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Trolling motor opinions needed.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 6/24/16 at 8:00 pm
I am looking into buy a new trolling motor for my boat. I have a 19 Ft Ranger bass boat and my motor guide is about shot!
I want to stay with 24 volts and want the max thrust available. I was looking at the Minn Kota maxxums. Does anyone have this motor and do you like it. Or is anything else I should be looking at.
Also I would like to stay under 1K if possible.
I want to stay with 24 volts and want the max thrust available. I was looking at the Minn Kota maxxums. Does anyone have this motor and do you like it. Or is anything else I should be looking at.
Also I would like to stay under 1K if possible.
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Posted on 6/24/16 at 8:40 pm to TygerT
Have a minn Kota fortrex on a 20 ft bass rig and it's been solid no real complaints ...had motor guides forever this is my first MK.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 8:42 pm to TygerT
I have a 70 lb hand control maxxum on my 16 ft xpress. no issues after 3 yrs.
also had the same model with 55lb on my old boat. I gave that boat to my son and the MK is still working well.
also had the same model with 55lb on my old boat. I gave that boat to my son and the MK is still working well.
This post was edited on 6/24/16 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:03 pm to TygerT
80 lb. Minn Kota Fortrex
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:20 pm to TygerT
Maxxums are great motors. I like the digital maximized and slow start feature. I troll a lot for white perch and the digital maximizer works like cruise control. I also like it still ha a cable steer. I'm not a big fan of all these electronic turning mechanisms, cable allows me to move maneuver better.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 11:48 pm to TygerT
I have a maxxum 70lb on my boat. My boat is an 18'-8" aluminum boat, but it pulls it around just fine. The only thing I wish was different was more speeds. My motor has 5 speeds and I wish they had a bigger difference between 3, 4, and 5.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 1:20 am to TygerT
Thanks for the input. So it seems the Minn kotas are preferred over the motor guides.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:36 am to TygerT
Minn Kota Maxxum is a great choice. Do not get the Motorguide unless you like having a trolling motor in the shop while your buddies are fishing. Thank me later.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 9:40 am to Palo Gaucho
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80 lb. Minn Kota Fortrex
eta: Get a true variable speed versus multispeed. Sometimes I like to put my motor on one slow steady speed rather than cycling it on and off and with a multispeed I generally find one speed too fast and the other speed too slow.
This post was edited on 6/25/16 at 9:47 am
Posted on 6/25/16 at 2:20 pm to Palo Gaucho
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80 lb. Minn Kota Fortrex
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