Hey my Pleasure @mikewitters. I know a lot of people when they first start out like I did go through these kind of questions. I was fortunate enough to have both motors at the time to compare. Glad it’s become useful for others. Thank you for your time on viewing this video. I wish you good luck and fortune on your fishing journeys. Regards.

Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to look around for it. Much appreciated

Thanks man I figure that would be the best solution. I’m adding a thicker gasket on that soon. Thanks for checking out the video.

Right! It’s a tough one to pass if you have your kayak outside over the winter.

That’s awesome Keith I know the 180pro is another great option for the motors. Your hobie with a NK300 will get above 6mph due to the better hull shape. You’ll leave me pretty quick. Thanks for your comment see you soon again back out on The water.

Any time😊

Hey man, I’m super happy to hear that that works out for you. Enjoy the new set up.. I’ve been seeing motor guides get all glitchy and act up and quite honestly for as long as I’ve had the minn kotta it still works flawlessly. I hope you put a video showing action on your boat or Kayak whatever you have. Thank you for the support and have a great week and good luck on your fishing trip.

That’s sir is my Frankenstein lol. So it’s a Minn Kota 12v 55lbs thrust that did not have Spotlock on it. So i basically order some parts to convert it over to gps version with spotlock lock. They didn’t have the original black cap on it at the time due to low production and COVID-19 era. But they had plenty of the whitecap ones so I ordered that one. And all honesty sometimes when I’m out there fishing really bad trolling motor skunk stripe just as a reminder that every day is gonna be a good fishing day.

You bet!

Didn’t miss much on this location. Lots of small fish to be caught. The seasoned anglers knew where to go. For me it was a good learning experience. Thank you for watching.

It sure is. I got really lucky that day fishing. Thank you for watching.

Gracias amigos. On to the next one.

Sorry to hear about your 180. I got mine warranty replaced. New one works fine.

@@Austin_Torres looks like I’m headed down that road too! You at CL next week?

@@FreeSpoolingI’m going to try to make it.

Just enjoying the early summer breeze.

🙏 thank you 😊

Thank you 🙏

Good luck! Have fun. There is plenty of fish out there for everyone to catch.

I’ll tell you what I have had my Dino kota outlive the motorguides. It really all comes down to how much do people use it. And do they take care of it.

En mi sincera opinión, ese lago está lleno de peces por todas partes, no puedes quedarte en un solo lugar. Este día tuvimos mucha suerte. El clima era el adecuado. El sol estaba en la posición correcta y los peces estaban de buen humor. Todo se reduce a estar en el lugar correcto en el momento correcto. En realidad, nunca son un lugar en el que siempre estarán. Si quieres pescar muchos peces allí. Yo sugeriría usar anchoas congeladas para las rayas. Y gusanos para el bajo. Utilice trozos de hígado de pollo para el bagre. Y si buscas los pequeños. Los pequeños gusanos de plástico también funcionan, cuanto más pequeños, mejor. Espero que esto ayude y gracias por mirar.

Yup I told her she getting signed up. Lol

Drop shot works best if the bite is picky. If the weather has gotten. Warmer through out the week I think crank bait and top water will work well also .

Thank you! Cheers!

Trying to make it a goal to capture these Ceremony in case others missed it.

Thanks Ready Fredy!

Odd part is sometimes I notice I was in the right areas but didn't give it enough time to bite. Patience is key . Thanks For watching hector hope to catch you out on the water one day.

lol yeah i bet. Im going to start slowing down more often in these type of conditions.

WOOT!! yeah hopefully the weather stops pooping on our days out tournament fishing. seems to be the pattern lately.

Thank you 🙏. You know that day everything was just feeling right. I had no worries or doubt about what was going to happen. I just woke up and felt the positive vibes and energy flowing just right. Thank you for continuing the good vibes. I’m glad it gave you a cool vibe watching it. I have more stuff to post coming soon. Please share it if you like as I continue to grow out this channel.

Yeah it definitely sounded like it may have been warped or something was really off. I just wanted to make sure he was ok. Really thought I was going to have to tow him in. It was the right thing to do. But oh boy it all worked out. Thanks for watching. I appreciate your views and positive vibes.

