with the new 4 strokes you can troll a lot slower than the old 2 strokes so you would not require a kicker. But if you are going onto any decent sized lakes or out where noone may be around I echo pdfish it is a matter of safety to get you home when you do not want to be stuck. My dad fishes the ocean and 2X he would not have made it in except that he had a kicker even though he had a good main motor. I always have the kicker just because of the people you here about running into trouble with only a paddle. Also an electric only works until the battery is dead.
Good luck on your new toys
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