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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Dustin, this is by far the quietest and strongest motor I have had on a boat. I run Ranger 620VS Fisherman and that is a large boat to move around.
The features on this product are (shore track)This I will use up north where there is not as many piers. Anything that sticks out from shore that is large will make this motor kick out and then kick back in. I like to run it myself to get better angles for my clients. The motor will kick out when it's close to the piers, this is usually when I already have made the adjustments for the casts. Long story short, you can do your boat control better yourself when piers and boat lifts are everywhere.
The (creek channel) will run good if the creek or river is not huge. This I like when you work rivers or neck downs on lakes. I don't get to use it much but it works when the situation is rite.
The (depth track) is by far the nicest feature and that will be used all the time. When I was fishing the PMTT every year I would always use this for bars, points, reefs, and breaks. I would prefish them while working a certain depth. then I would come back and rework that structure at a deeper depth or shallower depth. I would then go back and carefully check the GPS and plotter to see the things you would not see if you didn't have this product. I have to say that this makes the Motor Guide PTS a product I made good use of. Now is it worth the extra cash? Depends on how you use it. Was it worth it for me. Hell ya. This motor got me zero'ed in on a bar down at Cave Run and we took 6th place and lost the winning fish boatside while cameras were rolling. we also released 5 sub legals and 15 bass. Did this unit help us? It not only helped us it gave us the knowledge we needed to win, not just try.
All in all I have to say "you" have to decide if your going to use the features. This unit must be calibrated from time to time. You have do this yourself in the boat. Easy to do. Sometimes the motor will bump bottom or a object and will get tweeked. All you have to do is go through a short reset of the straight ahead. This allows the motor to reset the place where the boat will be running straight.
I think for the cash it's ok. The quietness of the motor and how good it has been for me make it well worth what I put into it. If you fish tournaments, take vacations on new lakes, or just like to learn very important small details on your lakes it is well worth the cash. What would you pay for the chance to catch more muskie and get better at the lakes you fish? Everyone has limits, if you got some extra cash and will use the features then jump on it. I guide and fish Pewaukee Lake hard core. I don't use the features here because I can run the motor better than the features can. When you guide you have to make the adjustments before you get to the structure, the PTS will make them as you get to the structure. But to learn the structure it's a great tool.
I hope my rambling helps you make a decision either way. Would I buy it again? YES |
