Minnkota "maximizer"

[leechlake]

I'm going to get a little trolling motor for my little fishing boat. The minnkota's with the "maximizer" feature cost about $100 more. They apparantly take less "juice" than the normal minnkotas anyone have experience with them.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I have a Minnkota Maxxum on my boat(triton TR186) Ihave the 74 lb thrust 24V system... I LOVE IT!!!!! best t-moter on the market in my opinion!

[Giant_Jackpot]

Leech,

The Maximizer pulses the motor on in off many times per second so the motor isn’t always “on”. That is how they save on the battery.

I have an old one I will sell you……….. $2500 and it is yours……………….

[leechlake]

you got me...will trade bimini top for trolling motor...bimini has some musky hook tears in it. Could you imagine trying to set the hook on a 55" musky only to have your rod hit the bimini top and losing the fish!!! All in good fun.

[Northlander]

Dietz e-mail me about your trolling motor system. Im looking at upgrading my 55# with universal sonar to a 74# and wondering how long you can run on 2 fully charged batteries. Alos what was the cost?

[ChuckN]

Northlander,

I have a 24V 65lb Autopilot (with maximizer), 2 Napa Orbital batteries fishing all day in tournaments, batteries have never lost juice. Even on really rough days, these motors last a LONG TIME on good batteries. Too many variables to give you how long, but you should get a long day of fishing.

The maximizer all the way. I have a transom motor without maximizer and it lasts 1/2 as long as a motor with the max system.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Northlander check the prostaff page.

[Rost]

Yep, if you plan on casting all day with a 12 volt motor you'll appreciate the Maximizer. I have a Maxxum on my 18 ft boat and love it.

[Northlander]

Got ya Dietz and thanks.

[Giant_Jackpot]

So was the info Dietz gave Northlander a secret? Or is it something that could benefit the rest of us?

[leechlake]

guys, thanks for the help I bought a Maxxum this morning. Jackpot, it wasn't a secret it was just on a diffent topic and they were only communicating that with each other, thanks again everyone. Kind of like you and I and the bimini thing, not to beat a dead horse but I was at a store yesterday and they had bimini hardware and I was laughing out load.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Giant- No secret info.. just answering a few questions for him thats all.. reguarding how long I can run my t-moter and whta it cost me. I dont keep secrets from my FM family!

I will tell you this.. I would never trash another company on the boards.. My boat when I bought it had a Moter Guide on it, it was the 76 LB thrust, I gave it about 2 months hard work and then realised it wasn't for the way I fished.. I now have the Minnkota Maxxum 74 lb and coun't not be happier!

[Giant_Jackpot]

Thanks! Just giving you a hard time while you were off in your secret world!

[Deitz Dittrich]

no prob---You wouldnt believe what goes on in the "secret" world!.. LMAo