Minn Kota iPilot - Opinions Appreciated

[Gblaze]

Hey guys- just wanted any input from anyone who has experience with this feature. Im in the market to upgrade my trolling set-up and am eyeing the riptide 101 with ipilot. Main concerns are battery consumption and wether the lack of a foot pedal interferes with fishing....

[Imavol]

I have one on my aluminum boat and love it but, it came with a foot pedal too, do they not come with one now? The anchor feature is great, the record a track is great, the cruise control I use almost all of the time great on an aluminum boat. I have never had trouble with batteries and I use it for 7 days straight in Canada for very long fishing days in very windy conditions, I do not think you will have troubles with your batteries.

[Weedsnager]

One of the best fishing inventions in the last 10 years. we used to anchor in 50ft of water, now all we do is press a button. that anchor feature alone makes the I-pilot worth it. the auto-pilot feature for trolling works real well also when your fishing alone.

[teamdaiwa5]

Awesome feature on a trolling motor. The Terrova always came with a foot pedal, even with iPilot. You don't have to use it when you have the remote, but still nice to have when moving and power fishing.

[vassman]

I've had mine for about two years now and it has a great spot lock. Good for deep water. I aslo use both the cruise control and the tolling guide