So, on day 32 of bass season (yesterday) I finally got out for bass for the first time this year. A BC trip, and then covid, played hell with the first 31 days....
I love my new Alumacraft, I love my Yamaha, and I am happy I decided to sell my old boat and buy a new rig. The Terrova motor has plenty of power for my needs, and the deploy/stow assist gizmo is a back saver for sure. The foot pedal, however, is not at all intuitive. Press down at the toe, it turns the head right, down on the heel turns it left. More pressure is needed on the heel than the toe. The "gas pedal" is top left and fairly small. So pretty near every time I just wanted power, the motor head would turn to the right and I might or not get power. No question of watching where I am fishing and just using the pedal by feel (as in my old boat). I have to LOOK AT the pedal every single time, and ignore my line. Much of my fishing is watching my line for any signs of a bite, since most bass takes are pretty subtle (on jigs, plastic worms, etc which I use 95% of the time) so I probably missed some fish because of farting around with the foot pedal.
And what about that graph, to get back on topic.........it seems to work just fine but I definitely need more time playing with it to get the best use out of it. And it is mounted at the stern of my tiller boat, not at the bow where I spent most of my time yesterday morning.
And I landed nine bass, all largemouth, in a bit less than 3 hours, so the fishing was pretty decent too!
Thanks for all the advice, folks, it is much appreciated!