The true North button is also a heading button. If you go into settings on the garmin locator and change the setting from true north to heading. Then you can push the true north button and constant on and it will keep the boat going the direction the boat if facing. I use it going down banks when I want the boat to be a certain distance off the bank. It’ll hold that line and keep me however far off the bank I want to be.
*Great little trolling motor **enjoyable.fishing** recommend had it hooked up to my 15 foot old town canoe and it pushed it pretty good with me and my son (220 pounds each).*
Thank you! I will try this, and also, do you know how to turn Auto Stow off or how to bypass? so that I can use it when I lift it out of the water some?
Great video! Has me pumped as I am heading over to the Bass Tank in a couple of weeks to get my new Force and 3 new Garmin w/ Livescope. Also, thanks for bringing that up on the run across Lake Erie Mark. I was in Green Bay in some rough waves and my MinnKota Terrova came loose and deployed into the water. Shocked the heck out of me and luckily nothing was broken, I also found out that my 80 Terrova actually only puts out 65 pounds of thrust which was annoying. According to two places I talked too that sell both Garmin and MinnKota the Force, even running 2 batteries as an 80 puts out 100 pounds of thrust. Big difference!!! One of the better videos I’ve seen on this topic sir and thanks again!
Its not really a North button. Its a heading course lock button and has its uses. Want to go toward that dock on the other side of the cove? Point your head unit toward the dock, press the heading lock button then engage your propeller and you will stay on that heading no matter the cross wind or current. Speed up or slow down at your pleasure but heading will maintain. Use it all the time to troll cranks in a straight line heading.
Great Video Mark. Thanks for the North hack... I hate that button too... haha My main complaint about this trolling motor is the Auto stow. If you are in grass or shallow water, and need to pull it out slightly it will not work - at least for me. Thoughts or hacks?
Can someone explain to me what the "north" button would even be for? I can't think if any scenario where that would be needed at all. Awesome trolling motor just out of my price range..lol
It sets your boat on a fixed location. Point it and it stays there. I use it for side scanning looking for brush piles. I use my motor and trolling motor in conjunction. When I finish my line move over 80 feet and go straight again. No overlapping zones.
Hey everybody, I have an issue w my Garmin Motor , I purchased this boat earlier this spring and everything worked fine initially, then the spot lock stopped working well so I just wouldn’t even attempt to spot lock because it would just spin me in circles , I calibrated it on the water and did the 2 full spins and all that and it still doesn’t work and now I have an even worse problem. Yesterday on the water the battery light appeared red , I know my batteries are good and now that battery light is red and flashing, I reset my Garmin fish finders thinking that had something to do with it but no dice. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Good explanation thanks. I am thinking switching from terrova, 1) because bt remote sucks, it breaks easily 2) i have garmin screens/fishfinders Small comment on camera guy: If the explaining persons is pointing at something then focus on that instead of the person.
Best vid on Garmin that I have seen yet! Hey after watching various video's and the neg's because they don't know/want to use the motor, I'm in heaven...then again if bs, after spending $3.5k.... I'm trolling for U! Kidding of course.
I have G3 sportsman 17 pfx is this trolling motor to much for my boat I currently have a edge 55 thrust on here now, mostly what I’ve read a 55 is plenty for my boat not sure, I mainly crappie fish and currently have all Garmin head units what are your thoughts on
Mark, Bass Pro shops has a garman ECHOMAP UHD 93sv on sale for six hundred dollars. I don't fish tournaments but would like a good electronics but I can't afford the best. I'm hoping you can give me your opinion on this unit or if you think something else would be better. Thanks Mark.🎣🐟
@@mikebailey2119 hope you got your answer in time. It does have GPS. I have one and it’s awesome. I plan on adding a second one this year after I get my force.
@@FourWheeler575 I tried to get one in Arkansas and drove to bass pro in Springfield Missouri but they have sold out. To bad that was just what I wanted. Thanks for answering about the gps.
@@mikebailey2119 you’re welcome. I know it doesn’t help now. But they ran the same special on Black Friday. I’ve also heard people trying to get garmin direct to price match. One guy in a Facebook page I’m on for 30% off. You could see if they would do something like that.
Is boat speed changed by 24 vs 36 volt? I assume the # thrust is the same regardless, you just get less run time on the 24 volt. I will be putting one on (hopefully) a 16' aluminum deep-v with a 24 volt set up, so I'm sure it's going to scoot just fine.
You didn’t mention the two big irritations: 1) the motor is too powerful for smaller boats. Common Garmin, I’ve been complaining about this since I got mine! All it is is a software setting to dial its strength down 2) The biggest irritant is how the prop turns off when you switch to a different mode. Numerous times you wonder why it’s doing nothing and realize that the prop is not engaged 🤔