Bravo...... Ulterra commercial

So, I haven't went out by myself since I had a launch rope break six years ago. I have an ulterra but couldn't bring my self to trust it till today. I get to boat ramp unhook everything , turn on trolling motor turn on remote and say a prayer. Being its a dual ramp somebody backs down beside me. I ease down the ramp and ease her off the trailer . The guy besides starts to hollar your rope broke . I hit the deploy button as I pull up the ramp. The guy sees it deploying and shakes his head. As I walk back down the ramp he grins and says just like the commercial......lol
that was highlight of day. Checked 20 brush piles. Not the first crappie so I moved to creeks and started scouting.

Don’t let it spoil ya!

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A few few shots from my scouting

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They were schooled

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Nice shots! I found em like that last night too but they wouldn’t bite at all! First skunk in a long time water temp was 36.9 might had them locked up.

It does spoil ya, I love mine

Well Im going to have to try mine when the weather warms up. I have been very Leary about doing it cause it would be my luck that it wouldn't deploy and I would have to go swimming.:Doh:

I am driving myself crazy trying to decide between the Ulterra and the Terrova. I could use the extra $500 for something else while rigging my boat, but I detest going fishing by myself, mainly because of launching the boat. That auto deploy would surely be nice.

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Originally Posted by FurFlyin

I am driving myself crazy trying to decide between the Ulterra and the Terrova. I could use the extra $500 for something else while rigging my boat, but I detest going fishing by myself, mainly because of launching the boat. That auto deploy would surely be nice.

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The only reason I will ever own another Terrova is if I can buy it cheap enough to sell it and make a few bucks, on my rig it the Ulterra all the way.

Do you have i Pilot or i Pilot link? I can't decide on that either. LOL I have a H'bird Mega and think the link would be effective for trolling but I don't know enough about it to know for sure.

Same questions for me...


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I have owned a Link since it was available and used it a good bit this last year following contours and such, to me it's worth it but you have to take a little time to learn it. The Ulterra and the newer version has a smaller remote and the screen on the remote shows depth as well because of the Link. I have been surprised how much I use that. I fish a ton this spring along the levy on one of our local lakes, troll for over a mile without touching the unit due to the cruise control and the follow the link. Pretty handy when fishing alone or with clients in the boat.

Sounds nice buddy.

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How do you know those are crappie on your screen?? I've seen that pic on my fish finder a lot, but zero luck catching them. Also, how would you catch something like that?

Spider rig. Or long line. Would be best bet. 95 percent sure they are crappie on my lake. That's bout the only thing we have in that big a group

also, how and where do decided to set your brush piles??? Is there a method to your madness or do you just place them in different depths and hope they are holding at certain depth?

We are building a house at smith lake and i would like to start setting some out but just didn't know if there was any rhyme or reason behind it?

thanks for the help!

I have got to get me one of those. But I will get i-link with it, to me it is worth the money, if you are going to spend that much money go all the way.

crappie.com has cost me a crap load of money in the past 6 months! LOL

crappie.com has cost me a crap load of money in the past 6 months! LOL


:Rofl BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand but just think when you get all the latest and greatest you will the big dawg on da water ! With all the new toys anyway ! You may not catch more fish but you will catch some eyes with all that nice equipment!:Rofl Oh and they are some 16’ poles and browning reels for sale in the c.c classifieds

Back at the end of November I launched on the River and my bow line was loose. By my self as usual with no one else at the launch. Extremely foggy that morning and it didn’t take but a minute before the boat was drifting out of site. No time to ponder over it so I stripped to my underwear and hit the water. Couldn’t pull myself up into the boat so I swam it back to the ramp. Good thing I have big feet and I’ve always been a strong swimmer. Got out of the water and put my dry clothes back on and looked around to see if anyone had seen me [emoji12] then I went fishing. This will be our little secret [emoji15]

I don't do the rope think. I just give the strap a little slack, back in till the boat is almost floating and craw in the front of the boat.

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I don't do the rope think. I just give the strap a little slack, back in till the boat is almost floating and craw in the front of the boat.

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Good idea. May change my launch method. Been tying the bow line off for many years and this was the first time I’ve let this happen

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crappie.com has cost me a crap load of money in the past 6 months! LOL


:Rofl BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand but just think when you get all the latest and greatest you will the big dawg on da water ! With all the new toys anyway ! You may not catch more fish but you will catch some eyes with all that nice equipment!:Rofl Oh and they are some 16’ poles and browning reels for sale in the c.c classifieds

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I can't buy em, I'm saving up for a robotic trolling motor. :) Are we getting close to the time in history when the machines take over?

