Thread: Spot Lock plus manual anchor combination

I had the 1st gen Ulterra and the spot lock was horrible unless you were facing a current or a stiff wind. Doing that and it would hold you dead on.....but on flat water you would be all over the place. I now own the 2nd gen Ulterra and it keeps you where you put it. I fish under bridges...in tail races. I pull up to a mooring cell where the current is subject to switch back and forth....or be flat calm. It keeps me dead on where I lock it. With the 1st gen it would have put me in the mooring cell. I have no clue how good the Xi5 is or isn’t....I can tell you the 2nd gen Spot lock I own is dead balls on. The difference between 1st and 2nd generation Minn Kota spot lock is night and day.

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I appreciate the input. Since I’m not going to be buying a new trolling motor soon and I have an anchor lying around, I’ll give it a shot next time I go out.


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My Xi5 is terrific on spot lock. Even on a 16' s-16 lund that blows in the wind like a leaf.

I've considered the anchoring from the rear also, haven't tried it so I can't report on how it would work. I do get some drift in wind gusts that can be annoying but it holds up well regardless.

I love my trolling motor, it cost more than 50% of what the boat did and I would buy it two more times if I had to.