Originally Posted by
Shellback
That has been my experience also. If you only fish vertical on brush piles, you are better off with a cable control. But the other features of the I-Pilot far out weigh the drifting off brush piles. Keep in mind with a Terrova you get the foot pedal and can use it in conjunction with the I-Pilot to stay spot on. Say you just fish vertical with a cable steer motor, and on a windy day you break a jig off. 9 times out of 10 with a cable steer, you are going to be blown way off the pile, or have to be fiddling steering and tying on at the same time. With spot lock you should never be much more than 20 feet or so off your mark. Will spot lock keep you within 5 feet, no way. Will it keep you within 20 feet or so on a windy day, most likely.
Originally Posted by
jeepguyjames
If your buying it for the spot lock feature alone, reconsider.......its not all its cracked up to be.....the rest of the functions are amazing......but mine wont hold me on a brush pile well enough in any kind of wind....... 70lb thrust, 60in shaft on a 16ft deep v tin boat
I totally agree with both posts. Spot lock is for tying on jigs and peeing.
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