Just wanted to give an in-the-field report that the I-Pilot is freaking SWEET! The wind was howling the last two days and and the spot-lock feature kept me right on the fish.

Occasionally a big gust of wind would really push the boat, or the wind would die and it would overcorrect slightly, but overall I am so impressed with it. Honestly, if I was on the foot pedal I would have been twice as screwed up by the wind and I would have needed to throw a marker buoy and keep my foot on the pedal at all times. It really shined the couple of times I broke my line and had to re-rig or when I went back to the cooler to get water and didn't have to rush.

Even better endorsement? I marked that brush pile with it two weeks ago and hit it this weekend just by getting in the general vicinity and hitting the memory button.

Anyway, if you're on the fence about whether or not to buy into this technology, I'm telling you it's the real deal! I've liked the TM ever since I got it, but I hadn't used it in such high wind before this past weekend. I was thoroughly impressed with it and I've got ragged thumbs to prove it.