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I have a 21foot alumaweld with tons of room in the back of boat, a out board motor, and I'm in my mid 30's. What are the pros and cons of gas puller vs electric puller? It would be used for shrimp and crab in Grays Harbor area and Hood Canal area. Also I do have down riggers.
Thanks.

Dont have any experiance with the gas ones. But do own the Brutus Ace Hauler. Pulled shrimp pots from 350' with no problems. Has plenty power and plugs right in to your scotty plug in. Breaks down for easy storage as well.

http://www.acelinehauler.com/

I have also had the Brutus ace puller and love it. It is not as fast as a gas puller but works great.

Keep life simple---go electric!! You can pay me now or you can pay me later!!

Another vote for Brutus!

I will concur with that as well. I have used the Brutus and it is just so simple to put on and put away. Especially if you are using scotty's then it's a no brainer.

Another vote for electric...
Who wants to listen to a lawnmower engine on your boat anyway...

With the shorter seasons of shrimp it is hard to justify the expense of a higher priced puller such as the EZ Pull puller of Buck Seteras. I have his puller and it is heads and tails one of the best. If we get our expanded fisheries in the San Juans of 36 days and 136 days in the straits, it would make it easier to swallow the cost of a better puller.

Having an extended season in those areas would be great to go in the summer month too. If the commission awards our 200 person per day shrimp in the ocean, I might be upgrading my puller to a bigger one of Bucks to shrimp the ocean.

One conversation that I had with Buck about the gas versus electric, was that every year someone loses fingers with the gas one. Also I would not want to have gasoline loose on the boat for it. But I would assume one tankful of gas would work all day. Also saltwater splashing on a gas puller motor would not be good for it long term. But the gas pullers are way faster than the electrics.