mud buddy/go devil mud motor?

I know this isn't a fishing question it's a boating question, but in seeing there isn't a boating forum here I'm going to post here.  I am buying a boat when I return from Iraq.  It has a 60hp jet, but I do a lot of fishing and hunting on pymy, arthur, and wilhelm, so with the 20hp limit I need a kicker.  I was throwing around the idea of a mud motor or regular prop, mainly for the back coves where the lillie pads and stuff are.

So my question for you all, does anyone have any back round with the mud motors?  Looking for info on noise, quality, ect.  I am going to use this boat for fishing/trolling so that's where the noise comes into play.  But would like the ability to run in virtually no water, mud, or weeds especially for the hunting times.  Thanks for the info.

Mark

If you are using it for fishing/trolling than I would not recommend a mud motor. They are slow, loud, and vibrate a lot. With a small kicker you won't have a problem with running in shallower water. If it's too shallow for a kicker than you shouldn't be there anyway. I had a friend whos mud devil broke down when he was really far back into a swampy area. Well, no other boat could get to him so he had to walk it out in waist deep mud. I still laugh at him about that.

yeah thanks, I did post it on there also, just figured that maybe someone on here would have some info also

yeah thats the same response I got from HPA.  I am going to go with prob a merc 20hp and just put a rock/week guard on it.  Im not looking to break speed records just looking to be able to get from one end of say pymy to the other in under a day...lol...  some guys on HPA were saying about going with a 15 or 9.9, but for the weight difference of the 9.9 compared to the 20 (15 and 20 are the same) I would rather have the extra hp.

Plus, the kicker won't be kept on there. I will take it off when not fishing/hunting the 20hp limit lakes or when not trolling the rivers ect.  It's only 115lbs, so it will be easy for me just to take it off.

As far as the "if its that shallow you shouldn't be there anyways" comment, you must not do much duck hunting.  The nastier the swamp, the more the ducks like it.  Gota go where the birds are.  I figured I would just get a push pole in that case tho, I may loose a bit more sleep, but heck, I don't get much anyways come hunting season.