Great video! You would almost think MINN KOTA would want to have some videos like this, explaining in depth how to use these features… but hey what do I know. Glad you took the time!!!

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Feel free to subscribe

@biodot88

Жыл бұрын

Same with Lowrance. Why are their design engineers not allowed to leave the office and get on a boat to real world show us this tech we are using?

Thanks for sharing. I just bought a M K Terrova for my Bass Tracker. I can’t wait to get it installed and start fishing with it. So stoked!

Did not even think of recording tracks using my outboard. Great tip! Thank you!

Great video. I am new to my Ultrex and learning spot lock and the remote control. I appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks very much! Dave in Georgia

Thank you. It really helps me to understand how to do something when I can see it being done. 👍

Good video ! Good bluegrass music, and thanks for showing us old folks some good stuff !

Thank you Scott, fixing to mount a minn kota on my boat and this will be a tremendous help!

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

You will love it. Make sure to put it in Legacy mode. I have a video on it too.

Great work! I didn't know you could record that way... THANKS for the video on that!

Only Video i found that show you how to use . thanks I will try what I learned this weekend .

@perryharrington8192

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Tried it today and worked perfectly .

Great information, I was unsure of a couple things and you cleared it up for me, thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work 👍

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!! That I Pilot is a game changer for sure

Great video. Been trying to find out this info. Thanks

Great video. Answered the questions I had about making a track.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. Feel free to subscribe to our channel!!!

Great information I assumed the motor had to be deployed to record a route, thanks for sharing!!

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. Its just needs to be on

Great video! Me and dad just mounted a terrova on his boat tonight. Just gotta figured out where we wanna wire up the puck. Excited to try the ipilot

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

It the best investment on our boat by far. You will love it

Thanks for your reply, sounds good.

Your videos are very helpful for a nontechnical person like my self. Thanks

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great thanks for info. Liked Rutt Daniel's hat too.

That is a sweet set up

Helps to see it, thanks for posting this...

Great info. We just put a Terrova on the boat.

great vid. appreciate the tutorial.

Great video!

Thanks for the video!

Great instructional vid! Thanks for making it available.. d:^)

Thanks for the video, I was wondering if you record like that. I’m going to purchase one shortly

Great job!

Excellent video and I have a quick question. I plan to install a bow mounted Minnkota saltwater trolling motor on the back of my boat. I have a rail in the front and it will not fit there. This means that the boat will not turn in the same direction as the trolling motor because when the motor turns left in the back, the boat will go right and vice versa just as it would with the boat’s engine. So my question if you are using a track, would the heading sensor control the direction of the boat even though the trolling motor is mounted at the back?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

3 күн бұрын

I honestly do not know what will happen in that scenario. My guess is it will work against itself. I would work to figure out a way to get it on the front

@gm1937

3 күн бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 thanks for the reply

Thank you for the great video, it certainly helped me. The question I have is, do you have to start at one end or the other or can you start in the middle somewhere? Thanks.

@scottebben6583

Жыл бұрын

To record, you need to start on one end or the other. To run the track, you can start anywhere along it.

When your fishing do you leave your remote set to always on, or a different amount of time. If you leave the remote to always on how do the batteries hold up?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

The batteries hold up really well. Our remote does go to sleep if no buttons are pushed for awhile, but its for a pretty long amount of time before it does so

Great video, I just wish it would let you jump on a saved track from anywhere, not just the start or finish, I havent really messed with it much.

@scottebben6583

Жыл бұрын

Once a track is recorded, you can hop on it at any point of the track. You need to be fairly close distance wise- around 500 feet I think?. When you select the track and end/start of that track, the motor will take you to the nearest point on the track and then make a sharp turn onto the track. These turns can be kinda wicked, so be ready!

Great video. Helped a lot. I like that rod rack in the back. Is that homemade or is it a brand name? Thanks

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Its basically just a piece of unistrut m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/oo6OwciimJavaaw.html

Great video, I followed your instructions to a T, just one question, is there a way of “naming” your saved track so you know which one it is when you come to use it when you are back in that location?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Not that I am aware of, but I may look into that

I tried this using the trolling motor around our lake . It stopped recording at some point and I thought it was time based so I tried it using the outboard at 10 mph. Same results. I didn’t realize it was distance based. How do you delete old tracks ?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Ай бұрын

You cant delete them but you can record over them

If I get the 55lb thrust power drive gps model do I need a heading sensor or does it have a gps heading sensor on it already?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

