MotorGuide Bow Mount Wireless TM's

lunker-lander · 01-02-08, 05:06 PM

Hey Guys, got another quick question. Any of you fellas ever use the MotorGuide Wireless Trolling Motors? We're looking at the 45LB thrust, 45" shaft, 12 Volt model for our boat, a 14' aluminum Sea Nymph. 45LB's should push it along pretty well, eh?

Here's the tab if 'ya wanna look:http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...013&id=0036408

-Lunk-

1FASTLASER · 01-04-08, 07:11 PM

Push it like a bat outta he##.

lunker-lander · 01-05-08, 06:00 PM

Going to Cabela's tomorrow... maybe. We might go duck huntin' since it's the last day of the season. If we do go, we'll probably get the trolling motor and the battery. Should I go with a gel cell battery?

-Lunk-

1FASTLASER · 01-05-08, 08:40 PM

If ya can afford the gell cell definately go for it. They last longer and take a charge faster.

lunker-lander · 01-05-08, 08:48 PM

How long of a shatf would you reccommend 1FAST? They come in 48" or 52".

-Lunk-

1FASTLASER · 01-05-08, 08:59 PM

Preferably the 52. Sometimes you need the extra ifn the wind comes up. I run nothing but 56 on my boats but they are a little larger. When in rough water the 48 will surfice on ya sometimes.

Bender · 01-05-08, 10:10 PM

Also depends on how far off the water your bow is. Even though you can raise up the longer shaft one it will get in the way of fishing if it sticks up really high all the time. It really depends on if you fish shallow water. I'm guessing on a Sea Nymph the bow is quite a ways off the water so the longer shaft may be better.
I think mine is a 45", but I wouldn't mind a little longer for LSC or any of the rougher lakes around here.

lunker-lander · 01-06-08, 01:00 PM

For an example, if I were to lay on the nose of the boat, chest on the boat, and reach down to the water, I couldn't touch water, so I'm thinking 52" will be our best bet. With your boat especially Chris, you said even you'd like a little longer shaft, and your boat seemed pretty low-riding to me, so I think 52" will be our best choice.

We're going to Cabela's today, so I'll let you know what we come out with!

-Lunk

Rebbasser · 01-06-08, 09:58 PM

LL,just a word to the wise:

The more complicated the more that can go wrong. On a boat that size I'd go with just a regular TM. I'm sure it would save you some $$ and less that can go wrong with it.

That said, I may be totally off base. If you do get it let us know how it works-I'll be interested in hearing your report.

lunker-lander · 01-06-08, 11:13 PM

Well, we didn't get it at our local(Dundee,MI)Cabela's, but we did get it at the Cabela's website. It was advertised for free shipping in the 2008 Spring Master Fishing Catalog, so we snagged it. We ordered the 54" shaft, 45LB, 12 Volt model. It also came with the free, $59.99 store advertised, Hand Fob for control from anywhere in the boat. I'll take some pics. and let 'ya know how it fits when we build/mount the mount and motor.

-Lunk-

lunker-lander · 01-12-08, 06:00 PM

Alrighty Guys, we got the motor, and are getting ready to mount it sometime this week. But, how does the motor ride when you are not fishing; when it is up, and in the locked position? Can somebody please take a picture of when their TM is up?

After getting it, and opening it, we noticed the Hand Fob you have to call MotorGuide to get, it doesn't come in the box.

Also, we noticed it is not the kind of motor where you just flip and go. Everytime you raise/lower the TM, you have to adjust a knob on the shaft to get it to sit where you want it. This is why I would like to see how the TM rides when not in use; we don't want it flopping all over the boat and bouncing around while we're going down the lake. After all, it is a 54" shaft, so a lot of shaft is riding in the boat when it's not being used...

-Lunk-

lunker-lander · 01-19-08, 07:04 PM

Well, we got the base plate mounted today; looks nice. We still need to fasten down a piece of strut and angle iron for it to be completely done.We've been mock-mounting the motoer and it looks like it will ride nicely. I hope all goes well and we'll be fishin' out of 'er by April!

-Lunk-

Jigger · 02-22-08, 10:09 PM

I hope you get along better with yours than I did with mine. I sent it back twice and they finally converted it to a push/pull cable type. I'll never own another one but that was when they were fairly new. They may have worked the bugs out by now though.

