EZ to get caught up in "I gotta have everything new" craze. I don't care if I am fishing out of a 1974 VIP Stick-Steer, I am gonna have me an ultrex on it. Its a TOOL. Nothing wrong with new tolls in an antique toolbox. In my opinion, the spot lock innovation has changed fishing more than anything other than electronics. Its that important and anyone who has one will tell you the same thing.

Put one on my 07 Skeeter and the Ultrex did not seem to mind. Neither did the one we put on my buddy's '99 Champion. They are well worth the money in my opinion. Lowrance and Garmin had new GPS trolling motors come out this year that may be good, but happy with the Ultrex and it does the job.

Well, I kinda went overboard with the upgrade!

Fact is, I had been wanting to switch to Humminbird for a long time now, though I've been a Lowrance user for years. But I've been out on too many guide boats and friend boats with Humminbirds on them and envied the optics and the layouts.

So I ordered the Ultrex with Mega SI+DI, and am replacing the HDS9's on bow and console with two Helix 10's, and linking them with ethernet. South Austin Marine is doing the install.

There's gonna be a learning curve in store for me I think.

Guys: lots of answers here by MK: https://www.minnkotamotors.com/support/faqs/what-difference-between-i-pilot-and-i-pilot-link

Ultrex is a game changer