Thread: Question?

Originally Posted by "G"

Yep.....I would get one with a longer shaft though....comes in handy when trolling in the wind and the front of the boat going up and down....can get motor deeper in the water. If your going to pull cranks I recommend a 24 volt 80 lb. thrust though. I love mine, don't know how I ever did without it.

X2 on the advice!!

Worth every penny. Go with the 24 volt. Don't underestimate the longer shaft. I've cavitated the prop on a 60" shaft pulling cranks in rough seas. I believe that 80 lb is available in a 50 something inch shaft. Keep shopping though, you can beat that price.

I have the12 volt Terrova on my 16.5 ft Bass Tracker. It is worth every penny, I can't imagine fishing without it, especially when you are by yourself or have kids on board. I know I will get kick back when I say this, but the 24 volt would have been a waste of money for me. I mostly tight line, but also pull jigs. These motors have "Maximizer" circuitry in them which gives you very efficient battery drain. I have run mine 6 hours nonstop and was down only about 50%. I guess my boat is lighter than most because I seldom run more than 40% of the maximum speed. Wide open it will pull my boat about 6 or 7 MPH which is way faster than I ever need to go with the electric motor.
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I also have the regular length shaft and I have it set up about a foot short of the maximum depth and it has never cavitated on me, but I don't fish in high wind and waves. That is a nightmare when you got 6 or 8 12ft. rods hanging off the front. I did get the universal transducer which made it easy to hook up the front DF. Oh, yea I strongly recommend the quick release mounting puck that Minnkota makes. It makes it a snap to remove your motor if you need to and greatly simplifies installation.
If you have 2 boats it is easy to move back and forth using the mounting pucks.
So, go with whatever you feel will suit your needs, but the Terrova is well worth the cost, whichever model you get

Ive got the 45 inch shaft never had it come out of the water yet and if your out in waves that big in a 16ft boat only 52in bottom I think it's time to come in

Smooth, I have the 55 with 54 in shaft on mine. It works great. With 2 group 27 batteries it will pull cranks on a decent day about 4 hrs. I usually run my big motor and just use the Terrova to steer with. No real strain that way on motor and will last a couple of days. If you want to pull with trolling motor only definatley get 80 /24 with at least 50 in shaft. I like the 55 on the lighter boat because I can run it a little slower when spider rigging. Have run a couple of boats about my size with 24's and seems they have a little more thrust at slower setting thus little faster on 1 or 2 setting. As far as the concept of the Terrova it's the best money you will spend. Made fishing a whole lot more enjoyable for me.

absolutely get the 80

Originally Posted by clfarms1

ive got the 45 inch shaft never had it come out of the water yet and if your out in waves that big in a 16ft boat only 52in bottom i think it's time to come in

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I have the 55lb, 12 volt. I hooked up a pair of good batteries in parallel (put both under the console closer to the tm) and can pull cranks at1.5-1.9 mph for 6 hours and still have well over 50% juice left. The 55lb tm can be an issue when pulling into a good breeze, though. Makes it difficult to keep speeds up around 2mph. I would get the 80lb motor if I was gonna do it over.


PS....Well worth the money!!!