Great as usual Steve. Love my ulterra. I keep up on the maintenance and shaft lube and never had a problem. I did add the micro remote and use that a lot or give to another person in my boat. Sure saves thumb fatigue and so much lighter around my neck. Also have the phone app. I like they have so many options of operation.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cowboy Jack, I always appreciate your wisdom and kind words. I had a gentleman at the show order a micro remote for similar reasons at the show.

Another well done informative video Steve. I've had an Ulterra 80 lb. thrust since they first came out. Only thing I can not run unit unless I have the foot pedal hooked up to the unit. There's times I wish I could run without. being up in age was my main reason for this direction on my trolling motor not wanting to go for a dip in chilly water. I can fish at the back of the boat and control the trolling motor. Thanks Minn Kota!

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, the Ulterra is very popular for a lot of reasons! I wish my brother had one on his boat when we fish walleye on Lake Erie.

I love my minn kota ulterra with ipilot link highly recommend

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Popular choice 👍

I run a 2021 Terrova I-Pilot Link. I've added the micro remote and I also down loaded the I-Pilot Blue Tooth App to my I-Phone. Having multiple options for controlling my Terrova is a comfort. The Helix, the touch screen remote, the micro and my phone, redundancy. The best option for Minnkota and Humminbird units are Steve Chiasson youtube videos.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Duke, your wisdom and kind words are always very much appreciated! The micro remote definitely seems to be a popular option as well as the phone app. I am working on a Terrova video as well. Thanks again for your kind words about my channel, what a great way to start my day!

wonderful explanation of the ulterra. Do you have any videos on the maintenance of the ulterra (ie tight belt)

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Unfortunately I do not at the moment. If I do have the opportunity in the future I will try to do a video on that for you.

did you do a video yet about how many times this is going to break? yeah Mike looks like a really happy dude. whatever happened to having skills. instead of just an easy button?

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Ай бұрын

The Quest Ulterra has been redesigned and beefed up. You know where your issues have been so it’s worth checking out.

Love this motor. Have a 18.5' Lund Fisherman - should have gone with the 72" but would have needed to add a battery, to add a battery I would have needed to find the space, upgrade wiring, swap out charger to a 4 bank..... The tradeoff is a wash. This motor tied into my HB Helixes makes life a lot easier. Follow the contour and jog are great features to have. FYI this motor can't support a 360 or live transducer attached to it - it will damage it as its only strong enough to retract the motor/transducer, the tolerances are too tight.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome you are enjoying your Ulterra, it’s a great trolling motor. I had to do a lot of rearranging to get 5 31 series batteries in my boat but it was definitely something I wanted to do. I was going to put a section in about universal mounts for M360 and/or MegaLive but opted to keep the video shorter. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and wisdom with the Ulterra. Every little tip helps people who view the channel videos.

It sure would be nice if a 12V version for smaller boats was available. I always feel funny about asking the front person in my boat to raise and lower my motor...if they physically can. My wife just can't do it, so I always have to climb around her to do it myself. It's such a pain when you're moving around a lot on the lake.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

11 ай бұрын

The automatic stow and deploy is awesome and I bet there are others who would totally agree with you.

Steve, just a little bit of constructive criticism, Your voice keeps going loud, then soft. Do you use a small wearable microphone? I think the reason for up and down in voice is caused by your proximity to video equipment and the voice pickup. A wearable microphone with bluetooth will eliminate this, as I have seen in other videos.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your suggestion Brian, at the shows there is always a hum in the background. I had to do a few voiceovers and that also caused voice fluctuations. I appreciate the suggestion, someone else almost commented on my voice fluctuations too.

I have a 18.5' fibeglass Boston Whaler with a bow rail. Is it possible to tilt the motor to clear the bow rail prior to raising it? I only have 17" of clearance between the top of the sliding mount to the underside of the bow rail. I need to tilt the motor so the control head will clear the bow rail prior to vertically raising the motor. If this isn't feasible with the Ulterra, is it possible to do this on the Terrova with the manual assist to tilt (approximately 10 degrees) and clear the bow rail prior to moving the shaft vertically?

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Hi C M, hard to say for sure, your best bet is to take your boat to a Minn Kota dealer and have them look at it. Where the motor is mounted will factor into the angles that the motor stows and deploys.

Is it a must to have a hummingbird helix ? Can I just purchase the TrollingMotor by itself ?

@stevechiassonfishing5876

3 ай бұрын

You can definitely just buy the trolling motor.

High Steve, can you tell me why all Ulteras make a super load noise turning to the right? This has got to be a problem with all of them. I have a love, hate relationship with mine. WISH I DID NOT BUY IT.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

Hi Don, I would suggest you contact Minn Kota support as they may be able to help you solve this issue.

No video for looking at remote n seeing what button push just keeps showing him holding wrong remote n showing motor run not seeing the remote itself.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

I was trying to give an overview of what the remote can do with the Ulterra. There is a remote for the IPilot Link version and a different one for the I Pilot. I am not clear what you meant by the wrong one?

One of the worse trolling motors in the world. I bought one the first day on the water deployed it an fished all day but it wouldn't stow. U have to take it apart when its a mechanical failure like that. Had some people help me took it back. Down sized to spot lock. No stow an deploy haven't had a problem since.

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

That’s really unfortunate you have had a bad experience with your trolling motor. When working a show, I hear tons of complimentary comments about how much they love their trolling motor.

@MichaelH21

Жыл бұрын

Ya but the best one for me so far is the stop lock. Its cheaper but i dont have to worry about that auto stow an deploy stuff

@stevechiassonfishing5876

Жыл бұрын

It’s always great to have a variety of options.

Not worth the problems to expensive for so many problems

@stevechiassonfishing5876

3 ай бұрын

Many people will disagree with you on this one. Like anything else nothing is perfect and there may be an occasional issue. The uniqueness of the automatic stow and deploy features make the Ulterra an attractive option. The new Quest Ulterra has been redesigned and improved for better performance.

@workerman6536

3 ай бұрын

@@stevechiassonfishing5876 mine operated correctly since I bought it new. Right now it stuck in the holder.

Don’t review something you don’t use.. Waist of my time…

@stevechiassonfishing5876

3 ай бұрын

Just trying to help people understand the difference between the different trolling motors to make an educated decision on their purchase.