I have made up my mind that I want a new trolling motor. I am currently running an older 2014 Motorguide tour pro TM - 36 volts. No remote but the petal and the speed dial. What I have been mainly doing is crappie fishing using it for spider rigging, long lining and some casting. I currently run two Lowrance HDS Tough units which are Gen 2's - also 2014's. I have GPS on those units with Navionic Map cards.

With basically everyone (Lowrance, Garmin, MG and MK) coming out with new models in 2019/2020 I am trying to determine my best path forward with the best features. This has been somewhat challenging to get accurate intel on each of the models but I am digging through it, calling companies and asking questions. If I am going to drop $3K on a new TM then I want to know what I am getting. To this point I have mainly looked at the Ghost due to connectiviy with some Lowrance Units (but not mine of course). It seems to have a lot of cool features that I want if you have the right unit to connect it to. I am still not sure about the cruise control feature or even if they offer it much less how well it works at lower speeds. I can't find anything that is clear cut in the manual.

I think the other best option for me to consider given I run Lowrance units is the Motorguide TM. I am looking a the new Tour Pro 109 with GPS and Sonar but I am just starting to dig into this unit.

Features that would be important to me are as follows: Spot Lock/Anchor, Cruise control (at low speeds like .3 mph), directional heading, remote control, running a defined route or trail, and connection to my Lowrance Units and sonar with built in transducer then lift assist.

If anyone has any knowledge on these two models or similar which would fit my needs then please comment. If you also have heard issues with some of the features then please comment. Just looking to make and informed decision and would appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance.