I think if you look at the demographics of this site, it's mostly people who are 40 and up, and have reached a point in their lives where they can be a little indulgent in their tackle and boat buying. I didn't have a boat with an outboard or a trolling motor until I was 35. Didn't really need one fishing the small lakes and ponds in the northeast, paddle power worked fine. But now that I'm older, I sure do like having that big outboard to move me around, and love that trolling motor.