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re: WTF is going on with the shortage of trolling motors

Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:19 pm to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84375 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:19 pm to
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And for me add the Mega Live Imaging transducer
Cut your losses and get either Garmin or Lowrance for that. The Mega Live is terrible.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38997 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:29 pm to
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I’d consider the Terrova over Ulterra. Every single person I know with the ulterra ended up swapping to the terrova because it stayed in da shop jammed up.






What about Minn Kota Ultrex? I hope they don't suck. That's what I picked out to put on the boat I ordered....
This post was edited on 8/4/21 at 1:30 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84375 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:38 pm to
They don't suck.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38997 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:40 pm to
Yay
Posted by Redlos
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2005
1117 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 2:16 pm to
I think the auto trim feature is the main reason rather than the auto deploy.

But I love shallow water and both my lower into and TM never have paint on them!

Try Aqua Marine in New Orleans, my buddy got one there a few months ago.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
96907 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 3:03 pm to
Probably chip issue. I can’t even get CB radios for my farm trucks due to chip issues
Posted by stein_burgundy
Member since Jan 2016
857 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 5:05 pm to
Main reason I went with the terrova was the people I know who’ve had issues with their ulterras. Terrova is easy to deploy and pickup.
Posted by down time
space
Member since Oct 2013
1914 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 5:13 pm to
Just had to rebuild a 4 yr old terrova from internal corrosion. Its used as a reef anchor.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
19362 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 5:18 pm to
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Cut your losses and get either Garmin or Lowrance for that. The Mega Live is terrible.


No. It's not released yet so how would one know? And I get into Mega Live much cheaper than buying a new Lowrance or Garmin system. I'll report on how crappy it is when I get it.
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
30905 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 6:09 pm to
My 200 Suzuki I ordered in February just came in this week. :nanner:

Fingers crossed on some of the new gauges I’ll need. Everything is short.

OP, I bought a new Terrova at Front to Back a few months ago. All I’ve heard on Ulterra’s from guides and sports alike is how often they break. FWIW
Posted by John_V
SELA
Member since Oct 2018
1974 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 6:20 pm to
I grabbed a Terrova from a "hummingbird, lowrance, minn kota" group on Facebook for $1100 so I'd recommend that route. I posted a "in search of" post and ended up meeting someone the next day in Houston. I took it in for repair work after a year and the original owner didn't even register it yet so all the work was comped thru warranty.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
46090 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:45 pm to
I was supposed to get a Rhodan 2 months ago. It’s not happening this year
Posted by bubba102105
Member since Aug 2017
503 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:34 am to
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I’ve been waiting on a 250 Yamaha for months.


This has been going on for years now. Had my boat built back in 2018 and it was the same story. Ended up with a F150 because SHO's were months out, and I was lucky to get the F150 at the time.
Posted by Etyger
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
535 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:44 am to
Try Walmart.com. I had trouble finding one last year and they had what I wanted at a good price.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84375 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 9:12 am to
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No. It's not released yet so how would one know?
Lots of videos out. It's first gen Panoptics and/or Livesight. It's awful.

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And I get into Mega Live much cheaper than buying a new Lowrance or Garmin system
True, but it's not worth the savings.
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
14016 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 10:21 am to
Dude the world is at a shortage now.
Posted by Metariemobtiger
Mobile
Member since Aug 2019
537 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 11:51 am to
I noticed they were getting hard to find a couple months ago when I was in the market.

Ended up finding one on basspro website.
Note: went with the terrova because of all the bad reviews on the Ulterra deployment
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
19362 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 1:11 pm to
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True, but it's not worth the savings.


Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try Humminbird anyway. If it doesn't work worth a crap I'll go with another brand. In fact I may trade my Skeeter for something else new with the "right" live imaging system.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84375 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 1:42 pm to
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
25104 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 1:58 pm to
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Everything is in short supply except fear, blame, whining, and illegal immigrants.




And ice cream
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