Minn Kota i-pilot trolling motor(is it worth it?)

I went ahead and upgraded my trolling motor . Was it a good buy?

[@jbattison]

Thanks for the review. You answered a lot if my questions about which trolling motor to get.

[@earlybirdfishing]

Best motor i have ever bought,,,, thanks for watching

[@Tonnsfabrication]

If you like to fish from a boat, the I pilot makes life pretty nice but it definitely comes at a price. They're not getting any cheaper either, my terrova has went up $500 since I bought it.

[@earlybirdfishing]

Thanks for watching

[@wlkdadog]

great review. Been stuck in not sure what to get mode. this definetly helps thank you.

[@earlybirdfishing]

Thanks for watching. I absolutely love this thing.

[@user-dm8nr7tu6t]

awesome just purchased mine and installed . trying it tomorrow.. Video is great, thanks

[@earlybirdfishing]

Glad it helped

[@spencercolgan]

3:02 this guy loves this product.

[@earlybirdfishing]

Worth every penny for sure...thanks for watching

[@Roger-gm9tl]

Good for navigation, but don't to much trust on that itself because it'll make you to lazy & doesn't see any water hazards, obstructions which you can hit by not paying attn: a good capt. is always alert screening his surroundings!

[@earlybirdfishing]

That was a good point to make. Thanks for watching.

[@Gssmallenginerepair]

I just bought the I- pilot upgrade for my powerdrive. Haven’t got to use it yet. Question for you. When you recorded a track running your big engine did you have to deploy the trolling motor? Since there is not an on off switch for the powerdrive.. thx

[@earlybirdfishing]

I have not ran a track yet with my outboard. I would say you would not run it with the trolling motor down. My head unit will run a track with the motor stowed. This weekend I will run one and let you know Thanks for watching.

[@Gssmallenginerepair]

@@earlybirdfishing no I would prefer to record a track with the trolling motor stored, but a guy at minn Kota dealer told me the trolling motor has to be in the deployed position because of some sensor in the head unit. But I don’t believe that to be true. I’m actually gonna try to get out tomorrow and try. Ty

[@user-wx4fb7qt7l]

Do you miss your foot pedal? That is my only "hang up" at this point. I have a powerdrive 55 non-ipilot but I can purchase the upgraded head; this also eliminates the foot pedal. There's times I have been casting and manuvering with my foot so not having that option anymore has me hesitant. That said, I'm certainly not going to buy the terrova to have both; my power drive is still semi-new.

[@earlybirdfishing]

I actually don't miss the foot petal at all. I do love the freedom of controlling the boat from anywhere. With the Due north mode and track mode for most of the time I'm actually fishing or just hanging out till we get something on. For me it was the best boating purchase I have ever bought.

[@user-dm8nr7tu6t]

i just bought th Terrova 55lb thrust and it comes with a foot pedal, love it , haven't hooked up the foot pedal yet ,,,Remote only

[@earlybirdfishing]

@@user-dm8nr7tu6t congratulations 👏🎉 hope you love yours as much as I do mine.

[@TrackIncDOTcom]

I upgraded my 55lb and absolutely love the remote vs. foot pedal. I thought it would be odd to get used to but it really isn’t; it’s actually quite liberating not being tied down to the front of the boat. I never realized how much of my boat deck I didn’t use because of the foot pedal; I almost feel like I have a brand new boat being able to use all the deck space & not have to be close to the foot pedal. It’s great!

[@earlybirdfishing]

@@TrackIncDOTcom I couldn't agree more with you. I also like the freedom of controlling mine from anywhere on my boat. Congratulations and thanks for watching.

[@djradrs199]

??? does it have to connect in any way with a fish finder ??? for the GPS / Spot lock to work or is it all built into the motor system itself ??

[@earlybirdfishing]

It works all by itself. But you can buy a cable and attach it to a hummingbird as well.

[@kweb406]

What type of battery are you using and how’s the runtime? Thanks for the review

[@earlybirdfishing]

That's a wonderful question. I'm running maxx everstart. Maxx-29dc 800 Marine crank amp,105 amp hours@20hr. I get way more battery life with this motor vs the foot control allterian bow mount. I can get around 20 hours of running time depending on the weather conditions and of course higher speeds with lessen by some but not to much. Thanks for watching.

[@user-dm8nr7tu6t]

I have a 12v interstate 90Ah and ran it from 7:30 am til I left around 1:30 pm and still had battery left.. running a terrova 55lb thrust and I love it not one time did I drop my weighted anchors, this is the Bomb

[@earlybirdfishing]

@@user-dm8nr7tu6t that is awesome

[@Wabes_1]

i like mine 100%

[@earlybirdfishing]

Awesome thanks for watching

[@earlybirdfishing]

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[@mtnguyen1696]

which version of minn kota did you get? I need to get one for my kayak

[@earlybirdfishing]

The 12volt with 45lbs of thrust I believe.

[@lumberjaxe8910]

Are you still happy with the motor? cheers.

[@earlybirdfishing]

Absolutely...been real busy with work and life right now but I'm looking forward to late fall fishing. Thanks for your comment.

[@frasertones8519]

Great video, thank you. Vote Biden!!!

[@piper8463]

What Model did you purchase?

[@earlybirdfishing]

Powerdrive 55 with pilot.... thanks for watching

[@jimchambers7336]

Wait till it won't go back to trim lots of problems with mine I don't recommend buying it spent $4300.00 on mine and not very happy

[@earlybirdfishing]

Up on trim? Please explain more. I do fish more than the average fisherman yearlong and I still absolutely love this thing. Sorry to hear about yours .What's the name and model you bought? And how long have you used and had it for? Thanks for watching.