Paying credit where it’s due. Big thank You to you and the other people who helped me get back into the fun part of fishing. I went in with very low expectations. Just trying to be productive and oh boy it changed the day for sure. That’s secret combo is killer.

Thanks DoubleBogeyBass. I know it’s a tough place. But I’d definitely like to go back and explore more now.

Appreciate it! It was a funky day for sure. But I just stayed in the moment. And it paid off. Thank you Hector i appreciate your time and views tight lines buddy.

Thanks amigo! I appreciate your views and time. Stay tuned more to come soon.

You know it! 😂 lol aw man it was just pure luck that day. Happy to share with everyone. Thank you Sir.

I don’t know how it happened or what happened. I just had the right combo for the moment at the right location. Also the power of video editing can make anything look easy . Hahah . Big shoutout to Uncle Mark for teaching me the drawing power of that worm. In all honestly so many people all over were shooting positive vibes that day towards me. I just felt extremely happy, and overwhelming a feeling of “hey let’s just go out and fish” and that I did. Thank you Keith for checking out the content.

Thanks 🙏 it was a truly ear to ear feeling knowing I had a good thing going so early in the bite window. I appreciate your time taking a look at this content. Take care.

Same here. Place is beautiful to be at with friends and family . Very peaceful

Very cool! Hope it put a big smile on your face. Thank You so much for watching this.

Thanks @demolition_fishing Conditions were extremely in our favor that day. Some people said they caught limits very quick on practice.

@pxfishing Thanks For watching this. This area was highly productive on practice, and tournament day. With the weather tossing higher winds I really couldn't take many options. so i decided to stay put and it paid off. Tight lines!!

HEY!!! hahah Thank you Mark. This place was a fun Experience. Glad i can share Me perspective with everyone. Hope to fish out there again. Thank you for watching Mark.

LOL thanks @Danxiong I appreciate you taking time to watch this one. Hope to catch you on the next tournament runs. Tight lines Buddy!

Woot Yes sir! Gotta get you out there also so you can see what it offers. Thanks For watching!

Thank you For checking it out!

Looking forward to It mike. This experience was more welcoming then last years. Thanks for taking time to reply and watching the video. Take care!

Unfortunately I got rid of the XI3. Used the funding to pick up a Newport Vessel NK300. I think the motor have had multiple gremlins that popped up. With the considerable amount of use and variables of how people treated these things, took care of em. It’s hard to say why others had this reason with their models. I would have loved to have it for a longer duration but I ended up staying with my minn kotta power drive. It’s one pound heavier and slower then the XI3 but I’ll tell you one thing she’s never let me down. I think it may be due for a new rebuild on the bottom. But I would be happy to service it soon cause she’s loyal as hell to me. Big thanks for you taking the time to watch the video.

I actually did use it a couple of times. And i Believe what your referring to is when it decides to randomly stop for no reason and turn. This in my opinion could be due to user error or potentially a bad batch of motorguides. It did do this to me a couple of times but only when i accidentally nudged the remote with my big ole arms. Never had this issue with my minn kotta. Also with the remote stop working could be due to its cheap build. If you ever take one apart its a very cheap plastic remote with week materials. I think if you sit on it. its done for. Stops working.

Hey thanks for the review. I'm trying to decide between both the motors you have there. I know pulling the motor is pretty easy with motorguides secure step. Is it that much harder to stow the power drive with the goofy ass lever? Is it something you did with Paracord? I currently have an endura 35 on the back with a PWM. I have to pull pretty hard to get that old fuckin dinosaur out of the water. Oh and thanks for the video, you answered a few questions that the khaki brigade at Cabela's here in East Grand Forks couldn't answer. Specifically, any questions I had. And yet I still bought the wrong head unit from a kid that didn't know anything about trolling motors, so the jokes on me. Thanks dude for your knowledge..

Yeah I can see that. lol. 😂

Hello From California ! Thanks For watching.

Hey ! Nice to hear from you again. Thanks for watching my little recap on Berryessa. Looking forward you seeing your perspective out on the water at Folsom. I try to make every video as honest as I can. Every time i'm out on the water I just get caught up on the moments. Making the best of blessings I have on this good earth. Hope to catch you at the next wave of tournaments. Tight lines David.

Thanks! This years is turning out to be a good one so far for bass fishing for me.