01-02-08, 05:06 PM	#1
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	MotorGuide Bow Mount Wireless TM's Hey Guys, got another quick question. Any of you fellas ever use the MotorGuide Wireless Trolling Motors? We're looking at the 45LB thrust, 45" shaft, 12 Volt model for our boat, a 14' aluminum Sea Nymph. 45LB's should push it along pretty well, eh? Here's the tab if 'ya wanna look:http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...013&id=0036408 -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-04-08, 07:11 PM	#2
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Push it like a bat outta he##. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

01-05-08, 06:00 PM	#3
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Going to Cabela's tomorrow... maybe. We might go duck huntin' since it's the last day of the season. If we do go, we'll probably get the trolling motor and the battery. Should I go with a gel cell battery? -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-05-08, 08:40 PM	#4
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	If ya can afford the gell cell definately go for it. They last longer and take a charge faster. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

01-05-08, 08:48 PM	#5
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	How long of a shatf would you reccommend 1FAST? They come in 48" or 52". -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-05-08, 08:59 PM	#6
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Preferably the 52. Sometimes you need the extra ifn the wind comes up. I run nothing but 56 on my boats but they are a little larger. When in rough water the 48 will surfice on ya sometimes. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

01-05-08, 10:10 PM	#7
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Also depends on how far off the water your bow is. Even though you can raise up the longer shaft one it will get in the way of fishing if it sticks up really high all the time. It really depends on if you fish shallow water. I'm guessing on a Sea Nymph the bow is quite a ways off the water so the longer shaft may be better. I think mine is a 45", but I wouldn't mind a little longer for LSC or any of the rougher lakes around here.

01-06-08, 01:00 PM	#8
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	For an example, if I were to lay on the nose of the boat, chest on the boat, and reach down to the water, I couldn't touch water, so I'm thinking 52" will be our best bet. With your boat especially Chris, you said even you'd like a little longer shaft, and your boat seemed pretty low-riding to me, so I think 52" will be our best choice. We're going to Cabela's today, so I'll let you know what we come out with! -Lunk __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-06-08, 09:58 PM	#9
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	LL,just a word to the wise: The more complicated the more that can go wrong. On a boat that size I'd go with just a regular TM. I'm sure it would save you some $$ and less that can go wrong with it. That said, I may be totally off base. If you do get it let us know how it works-I'll be interested in hearing your report. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-06-08, 11:13 PM	#10
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Well, we didn't get it at our local(Dundee,MI)Cabela's, but we did get it at the Cabela's website. It was advertised for free shipping in the 2008 Spring Master Fishing Catalog, so we snagged it. We ordered the 54" shaft, 45LB, 12 Volt model. It also came with the free, $59.99 store advertised, Hand Fob for control from anywhere in the boat. I'll take some pics. and let 'ya know how it fits when we build/mount the mount and motor. -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-12-08, 06:00 PM	#11
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Alrighty Guys, we got the motor, and are getting ready to mount it sometime this week. But, how does the motor ride when you are not fishing; when it is up, and in the locked position? Can somebody please take a picture of when their TM is up? After getting it, and opening it, we noticed the Hand Fob you have to call MotorGuide to get, it doesn't come in the box. Also, we noticed it is not the kind of motor where you just flip and go. Everytime you raise/lower the TM, you have to adjust a knob on the shaft to get it to sit where you want it. This is why I would like to see how the TM rides when not in use; we don't want it flopping all over the boat and bouncing around while we're going down the lake. After all, it is a 54" shaft, so a lot of shaft is riding in the boat when it's not being used... -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

01-19-08, 07:04 PM	#12
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Well, we got the base plate mounted today; looks nice. We still need to fasten down a piece of strut and angle iron for it to be completely done.We've been mock-mounting the motoer and it looks like it will ride nicely. I hope all goes well and we'll be fishin' out of 'er by April! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

02-22-08, 10:09 PM	#13
Jigger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 490	I hope you get along better with yours than I did with mine. I sent it back twice and they finally converted it to a push/pull cable type. I'll never own another one but that was when they were fairly new. They may have worked the bugs out by now though.

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