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| Was thinking about getting the 101 Terrova.
Did any of you use this trolling motor last year? Any issues or problems?
Thanks in advance. |
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Posts: 24
| Got one last spring, lotta power. Like it overall, but the pedal is a bit big and cumbersome...... Wish it was the AP pedal. One problem I found was with the added power, I would use it in bigger waves and even with a 60" shaft I'd be suckin' air (Mille Lacs of course). The only problem I had with it was by the end of the season it had gotten kind of sloppy in the upper drive (left/right power steering). Had the drive replaced under warranty. Looking forward to using it this year.
Overall I'd give it 2 thumbs up.
Erik
P.S. You may want to color in the lights on it with permanent marker if you like to night fish....they're too bright. |
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Posts: 2089
| LOL X 10,000. The first day/night I had mine on the water, I had to put band-aids on the lights. Blinding!!!! I had been running a Maxxum for many years, but was impressed with the Terrova. Like Erik said, lots of power. I really came to appreciate the low profile pedal and the mobility with the long cord as well. There are days I wish it had an 8' shaft, but that might create storage issues! Overall I was very pleased. Must install a Ram trolling motor stabilizer though to prevent the constant jarring of the head on the road and on water. A little preventative medicine. Steve |
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Posts: 45
Location: Brooklyn Park | got to run this a couple times last year on a demo. The lights are too bright but easily fixed. I know people like their cable steer maxxums but auto pilot is where its at especially if you fish by yourself. I would recommend them for sure. |
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Posts: 13688
Location: minocqua, wi. | i'm hoping to find the jingle to upgrade to a 101 for this year and love-hate my cable unit. still leaning hard on the maxam-pro 101 but hope to hear more about experiences with the terrova ... main concern here is how to approach treachurous stumps and rocks with a terrova vs. the convenience of pulling the rope and having the ability to dig through the crud when in trouble ... keep the comments flowing guys ...
thanks |
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Posts: 385
| I have the 80 on my boat and love the thing. The only issue I've had is it seems to make a rattling noise when stowed and the big motor is running, but I think that is the MK-16 quick release not so much the troling motor. Anybody else have that issue? Did you do anthing to fix it? |
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Posts: 169
Location: Pewaukee, WI | Put one on a 619 last year. The 36 volt with built in sonar was amazing. Used it in 3 footers all day last summer on Eagle in Canada and had plenty of battery left. It was tough spending the extra money for the extra power but well worth it. I had an autopilot 24 volt on the same boat prior to the upgrade and it's night and day different. I hooked up a Lowrance LCX-27C to the Terrova...Sweet!
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Posts: 1087
Location: Hayward, WI | If they could put the Terova unit on a MaxPro bracket it would be perfect. One hand deploy with autopilot, I would buy one..... |
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101 Terrova