If you prefer casting, go get a couple of very good rods and reels, like St.Croix 7'6" and Shimano CALCUTTA 400. It helps improve your success rate. You will have to cast ALOT over there, LOL.
Boat Launch at Goreski is good. You dont need to go far to find deep water. drifting the flats. Sometimes slow trolling is great.
If you go east side of the lake, Pine Point is always good for jigging. GO find 6~7 FOW. There is free launch at Caesarea.
You have to get very early due to limited Parking space.
If you go there, watch where these huts are. Usualy 90 ~110 FOW are good.
Be careful. Weather seems not good.
I will say it should be OK as long as it's NOT an extra long shaft one.
say, if your old motor length is 15 ", and your new motor shaft is 20 ", performance will be affected a bit, but it should be OK in many environments.
Google.com has new logo for the Chinese New year. You will find some good answers about it.
Happy new year ("Spring Festival") to you all.
By the way, dumpling are traditional food.
Yes, high pitch # may reduce RPM. The top speed will be lower.
Also, hub size is important. For example, if your old prop hub is 4", you must use same size hub prop.
401 to HW.48, until Hadden road, turn left to end of the road. There must be some cars parking on road. You can park there too. You can buy minnow at Dave's Huts.
Fishing is alright, from 8 fow to 13 fow.