Quote Originally Posted by Roy View Post
YES! The Ultrex is foot control and has a very fast response. You stow and deploy it like a standard trolling motor. It also comes with a remote.
The Ultra comes with just a remote, it does have the cool stow and deploy feature and I think you can get a wireless foot pedal. I have no idea on the speed of its response.
Both are very good motors, just depends on what features your really looking for.
As Roy says above, it depends on your preferences. I don't mind not having a self-deploy unit but can see where others love that option. I'm old school enough to like standing on the front of my boat running the motor by foot so the smoothness of the Ultrex is second to none. I do enjoy the remote while out spider-rigging and have used it a little in tighter quarters around docks but it doesn't feel as "natural" to me. The electronic foot pedals whether wired or wireless seem slow in their response time. Others may love them but to "me" I didn't like them at all. I do plan on using the remote more this fall when my dock shooting gets more attention. Maybe after some time in the saddle it will become more familiar.