Prop Talk - Which Pitch(Es) For Shawnee 9.9 On Buffalo / White

[gonetothebuffalo]

Last few years I've sacrificed a lot of prop meat to the gravel bar gods @ Rush to Buffalo City. I'm gonna be kind to the old gal & re-prop this year. Boat is a 20' x 42" Shawnee with a 1999 Johnson 9.9. We run the Buffalo while there's water but probably spend much more time on the white. I don't mind buying two props if that'll serve me much better.

Most of my time on the White is spent 'getting there' and we're usually lightly loaded but I really seem annoyingly slooooow against any current.

Most of our time on the Buffalo is with the boats overloaded with 3+camping gear, firewood, etc.

Could I get an opinion on a 'middle ground' choice and then a couple of prop pitch options from the experts for each river scenario?

I just never can keep it straight in my mind which direction in pitch is better for which scenarios (speed vs load).

Thanks!

[trouthog]

call sue @ tracy boat & motor & get a mac's river runner i thnk they are 129 & it will save u in the end. if it were me i would go to 4 blade & 8 on the boat.

http://www.basspro.com/Mac-39;s-River-Runner-Prop-Protector/product/20945/