ii can put you on the bows and landlocks for sure, even some browns, i just dont get to do much winter trolling, due to my i/o.....i have a tiny outboard boat i use...not reccommended for windy days.
had it happen to my old 17fter. the shift boot cracked, water poureddddd in. bilge barely kept up! But, when we put water in the boat, nothing leaked out, only in...