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Minn Kota or motor guide???
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04/21/14 09:42 PM
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Fishing man88
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Which one works best for you when you are crappie fishing???
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 09:43 PM
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Bobcat1
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Minn Kota Fortrex. You will never want for a different trolling motor.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 09:46 PM
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ezgoing
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I've owned both. I have not found a real difference, other than the MG requires you to step on the head to release it from the mount. Buy the one that has the features you want, accepting that more features means a higher price.
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 09:50 PM
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Ketchn
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had a motor guide ...it worked well have a minn kota it works well also
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 09:53 PM
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Spiderman
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Minn Kota Fortrex, I like that you can pick the speed that is perfect for what you are doing.
Mine has held up much better than motor guides that I have had in the past.
It seems that the batteries hold up better/longer after a day on the lake also.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 10:44 PM
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Turismon
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MotorGuide Xi5 :P. We just got one, can't wait till they get on the piles to test it out!
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 10:47 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
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Dan90210 ☮
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Jr Deputy Dan
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Minkotas have been good to me
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/21/14 11:06 PM
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Joined: Aug 2008
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CaptainCrunch
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I love my Minnkota. Get a spare prop pin.
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
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04/21/14 11:08 PM
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plateboater
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Minnkota Terrova.....never go back to foot with a remote!!
Everyone needs a hobby!
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Bobcat1]
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04/21/14 11:13 PM
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crappie-quest
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Minn Kota Fortrex. You will never want for a different trolling motor. +1 I've had both, and different models of both. Love my Fortrex!!
Steve Whatley
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Ketchn]
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04/22/14 12:53 AM
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shut-up-and-fish
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had a motor guide ...it worked well have a minn kota it works well also +1 I have sold more Minn Kota over Motorguide.....
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/22/14 01:27 AM
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BlueNitro
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I have the Minn-Kota with I-Pilot. Hate it for crappie fishing but have been getting pretty good controlling the boat with the remote but sometimes it's not as fast as the foot control. Guess I need to give David a call (Shut Up and Fish) and get a new Fortrex.
Whatever you do, make sure you give David a call before you buy. You won't be sorry!!!!
LiftSaver Trolling Motor Mounting Bracket - Patent Pending and LiftSaver Transducer Pole Mount www.liftsavertmmount.comWorks with MG Xi5, Xi3 and MK Terrova, Ulterra, PD V2 and Riptides as well.
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/22/14 02:09 AM
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texboxer
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Never owned a Motorguide. All my boats have had Minn Kotas on them. I know the service on Minn Kotas are top notch. had a problem with the one that came with my boat and after a year of problems they gave me a full refund on it and I got aTerrova. After a few months, the remote on the Terrova started getting screwy, made one call and they sent me a new remote at no charge and told me to send the old one in once I received the new one. haven't had any more problems since.
Last edited by texboxer; 04/22/14 02:11 AM.
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/22/14 02:31 AM
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krazy kris
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I've had both and I will never go back to Motor guide. I've saved a ton on just not having to replace the bent shafts on the motor guides and I like the foot pedal a lot more on the minn kotas
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Re: Minn Kota or motor guide???
[Re: Fishing man88]
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04/22/14 12:18 PM
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OkieBob
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For crappie fishing you need a cable steer tm which means you can't get the iPilot and that is a good thing. The iPilot is good for some types of fishing but, not crappie. And, do NOT get the US2 option (2D sonar transducer) it is much worse than the transducers that come with your unit, be it HB or Lowrance.
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