Quote Originally Posted by DuckHuntingUSA View Post
I like spot lock, holds good enough for me. Open water with a wind over 15mph isn’t so hot depending on motor and boat size, but less then that is decent enough. Like using it to control drift patterns using the route or direction control function. I do a lot of trolling. The best trick I use I learned from SpringHillDuckMan who fishes way more than I do. Use it like an autopilot when trolling with the big motor. Tie the steering wheel down, enable your saved route or direction control, and bring the big motor up to the desired trolling speed. Set the trolling motor speed just high enough to turn and control boat direction, then it works like regular autopilot, it does all the steering leaving you free to rig and retrieve the fish. If your using direction control, and its productive, save it as a route and stay on it. If you’re not on um, adjust the direction to change depths till you find the good pattern and then make a route and repeat. You can troll over the same spots over and over again with no steering, just pushing buttons. Love it when you’re on um. Pattern sets up again on the next trip, and the route is in the memory, and you're instantly productive.
That is a great idea! I had not thought of that! I will certainly give that a try!