workwear Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 last fall i was lucky enuf to get a used riptide 101 lbs trolling motor.....after i was unlucky enuf to destroy my 70 lbs thrust on simcoeanyways took it out a few times and wow talk bout power aile goby and i were crusing out on boq we hit 6 mph..in the wind.....well this year i saw the new gps add on for these trolling motors they look pretty cool to have....cost is round 450.00http://www.minnkotamotors.com/company/pres...rol_system.aspxwas wondering if anyone has one or has used one of these.....cheers pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) Sorry, thought you meant copilot. Edited March 5, 2010 by xeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPD Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 A good friend of mine has been using one this winter on the Niagara and loves it. It has some great capabilities like co-pilot, auto plilot and most importantly spot lock and a route memory. you can record 2 trails up to 2 miles long and it will follow the GPS trail at whatever speed you want. The spot lock feature will hold you stationary (on a waypoint or rock pile per say) within 5 feet and you never have to touch your motor. Even if the wind increases, the motor will compensate. The only thing is that if you put the iPilot on, there is no pedal for the unit after that, everything is controlled by the remote.. course, speed, on and off etc. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workwear Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 thxs JPD im leaning towards buyin it.........should be fun setting a course and not worrying bout it while retying lures and such..... was told its pretty easy to install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 wow some one has finally come out with it. now when you set your course you can put a bell on the tip of your rod to wake you up if you get a hit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishn Technishn Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I asked a similar question a few weeks ago. See these links for some very helpful info http://www.jasonhalfenoutdoors.com/2010seminars.html click on I Pilot Index http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishing-ele...rolling-motors/ Ipilot sticky LOTS of Opinions Sounds like putting one on a PD2(Power drive2) is a bit of a job, but a Terrova is a snap. Gotta get me one!! There are some deals out there but make sure you get correct one for your Minn Kota! FT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workwear Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 thanks for the input guys.....greatly appreciated cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Does anyone know if you can use the co-pilot remotes if you have an ipilot? Having the co-pilot remote on the fishing rod is really handy; I could see the ipilot remote cumbersome in some situations but it definitely looks to be a great feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Does anyone know if you can use the co-pilot remotes if you have an ipilot? Having the co-pilot remote on the fishing rod is really handy; I could see the ipilot remote cumbersome in some situations but it definitely looks to be a great feature. Turns out its one or the other according to Minn Kota. Has anyone else tried the ipilot on the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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