RedAllison
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Anyone own or used one? I'm REALLY considering one for my big red mistress. I looked at them in a store the other day & they are intriguing as hell.
Negatives I can find:
1). Deploying/stowing them isn't as easy as my Maxxum Pro (with Lift Assist) but I don't fish every week of the year anymore & certainly don't run & gun so troller deploy speed isn't critical to me.
2). With the shape & way it's designed to be used, the foot pedal won't fit in the recess on my deck so I'd have to fabricate a cover for the well & cover it, then bolt the controller to it. (The Terrova has a cellphone sized remote anyway, will likely use it as much or more than the pedal)
3). The turning/lock to lock speed of the electric steering is slower vs traditional cable steering. If I fished alot of standing timber I probably wouldn't want this motor but about the only timber I fish is in my farm lake so that's no biggie.
4). I'm not sure as I'd hafta measure it but I think the mounting footprint is smaller than Maxxum Pro so it won't "bolt & go" into the existing holes in the bow where my Max is. Gotta steel biz bud whose guys have laser, plasma & water jet torches who will cut a plate/adapter for me. Just givem the measurements.
Positives:
1). The GPS guidance system in the motor is IDEAL for offshore fishing which is the vast majority of what we do on Pickwick & KY Lake.
A). "Spot Lock" (also called "electric anchor") is the neatest feature on the motor, for fishing ledges & points this feature rocks. Hit the SL button on the remote & the motor will automatically keep the boat on that spot until turned off. Landing a fish, changing tackle, grabbing a beer & sammich... whatever, the boat won't require operator input nor drift off the spot. (I wonder how far away the remote works? If far enough, at the beach I could have it drop me on the bank, then turn around & go back out a little way and "drop electric anchor" instead of wallow on the beach. Would work equally nifty during solo launches at the ramp!)
2). The remote control allows operation from anywhere in the boat, if wind/current/conditions necessitate moving to the rear deck or anywhere else in the boat the operator still has control from anywhere.
3). The system will also re-follow a preset course up to 2 miles with the option of selecting any speed settings within 1/10th of a mph. If I want to run down a ledge, around a point or down a timber/weed line again it's just a matter if hitting a button & then start casting.
4). There's no more steering cable extending from the unit head down to the pedal. That makes moving around up front during non-fishing times easier.
I have Hbirds 997 up front & 1197 on the console. They don't have Ethernet capability so they aren't compatible with the newer 'Ipilot Link' but the only thing those have that I would be missing is the ability to follow contour lines on Lakemaster Maps & guidance to specific waypoints at the touch of a button. As it stands now I have Navionics HotMaps HD on my 1197 so I can find any spot I want to very easily.
Anybody used a Terrova Ipilot? :gone fishing
RA
Negatives I can find:
1). Deploying/stowing them isn't as easy as my Maxxum Pro (with Lift Assist) but I don't fish every week of the year anymore & certainly don't run & gun so troller deploy speed isn't critical to me.
2). With the shape & way it's designed to be used, the foot pedal won't fit in the recess on my deck so I'd have to fabricate a cover for the well & cover it, then bolt the controller to it. (The Terrova has a cellphone sized remote anyway, will likely use it as much or more than the pedal)
3). The turning/lock to lock speed of the electric steering is slower vs traditional cable steering. If I fished alot of standing timber I probably wouldn't want this motor but about the only timber I fish is in my farm lake so that's no biggie.
4). I'm not sure as I'd hafta measure it but I think the mounting footprint is smaller than Maxxum Pro so it won't "bolt & go" into the existing holes in the bow where my Max is. Gotta steel biz bud whose guys have laser, plasma & water jet torches who will cut a plate/adapter for me. Just givem the measurements.
Positives:
1). The GPS guidance system in the motor is IDEAL for offshore fishing which is the vast majority of what we do on Pickwick & KY Lake.
A). "Spot Lock" (also called "electric anchor") is the neatest feature on the motor, for fishing ledges & points this feature rocks. Hit the SL button on the remote & the motor will automatically keep the boat on that spot until turned off. Landing a fish, changing tackle, grabbing a beer & sammich... whatever, the boat won't require operator input nor drift off the spot. (I wonder how far away the remote works? If far enough, at the beach I could have it drop me on the bank, then turn around & go back out a little way and "drop electric anchor" instead of wallow on the beach. Would work equally nifty during solo launches at the ramp!)
2). The remote control allows operation from anywhere in the boat, if wind/current/conditions necessitate moving to the rear deck or anywhere else in the boat the operator still has control from anywhere.
3). The system will also re-follow a preset course up to 2 miles with the option of selecting any speed settings within 1/10th of a mph. If I want to run down a ledge, around a point or down a timber/weed line again it's just a matter if hitting a button & then start casting.
4). There's no more steering cable extending from the unit head down to the pedal. That makes moving around up front during non-fishing times easier.
I have Hbirds 997 up front & 1197 on the console. They don't have Ethernet capability so they aren't compatible with the newer 'Ipilot Link' but the only thing those have that I would be missing is the ability to follow contour lines on Lakemaster Maps & guidance to specific waypoints at the touch of a button. As it stands now I have Navionics HotMaps HD on my 1197 so I can find any spot I want to very easily.
Anybody used a Terrova Ipilot? :gone fishing
RA