I don't know if I need to buy one of the Ulterras or not. I got the Helix Mega, and still can't catch crappie, so now I'm gonna buy a trolling motor with Artificial Intelligence, and if I don't catch crappie then, well I'm out of excuses!

If you get them and still can't catch fish, I'll buy em off of you at a discount!!

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If you get them and still can't catch fish, I'll buy em off of you at a discount!!

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Thanks pal!

this is the same technique I use but wish had sprung for the ulterra when I got the terrova.

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Back at the end of November I launched on the River and my bow line was loose. By my self as usual with no one else at the launch. Extremely foggy that morning and it didn’t take but a minute before the boat was drifting out of site. No time to ponder over it so I stripped to my underwear and hit the water. Couldn’t pull myself up into the boat so I swam it back to the ramp. Good thing I have big feet and I’ve always been a strong swimmer. Got out of the water and put my dry clothes back on and looked around to see if anyone had seen me [emoji12] then I went fishing. This will be our little secret [emoji15]

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I remember when I bought my first new boat back several years ago. I was alone on a very cold morning. I think the temperature was in the teens. I had a rope and clip and backed the boat off into the water and the clip came undone. It was a bit breezy and the boat was quickly heading out. Luckily I had several layers of clothes on. I stripped down to the bottom layer as quick as I could and dove in. I was able to swim fast enough to catch it and crawled over the side. Like you I looked around to make sure nobody saw me. I took the wet clothes off, layered back up, and went fishing.

Swimming for your boat is a very bad idea and yes it is hard to watch it float out of sight but think it would be much harder on my wife and daughter to stand on the back waiting for someone to find my body.

I agree Rees, but sometimes you do not think correctly when you see your passion drifting away.

I launch with a rope a lot of times when by myself and when their isn’t a dock to tie too and I alway keep my rope checked but if it ever breaks (and it has before) I ant going swimming for it especially in 60 degree water or less . I love my boat but I’m in love with me a whole lot more !

I am with you SP I bought my Terrova after they had been out a couple of years that was before the Ulterra. I would of bought it if they had been out then, really need one of them.

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Swimming for your boat is a very bad idea and yes it is hard to watch it float out of sight but think it would be much harder on my wife and daughter to stand on the back waiting for someone to find my body.

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I agree and that was a situation that was evaluated in a hurry but growing up on the water and swimming as Long as I can remember as a small child beside being drown proofed in the Navy, water even cold is not a problem for me [emoji106]

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I agree and that was a situation that was evaluated in a hurry but growing up on the water and swimming as Long as I can remember as a small child beside being drown proofed in the Navy, water even cold is not a problem for me [emoji106]

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Mine got away from me back in the spring, I immediately started stripping down and then thought better of it. I am, was, a strong swimmer and in decent shape but not near young as I was. Just not worth it to me, I could have driven around and got it off the bank in a few hours if need be. got Billbob out of his camper and he took me to it.

Ain't no boat worth my mom
losing her fav son. Ain't swimming. Nuff said.

Right there with you guys. They make boats ever day. What Tony said about not being able to get back in the boat scares me to. that's why I got a swim platform on my new boat plus it will keep me form have a bad back from pulling the kids out of the water. In all honesty if you fall in this time of year with a lot of close on it can be very difficult to get back in the boat. Would be a good idea to have a plan in place for falling in and getting back in .

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Glenn I like to wear my arctic armor suit being it floats you and is very warm.

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Ain't no boat worth my mom
losing her fav son. Ain't swimming. Nuff said.

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Yep. Ain't no boat worth my momma losing her 3rd favorite son either, and she only had 2 of us. LOL

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Glenn I like to wear my arctic armor suit being it floats you and is very warm.

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Ive worn one for a couple years but never tested it to see how it floats. I’ve seen the videos and know it’s suppose too. I think about it often when fishing alone since I never wear a life jacket if I’m wearing “the suit “. I may jump in this summer with it on.

The only trolling motor that will ever go on my boat is the ultera. I have one on my walleye boat and because of arthritis I have bought a fishing toon. I put a new 36 volt ultera on it and I haven't tried it out yet. Hoping to go on it's maiden voyage next week. I love both of mine

I got my Ultra after getting bounced around the nose of the boat trying to pull my terrova back in the boat on Sardis in a pretty good wind. At 66 Im not anywhere near as steady on my feet as I used to be. :Doh:

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I got my Ultra after getting bounced around the nose of the boat trying to pull my terrova back in the boat on Sardis in a pretty good wind. At 66 Im not anywhere near as steady on my feet as I used to be. :Doh:

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It sure is nice too, ruff water was the main reason I got it. Turn into the wind, get everything tied down, motor cranked and stow, as it comes over the bow plane out, sure is nice.