Quote Originally Posted by BuckeyeAl View Post
I bought a new 18.5 boat with an 80# Terrova on it last January. I love it. I actually use the heading button as much as anything else. You just set it on a heading to stay how ever far off the shoreline you want to be. Even with the wind the boat stays that distance from shore. All you have to do is make minor adjustments to your heading as you move down the shoreline. At times I do find myself having to stop a retrieve to make course adjustments.

The spot lock is not perfect. At first I was concerned that using spotlock could wrap the cord around the motor and break the wires which isn't covered by warranty. It seemed to never go more that a full 360 degrees in either direction. It can keep the head of the trolling motor within 10 feet of the spot lock setting but it does struggle some in high winds. It also doesn't maintain the orientation of the boat. If your facing the north but there's a good wind out of the west, the boat will end up pointing to the west.

I spent a week at Cave Run last April and did struggle some in the standing timber. I spent quite a bit of time steering the boat between the trees.

Overall, I would buy it again.
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Nobody is unhappy with the motor, I did see one video in which the motor wound the cord around the shaft but supposedly something went wrong with the thing which can happen to anything...Thanks, I have to buy the thing just to see why everybody loves it.