Red, I just wanted to let you know that I did cut slits in the trophy and it helped out quite a bit. It now takes 1.5 seconds and she starts to spin up. Not to the point where she turns loose completely but it is a nice increase in holeshot to where you're not bogging for 5 or so seconds and the she decides to spin up like she used to. I did not cut the slits all the way to the exhaust holes, just from the edge of the prop to the shoulder right below the exhaust holes. Didn't have the gonads to go all the way but I'm very well pleased the way it is compared to the way it was. I don't know how she'll do w/ another person in the boat but it was me and full fuel and all fishing tackle so she should be OK w/ another person.