Minn Kota vs Motor Guide Trolling Motors

Tomato Potato.

They are both great. The only people that take time to post on the internet are ones with problems, so it is always a small sample size.

If you have Lowrance then going MG makes sense. Good Luck!

Mk terrova for 4 yrs, greatest invention for fishing especially w spot lock. No issues. Padanh has 105 lb MG and had a bad board, warranty repair and since then all good

I've had a Terrova for 4 years and I'm still satisfied as the first day I tried it.

Minn Kota fan here, not that they aren’t pretty close now, but remember the days that MG had those steel shafts that I would bend, fishing in the jungle. Went to MK and got rid of the headaches and not going back. Composite shafts were a huge leap forward in fishing…

Love my Terrova (80#). As said above, the Spotlock is a game changer. I haven’t been in my anchor locker since I got mine. Just made the switch to lithium a couple of months ago, looking forward to punishing some snapper and mangroves if the winds will ever relent.

Terrova appears to be wildly popular. Buddy who works on them recommended it over the Ulterra, citing the deployment system on that one being less than reliable.

Have a new Terrova myself, and so far very impressed. Have been a MK fan for 30 years, quality never seemed problematic and had good experience with warranty matters on a MK batt charger one time I needed it.

Reminds me that I was working to replace the clip on a cheap assed Minn Kota Edge. I needed to hammer out the pin holding the clip. I took the motor off and just had the bracket and swing arms to deal with. In a moment of inattention the swing arms closed and cut the pad off of my left ring finger. Now here I am almost eight weeks later with a large scab and patches of regrowing skin on my finger. I tossed the bracket and the motor into the lake. I didn't want to see the part of the bracket with my finger meat on it.

i've had both. Either is good but the motorguide is better at holding anchor mode or spot lock. the xi5 i have now is 8 years old and has never had a problem other than i had to replace the remote ($100) this year as the circuit board was corroded. My boat stays on lift in salt water and remote stays with it. I wouldn't be afraid to purchase either if you have a favorite brand. i was told Minn Kota customer service is better and parts availibility but i haven't had to use that on motorguide yet

I really like the terrova. More power than I ever had on a troll motor. I do use footpedal for fresh and the wireless remote for salt. Also linked to humminbird units and talon. Can run a contour line on a map and can deploy talon when you get to a way point.