dang you wiped the school out with one cast .

I'm still waiting on mine! Tackle Warehouse said any day now, but it hasn't left there yet. Thought I'd have it by now. Thinking of going to Rayburn for a few days after Christmas; I'm sure it will get here the day I leave. JB, thanks for your report. Heck you're in Katy, I might have you come help put mine on!

Great feedback. So were you able to test out the spot lock at all?

Lowrance Ghost First Day Review

Installed yesterday and out running it around today! Coming from the Ultrex it’s as noisy turning but the motor is smooth, quiet, and powerful! I run a 24V system on my 19’ boat and it flies on max speed!

I run Carbon units so I used the 9pin (black connector) that was supplied with the TM and didn’t think to switch to ch.2 for my sonar so my 2D wasn’t working. I figured it out later and when you have it selected correctly the unit will automatically select the correct transducer that the ghost comes with. Also, the steering cable comes with the clips that mount to the side of the stow bracket and I had to play around with the cable so stow and deploy without it getting bunched up and when I found the right spot I noticed that you can run zip ties through the clips to keep the steering cable secure and not pop out of the clips.

Over all I enjoyed the Ghost and when you hit spot lock the TM flips/turns instantly to go back to the spot where you locked it, much faster than the Ultrex did. This was good because it didn’t take it long to get to the spot and hold.

Things I like better about the ghost:
1. Quieter
2. More Power
3. Break away shaft!!!
4. The damn steering cable is not in my way causing massive backlashes when I’m pitching or skipping!
5. Bi directional stow and deploy shock! No more slamming the TM when I deploy in a hurry.
6. Well built and hopefully more durable than the Ultrex.
7. Hopefully no issues with the foot pedal and replacing/repairing electronics like I had to with the Ultrex.
8. Lowrance is about to launch all the compatible links and features to control from your graphs so I’m banking that it will be worth it.
9. The auto correct feature when you stow the motor is pretty cool as well.

2nd Day Out:

So I got out on the lake again this past Sunday to play around with TM some more and I’ve gotta say this thing is pretty sweet!

The stow and deploy is awesome and not even something I even thought to think about before buying. Coming from the Ultrex it’s night and day difference and and when you deploy you just simply let it go and it sits down and locks into the mount so smoothly!

Calibration was easy and didn’t take long.

The motor is powerful, smooth, and quiet!

Excellent surprise was the clarity of the transducer with my HDS Carbon Unit! I have a clearer picture and didn’t notice any interference at all. Love it!!!

My negative:
I know they were in a hurry to get this launched and selling but I felt the instructions left a lot to be desired. I still haven’t figured out how to program the two programmable buttons to heading and course lock. Apparently Lowrance is launching 19.3 software next month and I should be able to utilize all the functions then.

If you’re in the market for a serious TM then I would definitely give the Lowrance a look.

I’m learning more as I go but if anyone has any questions then feel free to ask.



Images from the built in Sonar and DI Transducer:



Results from my Lowrance images, I stopped counting at 50 (epic day!):

I'm still waiting. Tackle Warehouse said Dec. 18th, but no luck yet. Looking forward to getting it, and giving it a try.

I've been running mine for about 6 weeks. 24v on a 20 ft Bullet, so 97#s of max thrust.

Good review and I agree with everything said.

One other thing to note. My battery life seems to be significantly improved. After my first trip I ran 2 full days without charging. On the 3rd day, the battery meter on the pedal dropped to yellow. Brushless motor?

The 70# MinnKota I replaced was much slower and was pretty much drained after a full day.