MotorGuideXi5 Freshwater Trolling Motor, Wireless, Bow Mount - 54-inch Shaft, 80-Pound Peak Thrust - Sonar & GPS

I've used my new trolling motor twice and boy do i love it. I purchased the 80lb/24V Xi5 version. Anchor mode is amazing and remote works awesome. I have not tried the foot pedal and honestly don't think I'll ever use it as the remote is too handy. We are not bass fisherman who constantly cast so the foot pedal might be more useful for that type of fishing.

Changes the way you fish, like it better every time I go.

This is a great troller. It really changes the way you fish. I use it with lowrance carbon units. The only reason this did not get 5 stars was that the foot pedal design is ridiculously poor. I bought this unit for two primary reasons. 1: it has integration with the Lowrance units and 2: it had a foot pedal where the upgrade to my minnkota would have removed the foot pedal. The lowrance integration is generally ok but needs some work. Overall a great product but with a little more work and forethought it could have been a dominant product.Pros:- the anchor feature is awesome. love the fact that i can just hit the anchor button when i get a fish on and not worry about ending up in the rocks by the time i am done.- the route feature is great I use it every day. I have a number of routes planned on my lowrance unit that I fish often.Cons:- The foot pedal is almost useless! By the time you get the motor steering its gone 90 degrees before you can get your foot off it. if it was not for the anchor button on the pedal i would take it off the boat!- The interface between the lowrance control and the remote also needs some work. You can not resume a route started by the Lowrance with the trollers remote. Which means you have to keep going back to the lowrance units to restart every time you anchor or deviate from a planned route.- The other oversight (which again is really a lowrance issue) is when you start, or resume, a route from the lowrance, the speed always defaults to 1mph. it gives you no opportunity to set the default speed to something else (like .5mph) so i am constantly re adjusting the speed every time.

Can't trust you'll get a new unitReceived a used unit that was dirty, scratched, and had a power cord that had been cut, spliced, and wrapped in black tape. The wire even looked faded from sun - the way red wire turns pink. I didn't remove the trolling motor from the box. Shipped it back. I hope nobody else receives this same trolling motor.

If you buy this, go ahead and buy a spare control board too. Mine went out after about 5 uses. I called mercury marine customer service and a grown baby answered the phone and wanted to send me to a place to have the trolling motor diagnosed. I called the place to set up my appointment and they said they don't work on Motorguides. They gave me a number to the closest shop that would work on it and they were 2 hours away. I called mercury back and asked for a new trolling motor. Blake was flabbergasted that I dare recommend such a ridiculous request. He was in no way surprised that a 2k dollar trolling motor lasted only 6 months. I guess I should have bought a Minn Kota.

This is a very good trolling motor with plenty of power and I love the GPS anchoring feature but five years into ownership I’m already on my second handheld remote at over $100 each. Just be aware of this if you’re gonna buy this.

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If you want to get irritated every time you go buy this. Anchor function holds you in about a twenty foot radius, foot pedal is a joke, remote or trolling motor doesn't respond some times or it just takes off, not to mention the gps is always losing satellites.