cable driven vs electronic directed trolling motor

[crappiepappy]

cable drive ... for quick direction control.

I mostly fish for Crappie, but fish for Bass & Hybrid Stripers on occasion.

I can see the need for electronic drive for those that do a lot of open water trolling, constant forward motion/contour following, or those that fish standing up for long periods of time (& not having a recessed foot pedal) ... but, changing directions on the elec drive requires using your hand to push buttons on a remote, and I need both hands to man my fishing rod(s) (since I may be using one to as many as four rods at the same time).

... pappy

[stripernut1]

i have a terrova with the i pilot remote control that hangs on my belt, great tool for trolling. my terrova also comes with electric steer foot control also to use instead of the remote, nothing to turn on or off, just use either one.
i will say there is a little getting use to the electric steer foot control, but once you get the hang of it i dont see a lot of difference between cable steer and electric steer.