The best toy i ever bought

[MrSplitshot]

They sound awesome...

It would be hard for me that first time to trust the motor to keep the boat off shore by itself, untied, while I was away parking the truck though...

[Hlleonard]

They sound awesome...

It would be hard for me that first time to trust the motor to keep the boat off shore by itself, untied, while I was away parking the truck though...

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I'm not sure I could be that trusting either but I am intrigued with the idea of not having to concentrate so much on boat positioning.

[kydonky]

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I'm not sure I could be that trusting either but I am intrigued with the idea of not having to concentrate so much on boat positioning.

I have the Terrova 80lb iPilot on my 18 footer. I put the 80lb model on this boat even thogh the 55lb would have probably worked fine.

I can fish the Ky river is very swift current and the 80 lbs handles the current with no problems, its also better on the lakes in high wind conditions.

I can set the anchor posistion feature fishing the fast current below the dam and that thing will hold you in place for hours without touching the controls.

I don't go to sleep depending on it or what I'm saying is that if you have common sense you will keep an awareness of your position and conditions around you.

The track feature is also cool, but it would take pages on here to do it justice.

All this being said I would not recomend it for anyone (but me). I want to catch the ones that you guys miss finding that foot switch.

[Hlleonard]

I have the Terrova 80lb iPilot on my 18 footer. I put the 80lb model on this boat even thogh the 55lb would have probably worked fine.

I can fish the Ky river is very swift current and the 80 lbs handles the current with no problems, its also better on the lakes in high wind conditions.

I can set the anchor posistion feature fishing the fast current below the dam and that thing will hold you in place for hours without touching the controls.

I don't go to sleep depending on it or what I'm saying is that if you have common sense you will keep an awareness of your position and conditions around you.

The track feature is also cool, but it would take pages on here to do it justice.

All this being said I would not recomend it for anyone (but me). I want to catch the ones that you guys miss finding that foot switch.

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I want to catch the ones that you guys miss finding that foot switch

LOL...I have been looking at this motor for about 2 months and so far nobody that has bought it has any regrets... Some say the spot lock feature is a bit over advertised as far as keeping you in the 5 foot range.... I'm gong with the 55 terova simply because I'm just not comfortable with not having a foot switch, I have a 46 pound motor now, never have a need for the high position unless it's just moving from here to there, if the wind is that strong I usually stay home that day, another perk of being retired, it's always the weekend... 1200 dollars is stiff for a trolling motor for a 17 foot boat though.

[DJD]

They sound awesome...

It would be hard for me that first time to trust the motor to keep the boat off shore by itself, untied, while I was away parking the truck though...

Same here. I work with alot of different technologies and one thing for certain is that they all fail!

[RoadToad]

I'd have trouble trusting the thing too, at least at first. But I'd also want to check and make sure there's no obscure law that some overzealous ranger could ticket you for if he happens to come by and see your boat on the water, un-anchored, with nobody aboard.