Very happy with my garmin force. . Only time will tell about the longevity and durability of Garmin Force.







Three total replacements in a year for a buddy of mine is not good longevity or durability. The Ultrex is more reliable. That is what he has gone back to since the Force keeps breaking.

I agree. I know someone that has gone through 3 Garmin trolling motors and now he has an ultrex back on the boat because the Garmins keep breaking on him. His third one lasted one day before it broke.


You say you have a grrmin force then you say battries last forever with the Ghost so which one do you have? You don't seem to know what you have. The Ghost and the Force are different brands of trolling motors.

Simple typo. I have the Garmin force trolling motor. Had ultrex with past 2 boats. New boat I ordered Garmin force. Never owned a ghost so no comment on those. I know what I have when I’m looking at it. You people sure are quick to judge from ur computer.

Very happy with my garmin force. No differences in spot lock that i have found at all. MUUUCH more quiet than the ultrex i had. Very smooth lift and deploy assist compared to ultrex. Ultrex i would have to step on and pull handle just to get it to deploy. Can see battery indicator and speed visible on top of force trolling motor. nothing with ultrex. Much faster than the ultrex. Batteries last forever with the Garmin force (also running lithiums so not a fair comparison). As of right now, the ultrex is trash compared to the force. Only time will tell about the longevity and durability of Garmin Force. As of right now, not even close and i had 2 prior boats with ultrex.

To clarify, since some people on here don’t understand opinions, this is strictly my opinion. I don’t think ultrex is trash. I think comparing the two, it’s trash when u compare 1vs1. Longevity is still up for debate on force trolling motor.

Sir, you are trash. Thank you very much. But seriously, I have an Ultrex and to try and make the excuse of upgrade your parts to make it do what it's supposed to is not a good argument. For the money all anglers pay for these things, that shouldn't even be a thing. I love my Ultrex, but have had more issues with it than I can swing a stick at. And everyone else I know for that matter. I have yet to meet someone who's had an Ultrex that didn't have a problem in some, way, shape or form. I keep up with regular maintenance eon mine and have had to swap out almost literally every part at least once. I now just keep spares of everything for that exact reason. To be able to call that a good manufactured product, is ignorant. What if that were your truck or home? That would be completely unacceptable. For anything really. So why keep making excuses for it? Again, when it does what it's supposed to, it's hard to beat, but to defend it bar none, is ridiculous.

I don't have any experience with the Garmin, I know a guy that has one, but again, for the money, if there are that many issues, I would say that's unacceptable as well. So to say one is better than the other, on that basis, based solely on what a particular person bought is just a pissing match at that point. Ya'll boys have a good one and go catch some fish.

Someone needs a hug

I love it when someone says "I love my X brand trolling motor because it has excellent customer service. After breaking 5 times in the last 2 months, they really took care of me each and every time.

I love it when someone says "I love my X brand trolling motor because it has excellent customer service. After breaking 5 times in the last 2 months, they really took care of me each and every time.

I love it when someone says "I love my X brand trolling motor because it has excellent customer service. After breaking 5 times in the last 2 months, they really took care of me each and every time.

I love it when someone says "I love my X brand trolling motor because it has excellent customer service. After breaking 5 times in the last 2 months, they really took care of me each and every time.