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Posted 6/25/2014 8:54 AM (#717719 - in reply to #717703)
Subject: Re: Motor Guide Xi5 vs Terrova




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Pinpoint connect is not yet available for the Motorguide. So there hasnt been any real world feedback to compare against iLink.
Comparing the Pinpoint to Terrova I can share some comments on because I have the xi5 Pinpoint and used the Terrova with iPilot.
The Motorguide is far quieter and smoother. The Motorguide also turns much faster than a terrova. I havent used the foot pedal at all so no comments on that. Comparable features would be cruise control and heading lock (motorguide terms).
I used both of these exclusively while fishing the past week on LOW. If there was a sudden gust of wind, the motor would adjust the speed to achieve the desired set trolling speed.
How this works on motorguide is you hit the cruise control button. By default the speed is set to 1.0mph. You can use the + or - buttons to increase/decrease in .1 MPH increments to achieve your desired speed.
Much of the time I was running .4 to .8 trolling for walleyes. It seemed to work flawlessly if there was either no wind or consistent wind. In scenarios where it was gusty (calm one second then a big blow the next) there was a bit of a delay before the unit responded. By bit of delay I mean, a couple seconds. I am sure this is solely due to how frequent the GPS is refreshing. Perhaps this could be adjusted via an update? I was going to call motorguide and find out.
Further to this I firmly believe that if I was traveling at higher speeds it would not have been an issue, but since I was trolling so slow it was made more evident.
Comparing the anchor mode (motorguide) to the similar features from Terrova. I have seen pictures of a GPS log where a guy used on both the terrova and motorguide and you could clearly see the motorguide did a better job of holding closer to the spot. Nice features that the motorguide offers is the "jog" feature. When in anchor mode you can use the directional arrows to move 5 feet in any direction by pressing one of the buttons once. Pretty sweet. I have used it and it worked really well.
Recording a track. I only recorded one and it worked really well. I will continue to use this more in the future.

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