?I-Pilot Review?

[Mike Stark]

any reviews on the new i-pilot? my dad is thinking about getting one. it would be on the powerdrive 2.

thanks.

[Esox_Magnum]

We have one on a Terrova on 1 of our muskie boats and it's amazing. My boat will have the same set up come 2011 season....

[shortfatguy]

I have one on my powerdrive. It is awesome! He wont regret spending the little extra.

[walleyewild]

I agree with both of you guy's, I have one on a Powerdrive V2, best boat control device on the market, bar none.

Simply the best device I have on my boat for fishing.

WW

[gregg52]

tell me alittle more about this

short version of how they work

you can set them to follow the break on structe?????? or what ever you want follow???

[Northlander]

Mike e-mail Cliff he has one and loves it. We used it in big winds to anchor the boat and I was really surprised how well it worked. I will be getting one if I upgrade my trolling motor.

I wouldnt hesitate at all.

You can follow a trolling pattern over and over, anchor without having a anchor. The only issue Cliff says he has some times is if a person is sitting in front of the trolling mnotor, like my big butt was, the remote wont always signal through that person as well as the Co-pilots do.

[Mike Stark]

can you still use the foot pedal with the powerdrive2?

[gregg52]

hmmmm

i have a terova some one said they use it with theres???//

i like anchoring with out throwing one out

i throwing jis on a spot on the rocks in a big wind

but if it didnt hold me in the excat spot it would be ok

[Mike Stark]

i found the answer. cant use a foot pedal with the powerdrive v2 but can use the foot pedal with the terrova

[Palerider77]

Yep, works great, I put one on a power drive, I don't find myself missing my foot pedal very often (dog liked to lay on it and the boat would go around in circles ). I fish rivers mainly and love the anchor feature. All features work well, I would not hesitate to recommend it.

[GrizzlyAdams]

How is it on battery life? Heard that they will draw the battery down faster. Still sounds like a great tool though. Looking at getting a 12v motor and running 2 batteries with it. How long will they last with ipilot?

[Northlander]

Grizzly we used it all day in BIG winds on Vermillion and it didnt die down at all. I think we fished almost 8 hours with it. I think as with any trolling motor 2 good batteries are a must.

[gregg52]

so what do you actually buy

is it like a remote device

and is the tervoa already programed for it ??

how much are they

[GrizzlyAdams]

Thanks Northlander,

Was looking at it this summer and the sales associates didn't know too much yet but thought it would wear down batteries pretty fast. Will have to add that to my purchase then. Love the idea of not having to throw out an anchor. Always seem to have issues with it pulling up and drifting. This would make it much easier. Would seem easier to relocate a few feet also without having to lift anchor, move, drop anchor, repeat. Gets to be a pain.

[shortfatguy]

I have a 70 pound thrust powerdrive V2. It is the 24 volt with iPilot. I can fish all day and still have 75 to 80% battery life. And I have not had to change the remote battery all summer.

[Northlander]

Gregg check out Minnkotas HSOforum they should have a bunch of info there.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Yeah, unless you use two anchors you loss actual position anyway.

[Northlander]

Dont get me wrong its not like your locked up with 2 anchors and no swaying at all but I was impressed at how well it did keep us on the spot.

[gregg52]

when i anchor this boat it sways alot cuz i cant really anchor right off the front but i think its good to move some

depends on if you are bobber fishing or casting

but if it keeps me in the general area i would be happy

sometimes in big winds it takes me 2-3 times to get it to hold

lota work for ole man like me

but usally worth the effort

i did look at the site i see it isnt cheap

i hope to do some different rigging on the boat in the spring

different locatrs new gps etc etc

i'll hafta to see how the $$$$$$ but i think i will get one soooner

or later

[goose89]

Worth every penny IMO. Not cheap, but what is? You could have 1/2 the amount tied up in 2 top of the line anchors and 200ft of quality anchor rope. And anchor lock is just the beginning of what it can do.

[remington 300]

heres my take on the i-pilots, this spring i bought a terrrova 24 volt,80lb 60 inch shaft trolling motor with the ipilot factory installed, and absolutly love it,

it came with a foot pedal but i havent even plugged it in yet, no need, besides you cant use all the features with the pedal, all of the advanced features are controlled thru the remote,like the spotlock,advanced autopilot,cruise control,record a track,track back,the remote also will tell you how fast your moving, .5 miles an hour, ect. on my boat the top speed was 3.2 mile an hour.

And alot of my friends thought that the motor was synced with my depth finder, which it isnt,meaning it cant follow a breakline on it own, its able to (record a track) up to 2 miles long and store up to 3 tracks internally,meaning if your working a shore line hit the record button and follow the weedline or shore line and it records the track,you can then make another pass if it was a good weedline,or track back, real cool stuff.

the spotlock/anchor feature works awesome, the only thing is if it real windy or gusty, the unit cant react fast enough and you may blow off the spot momentarily.

all in all i really like it noproblems at all this summer.

any questions fire away,

mike

[Perchy]

Worth every penny! Anchor mode works awesome, even in heavy current.

[JumpStart73]

+++++........love it