If you buy a two stroke main engine, dont try trolling with it, least for any amount of time, they are not made for that and you will run into engine issues. Two strokes are built to be run at throttle, they do not like lugging. Besides, depending on what kind of fishing your planning on doing with it, the kicker will be nessesary in alot of situations for boat control. Tough to catch fish if you cant control your boat, and that isnt Bull Sheit either, just ask the bassturds who keep taking other guys money home with them in tournament situations..... The bassturds.....