep in mind that using a bigger trolling motor then you need even if you dont use its maximum thrust it will run your battery down faster then a smaller one.