Thread: Trolling motor for Longline trolling?

I am looking to buy one.and the thing I found out for the new 2012 models is the pd v2 if you put the I pilot on it you can't have a foot pedal at all.the terrova you can have it all.i still want the foot controll for shooting docks and thing like that.so for me I will wait a few more months to save the money for the terrova it just seems to be the best of both worlds

How much would a terrova with I pilot cost? I need to upgrade bad im still running the foot controll and no variable speed ....alls good till I catch a fish and have to leave the t.m. for a minute,then what a mess!

A friend of mine just bought a 45 lb thrust PD V2 with I-Pilot...and it has the foot control with it...I didn't know the PD V2 came in anything less than 55 lb thrust...Just wonder why this 45 lb PD V2 has the foot pedal but the larger thrust PD V2's motors dont...I still haven't jumped on the I-Pilot train as of yet. I guess I am just set in my ways with my Auto Pilot and hand control.

Originally Posted by gabowman

I havent owned a Terrova but I have owned 2 Powerdrive V2's. I see alot of guys posting to buy the T's but unless you use the foot petal I wouldnt pay the difference between the two. IMO, you'll NEVER use the foot petal when slow trollling or longlining and I cannot see why you'd pay the difference. Most guys say they've removed the foot petal and have it stored somewhere in their boats. Besides, trying to control the boat with an electric foot petal seems like a real pain compared to a cable steer foot petal. I've fished in the timber tightlining minnows with multiple poles with the remote control and never had anymore problems than I did with my hand control trolling motor. Does the T have enough upgrades over the PD's to warrant paying the difference if you dont use the foot petal? If so, what are they?

GA from what I have read or heard the T is a beefier motor all around and it had better steering. That is why I went with it. I had a 1st generation PD on my boat but sold it as I did not like the response time and it was under powered. I am one of the few that actually still use my petal.

I got a I-Pilot PD on my new Triton boat and I love the I-Pilot. I don't miss the foot pedal at all. I bought a spare remote and hopefully I am ready for anything. To me it makes trolling so much easier and I can go to the back of the boat to help my wife and net her fish and steer from back there without running to the front of the boat if I am in alot of traffic. Wes