Minn Kota Quest Instinct - Re-Defining the Term "Gamechanger"

The 2024 Miami Boat offered hundreds of new boats and products. Selfishly, for me as someone who spot locks for tog and drifts for fluke and has one of these being added to my new boat, I found the Minn Kota Quest Instinct to be my favorite at MIBS.
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[@sapelesteve]

Very interesting unit John. To me the best use of those boat stabilizers is for fishing wrecks or rocky bottom for Blacks. 👍👍🐟🐟

[@Steve-Jody]

I have a Power Pole Brushless Trolling motor. Very happy with the performance so far. These new units are all expensive and many people don’t want to put 5000 or 6000 dollars down for one but I did .72” on my 26’ boat.

[@BorodenTV]

Nice! Very nice. I do wish I was a fly on a wall when you take it out the first time with all the Johns. “Yea John, that thing has a really nice shaft 😂” I was a New Yorker too. Seriously though, that thing looks awesome.

[@Redcrown48]

Looks like a winner. I thought I saw Sweeny in the background.

[@jiggingjerks]

You did

[@pgfisher8652]

Idk man, I got screwed on the Ulterra . Of course the auto deploy fails just after the warranty period and the massive repair cost wasn’t worth it so I scrapped the motor. Now I’m supposed to trust that all the Minnkota “hours of engineering” made this bullet proof? Sorry, my butt still hurts too bad to believe.

[@jiggingjerks]

I specifically asked about that. I know where you're coming from

[@jamesps7515]

Had an ulterra on a 22ft CC it failed on us the first trip while we were trying to stow the motor, took it to Nj trolling motors under the warranty got it back in a week and never had another problem in 3 years we sold it with the boat and just ordered this new model, brushless motors and a larger worm gear brings me comfort.

[@paulbutter1317]

I was heading in that direction, but as I continued doing my research, the minn kota wasn't compatible with my simrad. That's where I changed my direction to the Rhodan

[@timrudy4359]

I recently bought one of the last 87” Terrova for my Parker bc I knew this new model was coming out. The price increase, IMO, is not worth the justification for the marketed features.

[@slange455]

Finally a brushless motor but did he say only supports 36v …..which is ok now with the lithium batteries

[@jamesps7515]

just ordered one last weekend at the raritan center boat show in edison Nj. It’s a must have in the northeast in my opinion.

[@superstarr-hs4tn]

Did you get a discount because you bought it out of show? I’m going to put a deposit on one on Tuesday.

[@superstarr-hs4tn]

What’s the price difference with Out the self deploying? I plan on getting a Trolling Motor within the next two weeks? Unfortunately I use Raymarine products, will that be a big setback?

[@jiggingjerks]

It's about a 2500 difference

[@Joekiuber]

is the mounting base the same ?

[@jiggingjerks]

Nope. Different footprint

[@duffmeister6480]

Perfect timing I’m in the market for one myself, not the quest though. I could use some help from you or viewers, deciding between a 36V or 24V ( which is about $750 less ) for my 18’ Grady CC ? Thanks very much John and everyone.

[@sapelesteve]

Hi. I don't know the region where you fish but I think that the 24V would be more than sufficient. Just my opinion.

[@jiggingjerks]

I think the 24 would probably work but I’m not an expert on that stuff

[@slange455]

@@sapelesteve24v will work using 24v on a 23ft bay boat. But with the cost of lithium batteries going down it’s not really about 3 vs 2 batteries or the weight difference. Can buy one 36v battery that weighs less than one lead acid battery

[@duffmeister6480]

Thanks guys, Long Island Sound & Peconic bay. John you have a great group of followers.

[@kacperpacyna468]

Hi John, Did you ever look at, or consider, new saltwater garmin kraken? What are your thoughts on that? I just got ninety inch one installed on my boat by recommendation from electronic people. I just wish they have option of self deployment feature.

[@jiggingjerks]

Minn Kota has been so great to me and I’m part of their guide program so I did not consider them. Having said that, I’m a huge Garmin fan and if I couldn’t go MK, I’d likely have gone the Garmin Kraken route

[@kacperpacyna468]

@@jiggingjerks thank you for response. My boat it is cming with all farming electronics so I figure that it makes sense to do that. Do you have actually have a date for new boat delivery? Are you gonna be using a transport or you get a tall yourself back to Long Island? It'd probably be little cheaper.

[@kacperpacyna468]

Sorry, hate auto correct. Garmin electronic, suppose to be

[@jiggingjerks]

@@kacperpacyna468 haha all good. Should be ready for shipping up north in a couple of weeks. Hired a shipper to deliver by trailer

[@kacperpacyna468]

@@jiggingjerks ok, great. I, and I'm sure everyone else, can't wait for your maiden voyage video. It is a very interesting boat.

[@user-dc9bq1nn9n]

Wow alot of p I astic gears inside, does the other brand h ave metal gears.?

[@jiggingjerks]

I owned the other brand and honestly had two ECMs go bad in the short time I owned it. Never again

[@bobcalifornia9622]

Most likely a composite. Some filled plastics are crazy strong and need minimum lubrication and won't corrode.

[@davidpituk5750]

Great video. What length are you putting on your 24' Thanks again

[@jiggingjerks]

Thanks - going with the 87

[@davidpituk5750]

@@jiggingjerks Do you think that would be a good size for a 1994 22' Shamrock.

[@jiggingjerks]

@@davidpituk5750 yes. I had the 87 on my 32 Sea Vee so think it will be more than enough on a 22

[@michaelarma4468]

How much is this game changer?

[@jiggingjerks]

I think about 5500

[@ewmism861]

51kg ???

[@jiggingjerks]

It's heavy for sure. Have one on my new boat and noticeably heavier than the Terrova it replaced