Minn Kota I Pilot

[Ted Calcaterra]

Is anyone using the Minn Kota I pilot on river jons like a topwater or supreme?   How do they perform in tailwaters and smaller rivers like the Meramec or Gasconade?  The new one with auto trim and retract looks pretty sweet!  

[grizwilson]

Have the Terrova on my lake boat, it would be swell on my trout boat when time to replace that is what I will do.

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[sean c]

Not sure of its benefits in rivers I mainly use mine lake fishing make sure you try before you buy. I have one on a 15 foot Jon just got a new boat and debating if I want to keep it or get rid of it. I have been pretty underwhelmed with mine it's annoyingly noisy the spot lock function isn't as tight as I expected it to be and it is a bit quirky. I'm really too impatient to learn and use some of the other features even though they seem like they might be beneficial so the jury is still out. I will probably mount it to my new boat dedicate one more season to it and really give it a chance but if it's more of the same I'm going back to a bow mounted tiller and if my main use for a trolling motor was on rivers it certainly wouldn't be my first choice.

[duckydoty]

I have the Terrova with I pilot and use it on Taney. I like the remote and navigation feature while guiding. Captain Steve Dickey also uses one and likes it a lot . Spot locking is usually not needed on tailwaters but I do use it around the landing while fishing for crappie. The gps takes a minute or two to account for wind and current while spot locking but like I said not really needed while fishing tailwaters