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- The trolling motor is a small, quiet electric motor mounted on the bow of
- your bassboat. On a real boat, it is normally controlled by a foot pedal. In
- BASS CLASS, you use the keyboard to move the boat with the trolling motor.
- If you're using a mouse, point the mouse cursor at the TROLLING MOTOR area of
- the command window and press the left button on your mouse. The words TROLLING
- MOTOR will light up, indicating that it is running. If you were previously
- using the OUTBOARD MOTOR or the PADDLE, they will be turned off when you
- select the TROLLING MOTOR.
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- You can turn the trolling motor off by selecting it again. If you are not
- using a mouse, pressing "T" on your keyboard will select the trolling motor.
- As with the mouse method, the words TROLLING MOTOR will light up to indicate
- that you have selected it. The trolling motor will turn off if you select it
- again, or if you select another method of propulsion such as the outboard
- motor.
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- When you are in CAST MODE, the "A" key will move your boat to the left, the
- "D" key moves the boat right, the "W" key moves it up, the "X" key moves it
- down. You can move diagonally in the CAST MODE by using the "Q", "E", "Z", and
- "C" keys. If you are not in the CAST MODE, boat movement is always done with
- the cursor control keys on either your numeric keypad or separate cursor
- control keys. These same keys work whether you are moving the boat with the
- paddle, outboard motor, or trolling motor.
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- Since trolling motors use the electricity from your battery to run, be careful
- that you don't waste the energy by carelessly moving your boat around. Also,
- the trolling motor moves the boat much more slowly than the outboard motor, so
- more time is used as you move about the lake. If you need to travel a long
- distance across the lake, it's probably better to use the outboard motor. If
- you are out of gas, the trolling motor may be necessary. If your battery power
- is used up, the trolling motor will not function, nor will any of the other
- electrical devices on your boat.
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