Most of my fishiing is in open water over brush or fishing shad schools but now and then in creeks and rivers or areas of standing timber. Do you have much trouble navigating it in tight areas compared to a cable steer? Everything i have seen on the motorguide is impressive,says they use 3 satelites for gps for spotlock. They are compatible with lowrance, i run humminbird but can still use the us2 transducer with adapter. Thanks for the info cray.