If it is an ipilot model it will have the heading sensor with it

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

The ipilot motors have built in gps but the sensor makes it more accurate

When following the track can you stop it and resume, like when you have to maneuver because you get a lure stuck.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

7 ай бұрын

Yep

When you are making a track with the outboard motor and the trolling motor is not deployed and the control head is is approx. 4 0r 5 ft from the center of the bow of the boat. Do you think the track would be more accurate if the track was made with the trolling motor and not the outboard because the control head would be approx. @ the center of the boat. Just wondering if you have tried that or noticed a difference.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

We have actually learned here lately the faster you go the better the track. We record on plane now. I guess if you were worried about that you could deploy the motor but raise it all the way out of the water? It really dont seem to matter alot

@dannypaul3333

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Okay thank you very much for your reply, I have learned alot watching your great videos regarding your trolling motor.

Thanks

Does the motor follow a track any more smoothly than it maintains a line with advanced auto pilot, or does it make the same severe corrections to stay “on line”?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Switch to legacy mode. Advanced mode is garbage for slow trolling.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Switch to legacy mode. Advanced is garbage for slow trolling

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

I have a video on that as well

@scottebben6583

Жыл бұрын

The motor will follow a track smoothly, if it is recorded smoothly. Recording while on plane is best for this if at all possible. My smoothest tracks are ones recorded at 30+ mph.

Does the motor beep to indicate the end of the 2 mile track? Or does the motor just stop @ the end of the 2 mile track with mode on off?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Yes it makes a noise.

@dannypaul3333

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Thank you very much/ Keep up the great work

So IS there any way to rename my saved I tracks

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

I havent figured it out if there is a way

Can you spot lock during the route and then pick it up where it left off?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Not sure about that one. I will have to try and see

If you wanted to lay a longer track than 2 miles, would you just hit record again once you end your first track? I usually troll on large lakes longer than 2 miles. Just wondering what your thoughts were on that?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

You would have to start a new track at the end of the 2 miles. Once you reached the end of the 1st track you would have to start the 2nd

@dannypaul3333

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 That's what I thought, thanks for your reply much appreciated.

do you have i-pilot link to your fishfinder, and are saved tracks displayed on the fish finder?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

No I do not have the link

@charlieauer1672

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 after watching your video, I got off my lazy rear and did a little reading ..... actually this same route learning/saving can be accomplished right from the fishfinder (ipilot linked Ulterra + Humminbird Solix in my case) without even using the TM remote. And to answer my own question, the saved routes are displayed, so real easy to go back to them. Last year was first time I did any trolling using TM and fishfinder together with autopilot/cruise control and I didnt want to try to get too fancy just learning the electronics, but this is actually a really simple and extremely useful feature. Cant wait for this summer!

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

@@charlieauer1672 thats awesome

which version of the motor head did you get?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

8 ай бұрын

Its an 89lb thrust Terrova, 24 volt

Awesome video thx. What lake is this?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

8 ай бұрын

Wilgreen

Is the heading sensor a must have?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Only for spot lock jog as far as I understand

Really useful video if just a bit slow. Thanks 🙏

can u please post more videos on the I-pilot functions? ty

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Anything in particular?

@mozee01

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542anything pertaining to the ipilot that u do would be fine. It is very good the way you present the videos. ty

@biodot88

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Jog would be helpful - for example, how to jog more than 5 feet. Say, you want to go roughly 20 feet to the right and 10 feet forward...etc. Is it press wait. Press wait. Press wait. Or can you press press press press right then press press forward?

Push my 14ft boat like nothing. Comes with a breaker so that’s a plus. What more can I say.

How accurate is the track you record? When following a track does the wind throw you off course?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

Its good. We have found lately the faster you record the better the track. Put her up on plane and record and itll be a straighter track

@dannypaul3333

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Wow! Thanks for the heads-up, I will try a faster speed.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

@@dannypaul3333 also make sure your motor is in legacy mode and not advanced

@biodot88

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Good note - was going to ask about this.

@dannypaul3333

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegrassstateofmind4542 Yes I will use legacy mode not advanced thanks for showing the difference, great video

Is that wilgreen lake?

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

8 ай бұрын

Yea

Notice your name is bluegrass are u in KY? I fish lake Cumberland. I have I pilot an love it.

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir. We are from central KY. Cumberland is just barely too far to come often. Wanna pull these planers for some stripers though

Your trolling motor is mounted backwards

@bluegrassstateofmind4542

Жыл бұрын

No

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