Thread: Cable or Electric steer

All depends on how your gonna fish? If brushpiles go cable, Trolling go electric I Pilot.

Wilbur's right .... if instant direction change is needed, then get cable steer.

... cp

Originally Posted by wilbur

All depends on how your gonna fish? If brushpiles go cable, Trolling go electric I Pilot.

I fish brush piles, so I guess it's cable steer. In regards to Minn Kota, is the Edge adequate, or should I get a Maxxum, or spend more and get a Fortrex? What features do the higher priced ones have to make them worth the extra money?

some times bigger is better. have had auto pilot that quit on me, control relays burned out on first on. new boat has maxxum, which is going great. 24 volt size. alot has to do with how and where you are fishing. more power for windy days has helped. cable seems to be less noisey. also boat size affects size and type. hope this helps

Originally Posted by michael16125

some times bigger is better. have had auto pilot that quit on me, control relays burned out on first on. new boat has maxxum, which is going great. 24 volt size. alot has to do with how and where you are fishing. more power for windy days has helped. cable seems to be less noisey. also boat size affects size and type. hope this helps

My boat is an aluminum 18' Lund (755#) plus ~250# Honda tiller motor plus a couple fishermen, gas, batteries, and gear. Fishing is mainly over brush piles.

16 ft lowe, 25 hp evinrude, 17 gal livewell, 9gal gas, two batts, 2,3 people. 40 pd. thrust, 12 volt minn kota. moved boat ok on a moderate day, windy day was harder. electric steer or auto pilot.

Originally Posted by goose

My boat is an aluminum 18' Lund (755#) plus ~250# Honda tiller motor plus a couple fishermen, gas, batteries, and gear. Fishing is mainly over brush piles.

I would want a 24 vold motor on that Lund. I owned a 17' Lund in the past and staing in one spot can be tough on breezy days so you will want the extra power when you need it. Ihave a 5 ear old Maxxum on my current boat and I have gotten my money out of it and I fish at least 2-3 days a week with zero issues out of the unit. Response is better and smoother than the comparable Edge if you spend a lot of time on the water you will notice this. If you only fish once a week or so the Edge's price difference may be worth it.

My old legs prefer the electric steering.